Looking to migrate to Singapore in the future

[wesmant]

Originally Posted by ecureilx

and to add on.. the rare exceptions are those head hunted for top jobs, in Govt sector / research sector and such high visibility situations ..

Like a researcher who was recruited to research into some out of this world stuff .. he was given PR within 6 months of arrival ..

i.e. Singapore WANTED HIM

Yes, and after the PR status is up, next is the citizenship.

Right?

[ecureilx]

Apparently, Citizenship is By INVITE !! Though nothings stops anybody from trying ..

And, it can take between 6 months to 12 months to see a pass or fail for citizenship ..

and .. ICa recommends that the person should have been on PR for atleast 2 years .. so, it is a 5 years plus plus plan, if all goes well, economy stays up, and govt doesn't decide to cull foreigners, and the natives don't revolt, and the politicians decide to stop immigrants .. and / or other stuff.

Last year, the PR approval process was pretty cut and dried - most were rejected .. atleast from those whom I know .. compared to previous experience of more approvals ..

And as of now, the citizenship approvals too have been slowed down, and the current strategy is to boost population 'organically' than by 'imports'

Oh, even for EP / Work passes, now it is more common to see 1 years passes being approved than the norm of 2 years .. so the MOM has a choice come renewal time.

I am not painting a bleak picture, but, hey, who knows what comes next ??

[kourosh]

I have a question please help me.

I wanna know how much the minimum paid up capital of a company should be for apply EP for foreigner in Singapore.
In Malaysia, minimum paid up capital for a company must be RM 500k when a foreigner wanna apply work permit visa.
Is there any particular and similar rules in singapore?

Your cooperation highly appreciated.

[ecureilx]

carltan1974: kourosh is planning to put up his own company, so your answer doesn't fly ..

re: headhunters, you know any ??

[kourosh]

This photo that I attached is the Singapore tax chart, but I dont get what the first Column mean.
If the annual salary is $84k how much tax should pay.
Could you explain me the chart and how calculate the tax.

[Jimmy1978]

I agree. Headhunters would be your best bet or if you have any contacts in the region who could connect you with someone local.

[ptrlee]

Singapore is one of the sort after destinations to look for a job and live here. As said earlier by my forum friends, first you need to grab a job for yourself then apply for a work visa and then apply for the Permanent Residency after working here for some years. Although Singapore government is open to foreigners settling here but you need to follow the rules and procedures as per the law.