Thank you Thank you so much for your reply, that was extremely helpful. It definitely gave me an idea on how to proceed that would be realistic. I plan for the children to attend school June and July (two months) overseas and then take the last few weeks for summer vacation prior to starting school in the fall in the US.
Thank you again
Lee
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Originally Posted by ini_niki
Lee ... are you only planning to stay in Singapore for the two months of June and July? or from say June 2009 to July 2010?
If you're only there for a couple of months I'd suggest getting you kids' teachers to set some projects / homework for them to take with them and do while they are there. There are plenty of people to hire as tutors / nannies if you or your wife can't oversee their work.
Likewise, if you are only there for 2 months, just rent. In fact, rent a serviced apartment with all the furniture etc ...
If you are only going to be there for one year then I would also suggest just renting. Again, depending on your income you can rent on a one year contract a serviced apartment or you can rent an ordinary apartment; but then you would have to organise to buy or ship all your daily goods.
There is absolutely no point in buying an apartment / condo if you will only be there for one year. In fact I don't think the government allows non-residents to buy unless it's part of some sort of investment portfolio or something.
RE: schools ... it would be perfectly fine to enroll your kids in an international school -- probably the Singapore American School so that you can have a similar curiculum / subjects etc -- and if you can afford it. 
I hope that helps
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