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@andretle Hello @trickiw I made a stupid mistake by applying too early (cuz I wasn't sure how long it will take to receive the result and to my surprise, they grant me the pass just within one week...). I think my pass will have already expired before my internship ends. Do you have any idea which p...

@andreatle

TLDR; Apply no more than 12 weeks from the date that you will physically be in Singapore, if you get your in principle approval letter before this and cannot go to Sg earlier, withdraw immediately and apply again nm than 12 weeks before. You can re-apply 24 hours after rejection, aka the next day. i...

Hello. So if you want to conduct an internship commencing January 2019, when would you suggest is the best time to apply for the WHP? Thank you. No more than 3 months before your expected start date, and I would suggest mid-late October 2018. So if you start 1st Jan 2019, you should apply no earlie...

Good follow up and thanks for the info - it will help others (most of the regulars inc. myself know very little about the WHP). Yep I do feel like a WHP expert at this point! Ultimately I think if you plan well and early you would have to be very unlucky to go wrong, the WHP is valid for 6 months, ...

Hi Guys, quick update: Crisis averted! I got my WHP 3rd time lucky! Just some advice for anyone else facing a 'full' WHP program in the future... The MoM seems to update the WHP webpage very infrequently, and if you call them directly, the people you will deal with just don't know about the status o...

Alternatives are to find another internship in the UK, or work illegally on a tourist visa. Latter not a good idea... It's been suggested that I forgo the allowance payed to interns and then I could still work there, since I would not be earning any salary and would just be there for 'business'. Th...

Hi, I am British university student who has a summer internship offer with a major international company in Singapore. However, my WHP (work holiday pass) application was just rejected on the basis that the programme had reached its capacity limit of 2000. What are the alternatives? I was directed t...