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Hi, I'm a P2 holder from the States and I plan to apply for ltsvp for my parents. I noticed that there are two ways to apply for this, either through EP or as SPR. I know the difference lies in who will sponsoring my parents. With EP, my company will act as the sponsor but as a SPR, I will be acting...

hi, HK short getaway sounds great! Did you get a chance to find out about the price for hotel and flight? Also, do you plan to go w/ a tour or are u familiar with the area?


Thanks, hope to hear back from u soon! :)

thank you all for your replies .. i think the easiest way is for me to open a local acct and wire the money back to my acct.. i'll probably only be doing the wiring once a month..

I have a checking account with HSBC back in U.S. but not here in Singapore. Since I need to pay bills monthly, can I deposit Singapore currency into my U.S. account in a local HSBC bank here? Do I need to open another account here?

hello, thanks for the reply. I was actually planning to use paypal and asked my friend to lend me his debit card (I'm gonna give him the cash). I plan to wire about 1300 SGD. Is there a fee for paypal? I thought it was free?

hi, im trying to find the cheapest way to wire money back home to USA but have heard that western union and similar services cost a lot. Most people have told me that wiring through the bank is probably the cheapest but I don't have a bank account yet since most banks require foreigners to have work...

Hey Janet,

GNO sounds great and this one sounds fun too! Please count me in! Do I RSVP to the same email you gave me for GNO?

I'm new to FDNC, hopefully will be able to make it tonight since I have work tomorrow



We'll see...

Wednesday 27th I'm going to the GNO at Harry's but I'm really interested in traveling somewhere. I've only been here for 2 wks so can't really take off from work yet plus I'm off on Mon and Tues instead of Fri and Sat :( Let me know if anyone is going away on those two days then maybe we can leave S...

Sounds fun, I'm 28 yr old Chinese-American and have been here for more than 2 wks. Let me know if there's anything going on! My addy is [email protected]

Thanks Janet, I RSVP the email address you gave me. See you there

Hey count me in too! i cant pm cause im new.. can i email u the names?