FAQ

The range of benefits that a Singapore PR can enjoy includes affordable housing due to the lower stamp duty, a PR would be able to buy an HDB flat after three years, supposing the income does not exceed a certain amount.

A PR can leave and enter the country without visa restrictions and also a better standing to public schooling options for children.

Another great benefit is job stability. You will have access to more employment opportunities within the country without the hassle of requiring any work passes. Employers generally prefer hiring a local (PR or Citizen) as it saves them the trouble of getting work passes. In addition, having more locals in the team means having a higher quota for hiring foreigners.

You also get access to subsidized medical services and ease of acquiring loans through local banks.

Lastly, there are financial benefits in the form of the Central Provident Fund (CPF). CPF acts like a retirement plan so that you can feel secure as you get older. You can use the CPF to pay for medical expenses, housing, and even investments. The companies that you become affiliated with are required to contribute to your CPF based on a percentage of your salary.

A Singapore PR can be self-employed. However, the PR status does not exempt an individual from registration or any other conditions required under the respective professions for which professional registration to practise in Singapore is a prerequisite (e.g. medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, architecture, law, etc.).

You are required to submit a fresh PR application for ICA’s consideration.

You can submit an application after you have been working here on an Employment or S Pass for some time.

The PR application will be considered on its own merits under the prevailing conditions at that time. You will also need to reinstate your CPF contributions (with interest) that had been withdrawn, if applicable.

During the processing period of the PR application, applicants are free to travel. If the application is approved, the applicant must return to Singapore for the completion of formalities.

If your child isn’t above the age of 21 years old, your children can apply for Singapore PR under your sponsorship.

Yes. You may leave your son out of the application. However, it is advisable to include your whole family to increase the success rate as the government will see them as potential contributors to the society and the economy in the future.

At Singapore Immigration Service Centre, we have helped clients in getting their PR approved without including their son in the application for valid reasons.

Only Singapore citizens can sponsor their parent(s) for Singapore PR. Parent(s) of Singapore PRs can apply for PR on their own merits if they are employed in Singapore on an Employment or S pass.

It is not a prerequisite to have an employer’s sponsorship to apply to be a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR).

Yes, you can put in an appeal. As such, it’s advisable to meet up with one of our consultants to assess your profile and advise you on the appeal process. If we see that you are eligible and capable of furnishing additional reasons/achievements or have strong grounds for ICA’s re-consideration, then we shall assist you to file an appeal within six months from the date of rejection.

At Singapore Immigration Service Centre, we do have successful cases of our client got their PR approved through an appeal.

Singapore PRs are eligible to apply for Singapore citizenship two years after being granted PR status.

Generally, a PR will be issued an Entry Permit (EP) at the point of completion of PR formalities. A PR will be allowed to stay indefinitely in Singapore as long as he does not travel out of Singapore. If he intends to travel out, he will require a valid Re-Entry Permit (REP), otherwise, he will lose his PR status if he travels out without a valid REP. You may log on to the e-Service using your SIngPass to check on the validity of your Re-Entry Permit (REP).

You may submit an application for ICA’s consideration. Each application will be considered based on its own merits.

At Singapore Immigration Service Centre, we do have successful cases of our client gotten PR approved at the age of 51.

There isn’t any specific employment period which foreigners have to wait before applying for PR. In general, employment Pass (P or Q work pass) or S pass are eligible to submit their applications for PR under Scheme for Professional/ Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers(PTS) for ICA’s consideration.

At Singapore Immigration Service Centre, we have successful clients gotten PR approved with only 7 months of duration in Singapore.

The normal processing time for a PR application is 4 to 6 months while some applications may take a longer time to process.

ICA does not provide the reason for rejecting the application. However, there are many factors for rejections that we can work on to build up a strong profile based on the economic and social factors that can be determined by our expertise. Many of our clients found it beneficial and eventually gotten their PR approved through us.

Most importantly, our Singapore government reviews the number of existing PRs over the total population in the country and calculates the assigned quota each year. This quota is confidential and is adjusted periodically. Therefore, it is important that you get your profile ready for their assessment of your PR when you submitted your application.

If an applicant is employed for less than 6 months in the current company, he/she may proceed to submit his/her PR application online with the current payslips which he/she have, in accordance to his/her period of employment in the company.

If there is a change of employment while your PR application is in process, you are required to update us promptly via email at info@prapplication.sg the following documents:

a. A letter from your employer addressed to the Controller of Immigration giving the date of employment, position held and salary earned per month (Basic & Gross);

b. Duly completed and signed (by current employer) form Annex A; and

c. A copy of your Employment pass (front & back)

Foreign students studying in Singapore on a valid immigration pass may submit a PR application online under the Foreign Student scheme (FSS) if they have resided in Singapore for more than 2 years at the point of application, have passed at least one national exam or are in the Integrated Program.

It all depends on where you studied. If you went to a local school (NUS, SMU, NTU, TP, NP, NYP, RP, SP, etc.), you will have an edge over other applicants, as the ICA officials will take into consideration that you were able to successfully integrate with the local community.

However, at Singapore Immigration Service Centre, we do have many successful cases of our client gotten PR approved with just graduating at their home universities.

You are unable to do so as there is no legal nexus between you and your step-child.

You may travel overseas on your existing foreign passport while the application is being processed.

A Singapore PR can be away from Singapore for 50% of the qualifying residential period, subject to a maximum absence of one year, whichever is shorter. However, absence due to official business, overseas posting by your employer may be treated as residence for purpose of citizenship application on a case by case basis.

The sponsoring Singapore Citizen parent is required to submit an application for Singapore citizenship for the child online. As is currently the case, parents wishing to pass on citizenship by descent to their children will have to register the child within a year of his or her birth at a Singapore overseas mission or with the ICA in Singapore, and produce proof that they are the legal parent(s) of the child.

If your spouse is a Singapore PR and presently working, he/she can apply for citizenship on his/her own merits. If you are applying for citizenship, you may also sponsor your Singapore PR spouse for his/her citizenship at the same time.

If you are gainfully employed and have satisfied the residential requirement, you can apply for Singapore citizenship on your own merits. However, if you are not gainfully employed, you can apply for citizenship under your spouse’s sponsorship provided your spouse is a Singapore Citizen or applying for Singapore Citizenship.