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by thefly
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 1:56 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: No Duty-free Concession/GST Relief for EP pass holders?
Replies: 4
Views: 7454

No Duty-free Concession/GST Relief for EP pass holders?

I just read about the duty free and GST relief for travelers on the Customs website. For travelers who spent more than 48 hours abroad the GST relief applies to goods brought into the country if their value is $600 or less. However, this rule apparently does not apply to certain pass holders. Accord...
by thefly
Thu, 26 Sep 2013 5:54 pm
Forum: Relocating, Moving to Singapore
Topic: Moving personal belongings to Singapore - question re. DVDs
Replies: 2
Views: 2714

Moving personal belongings to Singapore - question re. DVDs

My EP has been approved within less than 48 hours and I'm already in Singapore before starting a new job soon. Currently, I am organizing the move of my personal belongings from Europe over here to Singapore. It's not that much (about 20 boxes) and mostly generic used household items, no cars, no pe...
by thefly
Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:30 pm
Forum: PR, Citizenship, Passes & Visas for Foreigners
Topic: PEP application questions from outside SIN
Replies: 7
Views: 4995

Re: PEP application questions from outside SIN

you are well qualified, why do you need to worry about that, they do check every piece of info you submit and even you do not clarify they know what are basic and what are allowance for the salary you have . As a German, young, well educated, good experience, I do not see why your application would...
by thefly
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 1:33 am
Forum: PR, Citizenship, Passes & Visas for Foreigners
Topic: PEP application questions from outside SIN
Replies: 7
Views: 4995

Re: PEP application questions from outside SIN

[...] It's a huge waste of money, they provide zero benefit if you already have a local who can do it for you. Thanks for all your answers. My very base salary is above 8k but I thought if I can add my "overtime add-on" it could help my application. Along the lines of: more is better :-) I simply a...
by thefly
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 6:06 am
Forum: PR, Citizenship, Passes & Visas for Foreigners
Topic: PEP application questions from outside SIN
Replies: 7
Views: 4995

PEP application questions from outside SIN

As this is my first post in this forum I reach out to the community and say hello to everyone. :D I have read through various posts already and while some answered my questions in part, I didn't find a comprehensive answer. Therefore, I took the liberty to open a new topic. I'm currently looking int...

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