First Step to work in Singapore
Working in Singapore is a dream for some people. Why Singapore? I think it's because Singapore is one of the most well-established country in Asia Pacific. And also, Singapore has been known as the lowest-crime country in the world.
I am Indonesian, and I was just graduated from my University. I wanted to work in Singapore, and of course my number one reason is because of the salary. Singapore offers up to 10 times salary compared to Indonesia. Wow! Yes, that's true. As a comparison, a foreigner can work in Singapore with at least S$1,800 salary per month, and you can get more than that! It is one of the requirements to get a working permit in Singapore. So, I made up my mind to work in Singapore.
Are you also interested to work in Singapore? In this post I will discuss what I prepared until I can work in Singapore now.
Strong Education Background
Yes, it's true. With a strong education background (eg. graduated from top universities in your country, with over-average skills), will ease your way to go to Singapore. Singapore is looking for highly skilled foreigner workers. Here, you will not be asked for your grades and GPA, just leave it, it's nothing! It's all about your skills!
Working Experiences
Although it is not necessary to have working experiences before, but I advise you to have at least one. Most of the companies here are looking for experienced people. Freshly graduated people can still try to look for an opportunity, just try your luck. When I was just graduated from my University in Indonesia, I directly went to Singapore, and it took 2.5 months for me to secure an employment.
Make Up Your Mind!
Here comes the most important part. You need to make up your mind, whether you want to make your living in Singapore, or just want to try it out. If you only want to try out, and after few months will go back to your home country, then I will suggest you not to go at all, because it will just waste your money. Opportunities come in a time and way that we don't know. Maybe for some people it takes 1 or 2 months, but maybe for some other people it will take 6 months or more, who knows. So, prepare yourself for the worst things!
Visas and Passes
We know that for some countries outside ASEAN will require to apply for visa to come to Singapore. Apply your visa, far from your departure date. For passes, the most simple way is, you can get a Social Visit Pass right when you arrive in Singapore, you will be allowed to stay in Singapore for 30 days. Not enough? You can try to apply EPEC (Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate) to get up to 1 year of staying in Singapore. See the details here. You can also try to apply LPR (Landed Permanent Residence). You need to pay some fee for this. See the details here (look for In-principle Permanent Residence Application).
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First Thing You Need To Know Before Relocating To Singapore
Merlion @ Singapore
Singapore is a nice place to live and to find a living. Whether you are moving to Singapore alone or with your family, there are several things you need to know before relocating to Singapore.
The first thing and the main thing you need to know about Singapore is about accommodation. For those who are planning to relocate to Singapore for a long period of time, you need to find a good and nice place to stay. You can rent only the room, or the whole unit of HDB Apartments, Private Apartments, Condominiums, or even Landed Houses. Prices are various depend on building types and regions.
There are accessible trains and buses from almost everywhere on the island. However, you need to find the best area for your stay. Let's say it's near with your work place, or shopping malls. Because you don't want to spend most of your time on the trains or buses. Choosing the best area to stay is your first important step.
Thehousemate
Thehousemate is your online property guide in Singapore. It helps everyone who needs accommodation in Singapore to find a nice place to stay. Thehousemate makes it easier for you to find your preferred property. Thehousemate's system does not rely on a forum's engine or another ads system. It's perfectly designed for property listing, that's it!
Having trouble with property agents? You can find unit owners who post their property here! Avoid commissions and find your place faster than ever!
Visit our site at http://www.thehousemate.com/ now!
Thehousemate.com, your property guide in Singapore
On 4th January 2009, we launched a website, namely "Thehousemate". Thehousemate is a new comers in property advertising network. Thehousemate mainly focused on property renting in Singapore. Users can search HDB flats, Private Apartments, Condominiums, or Landed Houses.
Right now, property demands in Singapore are still high, and it always will. So we looked at this opportunity to create a property advertising network to make property agents, property owners, and property seekers' life easier.
Thehousemate offers a better function to search property listing compared to the other property advertising network. Thehousemate has detailed parameters for advertiser to fill out, so property seeker can find their preferred property easier.
Currently thehousemate is already in launched phase, but still, we need improvements to make our system better. Please do give us a feedback.
Thehousemate was founded by me as the engineer, and Tiara as the designer.
Thanks for visiting www.thehousemate.com
