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Well, the crux really is the rep and what you plan to do when it's up for renewal. Do you want to move back, be a citizen or what not. Being Singaporeans as long as we can prove that we can support who we sponsor i don't think there's an issue. Alternatively i don't think the authorities expect us t...

I guess being a SC you can sponsor ur wife but the immediate challenge i can think of is which address would you use, US or local one. More importantly after ur wife gets her pr and rep she soon has to decide whether she wants to be a citizen

We are about the same case with me being the sponsor and having lived abroad in lieu of work. We decided to just go for the pr route as it was what we wanted in the future given bank accounts etc. It took about 5mths for a reply and they issued a 5y rep after that. We are still working abroad but wo...

Hate to say this but it depends. I have friends who have been pr for years and get annual renewal on rep. I think the more important question is whether you can find a similar income job in Singapore vs the uk and your quality of life. Eod a residence is just that. It isn't all that is to life.