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Hello We have been offered a salary package coming from Sydney to Singapore. Schooling and rent will be paid. Salary is a direct conversion from AUD to SINGD so at the moment same same. Plus 45% of salary bonus. Does that sound fair? Right? With everything costing roughly 30% more in Singapore. We w...

Thanks PNG
I think I have read your post about the profit schools. And I hear you on your points...photo copied books etc
I'm not sure about having the children do an American education or having a religious element.

Thanks Chriestiena, that's most helpful. I have heard more favorable feed back for AIS out of the two of those. But really it comes down to what YOU are happy with. Unfortunately cant make it up there until March for a look around. I'll look out for your post. Many thanks Jo quote="Cscgj"]Hi LillyP1...

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Does anyone have any thoughts on AIS and the new GEMS school please.
Children are 6 and 7 ( year 1 and 2 here is Australia).

GEMS looks amazing but a little off the beaten track, where as AIS would be home from home .

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Another question- we need to compile and WISH LIST. We are aiming high so we have plenty of room for neg. Ideas and what are normal requests please. 1. Schooling 2. Housing assist 3. Flights 'home" to UK 4. Car allowance or driver allowance 5. Health insurance- is that normally included in salary? 6...

I am pretty sure, the OP, by mistake posted using her FB login, instead of her forum account. This FB login at the bottom can sometimes be very confusing. I wish there was a way to just disable it. Yes I did, very confusing. I had to block it on Fb as our movements are under wraps at the moment. Ho...

Thank you for all your tips and advice. All very valuable.
We've decided to aim high so plenty of room for negotiation!
Visa- any tips on that front? or should I start a new thread?

Wow, thanks ladies. I feel that we have been somewhat in the dark on the schooling front.

I guess we shall see if "they" think he's worth it!

A car wasn't even on our radar. Does everyone have cars? Or do you hire as needed?

Cheers

Hello My husband has been offered a position in Singapore. We live in Sydney at the moment. Based on the salary that he has been offered we would be worse off moving as the children would need to go to International School, thus already $60K down :( We've been told to give a wish-list: of what assis...