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Here are Five to get things started. 1. Immigration at Changi: The first impression of a country really counts, they are smiley, helpful, courteous, and even give you sweets. In total contrast to immigration staff in the United States, who must have received their training from Abu Ghraib school of...

Ok, off topic, but related to the previous post. There IS a hierarchy in the USA of how much you can love your native state. Texans top the list. No one loves their native state more than Texans, and it's a life-long love affair. In close second, (surprisingly) is a tie between Virginia and Oregon....

I know a story on the subject -- Feng Shui was covered in an episode of Penn & Teller's series "Bulls**t" on Showtime -- and it's an absolutely hilarious episode!

My wife works in high-tech marketing here in the US, but works constantly with her colleagues in Singapore. Many of them are women, and the director for the whole of consumer marketing for the APJ region is a woman as well. There don't seem to be problems with women having strong career prospects a...

My wife works in high-tech marketing here in the US, but works constantly with her colleagues in Singapore. Many of them are women, and the director for the whole of consumer marketing for the APJ region is a woman as well. There don't seem to be problems with women having strong career prospects an...

The employment pass has to be applied for by the prospective employer. You cannot apply for and get one on your own. The online assessment tool is just there to self assess your chances if a company were to want to hire you. In all cases you will arrive in Singapore on a standard Tourist Visa. Once...

Thanks for your response -- quite helpful. On topic 1, it sounds like Singapore isn't like the US at all in the restrictiveness of immigration, which is a good thing. I just wanted to ensure that there's a reasonable way to get her employment once we're there, if she isn't arriving with a job in tow...

Greetings all, My employer (a quickly-growing software company) has offered to send me to Singapore to establish and manage our first Asia-Pacific office (sales, customer service, and tech support focused). I very much enjoyed my ~1 week visit there, and my wife is thrilled at the prospect of living...