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When I first moved to London I was single and earning about the same salary as your offer and had an amazing time. I didn't find the cost of living on that income at all bad. I don't get the sense that you would have the same lifestyle in SG on the salary offered here. Recent data is showing that co...

Hi Phoenix, I work in digital as well and I have to say that whilst there may be loads of people in Singapore with dev skills, finding talented web designers is difficult. In fact the state of creative web design here is shocking, as is digital overall TBH. Don't even get me started on UX!!! You'll ...

I just wrote it wasn't appropriate for an independent consultant, with no capital investment requirements, physical place of business or employees. Also, reiterating that the business will cease to operate when the DP ends. The Entrepass is instead of your DP. Whereas this is tied to the length of y...

I don't have experience trying to get into a local school, although I've heard that is not easy to get foreign children into the good ones. What is interesting to me is that of all the people I've met who have arrived in Singapore recently (including us), no one was offered any kind of school fees a...

I have lived in highly progressive and culturally-rich areas - I am in Brooklyn currently - for most of my life, and would like to approximate that as much as possible in raising my own children While Singapore is a brilliant place for many people, I would have to say that if you are a Brooklyn-typ...

MoM also approved my LoC so I can work for myself as a sole-proprietor on a Dependent's Pass. I set up a sole-proprietorship and then applied for a Letter of Consent as per movingtosingapore's very helpful instructions. FWIW I was told by a senior MoM leader that they were approving these on a case ...

Myself, I tend to be proactive. Why dither because the landlord didn't provide? Buy 'em and Bob's yer uncle. "Then" question the authorities or what-have-you. You are doing it the way tobacco smokers do. Keep questioning the laws, but still smoking, opting to wait until they get cancer before decid...

Thanks for the reply. Our place actually has a lot of wood in its structure - doors, floors, stairs, built in wardrobes, even wooden features in the ceilings. Most of our furniture is wood too, plus we have hundreds of books, etc. I understand that you are saying there is a low risk of fire, but it ...

We've just noticed our rented property doesn't have any smoke alarms. Does anyone know if there are fire safety regulations for private rental properties? We are very new to Singapore so have no idea. I tried to google it, but not getting any useful information. I wouldn't be surprised either way, j...

Hi again, unfortunately I don't have enough posts to PM either... I've set up my sole proprietorship this week and am now preparing the LoC as per your recommendations. I'm in arts management - and you? Can I ask if you have the LoC in your hand now? How long did it take to get it from when you man...

It might be dramatic or not. But at this point no one knows what will happen, but as there is still confusion over the obviously glaring discrepancy between the various government agencies, one hopes, that in the haste of trying to get around the requirements of one agency, one does not fall foul o...

I just hope you all are not being led into a minefield. Not saying it can't be done, but as of this point all we have is somebody who has gotten a LoC but hasn't been through a full accounting cycle. Hopefully, there won't be a spanner thrown in the works come tax time or when he loses the LoC due ...

You've made my day too! I've been reading this thread intensely as I'm in the exact same situation - on a DP wanting to set up my own consulting sole-proprietorship and I've not been able to find any clear info! bethnalgreen and movingtospore - if you want to exchange notes re. all this please PM m...

pm me if you need a contact name at MOM. Once you get higher up the food chain there people are very helpful, and they realize the process for sole proprietors is problematic. Good luck to others, hope your process is less painful than mine was. Hi movingtospore . I am in the exact same position. I...