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Hey D_S, To answer your question: approved in 8.5 months. Original Post. I tick all the right checkboxes: right race/nationality combo, good qualifications & fairly long uninterrupted stay in Singapore, but it still took a while for approval. Relevant section quoted below: Completed my doctoral stud...

Hey folks, Wanted to add another data point. Completed my doctoral studies in Singapore, and subsequently working as a postdoc. Race: Malaysian Chinese Age: Late 20s Duration in Singapore: 5 years at point of application Duration of application: 8.5 months (Sept 2017) Qualification: PhD Job: Postdoc...

I'm in a similar situation, with a similar profile, except I am Malaysian Chinese. PhD here, working for ~2 years. Applied 7 months ago. Recently a few of my ex-colleagues were rejected/accepted mostly after 8 months, with only 1 being accepted after 6 months. Maybe they are reading our theses! Min...

It's more than 8 months for me, currently still pending. Quite a few of my colleagues with a similar profile as mine received their results between 6 - 8 months. A couple of rejections, but mostly were approved. We're all PhD-trained scientist working either in academia or industrial R&D. Haven't he...

I'm in a similar situation, with a similar profile, except I am Malaysian Chinese. PhD here, working for ~2 years. Applied 7 months ago. Recently a few of my ex-colleagues were rejected/accepted mostly after 8 months, with only 1 being accepted after 6 months. Maybe they are reading our theses! Mine...