Singapore Expats

gaurav101 wrote:hi , ive read the forum a bit and some of my questions could be repetitive. would really appreciate if someone can answer these.

1. I am Indian and my gf is Estonian. We are moving from UK. We do not have UK PR and we are not married either. I have a Singapore EP while for EU nationals 1 month tourist visa is on arrival. Hence I believe there is no issue regarding visa on arrival. WHATS THE BEST WAY I CAN GET HER A LONG TERM WORK VISA.

You can't. Only she can get one IF she can find a job before her visa expire. Even that isn't a guarantee unless she has qualifications of her own.

You might be able to get her a long term social visit pass provided you can prove that you were in a common law marriage prior to arrival here but she still cannot work

The best way of insuring she can stay here is to marry her.

2. I would be earning abt 6500 S$ monthly. How good or bad is that for a couple.

It will be close but it's doable as long as you have a frugal lifestyle and don't blow it all by staying in a condo. (2500/mo up to 25000/mo)

3. I would be working in Fuji Xerox Towers in the city. What should be the districts where i should be lookin for accomodation.

On your salary, at least 4 or 5 MRT stations from the CBD.

4. whats better condo /HDB considering i wouldnt want to spend more than 2K per month on acco

You only option will be HDB.

gaurav101 wrote:is there a big diff in HDB prices and condos??

Not that big from practical point of view. condos typically got some facilities like swimming pool, gym, tennis court etc. Newer HDBs looks inside very similar to the condos apartments but you also pay adequately for this in your rent.

also is it poss for foreign EP holders to get HDB's.

To rent - yes.

also, in case if my gf does not get a job within her visa duration is it poss for me to marry her in singapore and get her a dependant pass
Check with your embassy or/and this one out:
http://app.rom.gov.sg/internet/index.asp