SINGAPORE EXPATS FORUM
Singapore Expat Forum and Message Board for Expats in Singapore & Expatriates Relocating to Singapore

Hi Guys & Girls ! Thanks for your valuable comments ! I fully agree that its a balance between work and life that really matters. In UK I have a more challanging role with more responsibilities and bigger budgets but very little personal life as I will leave home at 7:45 and back at 7PM stressed and...

Hi Makan24-7, RobinHood and SMS, Thanks for your replies and advice. Just to give you some more background - The career growth in London is pretty limited at the moment as there is a big push to reduce headcount and offshore staff to India. e.g. we how have almost 50% less staff in IT than we had 3 ...

Hi SMS, Thanks a lot for your time and detailed response. So it looks like I should be OK with Position, Location and the net income (Money). So the only deciding factor left is the Total Cost of living . . . I was hoping that it would be a lot less there in Singapore than here in London. We pay aro...

Hi butcherf, I partially agree with you . . . . but I want to do is to gather as many facts and experiences from others who have done this transition (i.e. Move to Singapore) before I decide. I think the collective knowledge of people on this forum is far greater than that of an Individual like me !...

Hi All, I am currently struck in a dilemma and need your advice to decide ! I am a British Citizen (Indian Origin) currently working in London. Now I have been offered two roles starting 2008. The first one is a VP Position in London on a £70,000 per annum with an Investment Bank with normal benefit...

Hi sundaymorningstaple,

Thanks for providing this info.

Just to clarify, as a British Citizen I can just turn up in Singapore as a tourist (once EP application has been approved) and get the Employment/Dependent passes stamped locally in Singapore.

regards,

Many Thanks jpatokal for quick reply ! I have now done some more researh and seen a few companies offering to setup a new company and process an Employment pass for S$3000-S$4000 + S$1500 per dependant. I was just wandering if Singapore MOM will be happy to see an employment pass being requested by ...

Hi Strong Eagle, I am an IT contactor from London and in a similar boat as well. I think setting a new company and all the ongoing overheads like accounting etc. is a waste. What about using an existing company to process employment pass & payroll etc. and sharing the savings (50:50) from not settin...