Singapore Expats

Looking for some advice from the knowledgeable folks out here.

I came to SG 5+ year ago on EP with my wife and kids on DP. I got a PEP somewhere along the way and still on PEP and working. During this time my wife got a job, switched to EP, applied to PEP later - got that too...now in Feb this year, she lost her job and hasn't managed to find another one and the 6 month time window for that is coming to end soon. So she needs to get back to a DP under my PEP.

Anyone familiar with this process? Does she need to cancel her PEP first or do I need to get her DP first?

Think about it: if you cancel the PEP first, she will have no valid visa except a 1-month SVP (I think).

Apply for the DP first.

What Angmoh said. Apply for the DP. If/when she gets an IPA for the DP, then you cancel the PEP and go down to MOM and get the DP.

Thank you AngMoG and zzm9980 for the advice.

hg wrote:Thank you AngMoG and zzm9980 for the advice.

You definitely want to apply DP first. I went through a similar exercise just recently. The DP processing(for PEP holder) takes 5 weeks plus another 7 work days just to get the IPA letter in your mailbox. So the 30 day SVP following EP cancellation is not enough. Good luck.

ludwig12 wrote:

hg wrote:Thank you AngMoG and zzm9980 for the advice.

You definitely want to apply DP first. I went through a similar exercise just recently. The DP processing(for PEP holder) takes 5 weeks plus another 7 work days just to get the IPA letter in your mailbox. So the 30 day SVP following EP cancellation is not enough. Good luck.

Oh, that's a great feedback...thanks a lot