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If your goal is for your wife to be able to work to earn some salary (even if not the best at the moment), there is nothing wrong with a DP LOC. My wife used the same for her first 2 years here. I do not believe having her EP's rejected will impact getting a DP LOC at all because her DP LOC will be ...

Agreed with previous posters, I do not believe using any accredited agency regardless of what size it is, has any impact on your EP application. I've now had direct experience using 3 small agencies, 2 for me & one for my wife. We chose different ones for different reasons but none were big & we eng...

In my experience you will not have an issue. I was forced to change jobs about 8 months after I relocated to Singapore. Slightly longer than 2 months, but still not very long to be in a job. My EP was approved in 3 days & I don't have the same educational background as you do. You should know by now...

I'd like to say that you can get an EP if you were born here. I was born in Singapore, left when I was 3 & I have a P1 Employment Pass. We just added in our notes that my parents renounced my citizenship which was not my choice, as I was only 3. I'm also now over the age of being able to do NS anywa...

ivysmom: Yes, I'd recommend bringing wine in from the US. You pay duty on wine.. works out to be about $S10 per bottle which is really cheap compared to the price you pay for quality wine here. In hindsight, I wish we brought more, we're already nearly through the small supply we brought over here &...

We have 2 kids & we thought the exact same thing when we used to visit here from Australia. Now that we live here, we tried to stick to our normal sleep patterns from home but have found that the kids are going to sleep later & later each night! We can't pinpoint exactly why this is happening. Both...

We have 2 kids & we thought the exact same thing when we used to visit here from Australia. Now that we live here, we tried to stick to our normal sleep patterns from home but have found that the kids are going to sleep later & later each night! We can't pinpoint exactly why this is happening. Both ...

As for furnishing, try IKEA.. affordable & fast & they have a huge range.. go to the store in Tampines as it's bigger..

Rambutan2000: Whilst I am unsure of your particular skills & seniority, don't use local job boards here in Singapore as a guide to salaries. All the really good jobs with the higher salaries are not posted on any job boards. If you are particularly good at what you do &/or senior, then you should co...

ivysmom: schooling wise you may also want to consider Stamford American International School which is a great deal more central than SAS. SAIS has a brand new $60m campus & is being touted as a "super school". It has new everything & academics are very good also.. Google it & you will find some inte...

MommyDavid: A DPLOC is much easier to obtain than an EP.

There is lots of information about this topic on this forum. My wife just recently applied for a DPLOC & was approved. There are ways to do it & there are people who can help for a relatively low fee. The only issue is MoM is changing policies but am sure with people's practical experience on this f...

Thanks for the report, colio. Once again, it seems to support the theory that by supplying sufficient information and demonstrating suitable qualifications, the LOC will be granted. Also interesting to see how quick it happened with a pte ltd. No probs although I am pretty sure the speed of the who...

Just wanted to report that my wife has her DPLOC successfully approved today. It took less than 2 days to get it approved from the time of submission through our accountant who also does Employment Visas etc. Just to summarise how we chose to do it, we have created a company (PTE LTD) with me as the...

So who are these "experts" you are talking about. Where did you find them? I'm curious as nobody here claims to be the "experts" as all we do is collect anecdotal evidence and give trends as we see them. SMS: I wasn't referring to anyone on this forum. I was referring to these agents that we consul...