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Thank you for the insight. I'm still happy enough that they are being issued social visit passes.

I guess my best bet would be to only to apply again if there is a significant increase in my salary.

Appreciate the information.

@the lynx You seem to be the only beacon of hope here. I understand the underpinnings of stereotypes and why they are established. But they shouldn't be associated with me regardless. Lumping my experience with "the subcontinent PR syndrome" is pretty crass and then punctuating it with a supposed kn...

I'm starting to realize pretty fast that I was quite naive to expect constructive discourse from members of this forum -- or at least the moderators here who I assumed should be safeguarding good discourse and not muddling it with their swashbuckling sentiments on immigration and what foreigners or ...

Well I guess I should be gracious that immigration still grants my parents SVPs. Thanks for your feedback. The claptrap was just hearsay at work. I don't really buy the maid as being a reason, but this is really why I want to understand what purpose does the LTVP serve? I assumed it was to make it e...

Pakistan.

If my country of origin matters then things look even bleaker!

I'm currently making slightly under 5k a month. I don't have my own property yet, but i'm balloting for a BTO. But I have been working in Singapore since 2008. Immigration were reluctant to give me my PR too. Rejected my application thrice and only changed their mind when my wife wrote to the local ...

Hello, I recently got approved for my PR a few months back. My wife is a Singapore Citizen (born here) and we have a 18 month child that is also a singapore citizen (born here). My parents are visiting us in town and since I have become a PR I figured I could apply for their Long Term Visit Passes (...