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Also, what advantage does PEP give over EP if applying for PR (original question)? I don't see how it helps (although I could be wrong). In addition to the issues raised above, your current employer may also wonder why one wanted to switch to PEP? May not matter or it could send the wrong signals. ...

Also, what advantage does PEP give over EP if applying for PR (original question)? I don't see how it helps (although I could be wrong). In addition to the issues raised above, your current employer may also wonder why one wanted to switch to PEP? May not matter or it could send the wrong signals. ...

Depends on who you work for. Lots of large companies and especially MNCs have internal headcounts for their own staff. They use external staffing companies for additional personnel and some of them can stay for many years. The benefit of that is they don't need to maintain a large permanent staff. ...

It only gives you one extra year to decide if you want to apply for PR but currently with PR approvals taking between 12 & 24 months. You probably would be wiser to stay on an EP as if you go to a PEP it is non-renewable and non-extendable. Then if not successful you need to hope your company still...

Hi guys, I intend to apply PR this year. Background: Vietnamese, in SG for 8 years, grad from NTU, currently doing SWE (IT) industry. My friends say my background stands a high chance for PR, but I saw many cases of my seniors who applied and failed (quite a similar backgrounds). On the other hand, ...

It's a legal nightmare disposing of abandoned goods in Singapore because the the law is not currently clear on abandonment - I had to look into this some time back. There is not a clear definition of property law for abandoned goods or what consists of abandonment (i.e. you cannot make an assumptio...

Hi, We are ppl renting a house. One of our previous flatmates moving out, but he still keeps a lot of his stuff back in our house (we don't know why ?) He promised to come to collect it many times but still, he never comes to collect it. So, what should we do now ? Is it illegal to throw his stuff o...

no i ask my previous HR to help, it seems thats the only way. You can try persuade them again

Otherwise you can go to MOM personally but Ive never been doing that so cannot give you any advice

Hi @jakejungle, I am in a similar kind of situation, can you please update here what did you do and did your previous employer was able to successfully extend your STVP ? It will be very useful for me. Please kindly help asap Hi, you need to ask you previous company to help apply extend on mom.gov....

hows your EP and STVP result so far ?

mine is also pending

Hi guys, I was graduating from NTU 1 year ago and joined a company. Due to the COVID, the company laid off me and now my EP is alr canceled and I'm under short term visit pass now. I'm heard that NTU grads can apply for Long Term Visit Pass, but I'm not sure if I can apply if I'm not a fresh grad ( ...

Appeal in normal circumstances will take 3 weeks. Now due to COVID, the processing time MAY be a little longer too. Chance of Success - No one here can predict. Thanks for the info, yes the MOM page also states 3 weeks but as I mingle around the forum its quite varies from 3 days to 2 months so wan...

Hi, due to the covid19 my company lay off me and my ep is cancelled already, currently my stvp will be expired in 2 weeks time. Luckily i found a new job and the company apply new EP for me. However, i was known that my application is rejected. Im not sure the reason bcs the application is done by a...