Just sharing. ------------- How to work in Singapore: You have to get a work contract between you and the company along with a visa to work in Sinapore (Work Permit or Employment Pass) delivered by the SIR (Singapore Immigration & Registration) which depends on the lenght and the nature of the job. Instead of saying what the SIR says, ask them the questions directly at http://www.mha.gov.sg/cgi-bin/sir/index.cgi. Now, if you didn't found a job and you are looking for one, here is where this will be useful.
How long can I stay in Singapore looking for a job? Arriving in Singapore, you will get a social visit pass which validity will be of one month. Every month, a few possibilities are available:: Go renew your visa at the SIR (in front of the MRT Lavender station). You can renew it a few times without them saying much. After 2 or 3 times, they will start to ask questions and you better have answers. Getting out of the country for a few days at least and then getting back to benefit from an all new visa when you return. If you enter via the Causeway or via Tuas Link (the two frontier post with Malaisia), you will only get a 2 weeks visa. But if you enter via the Changi Airport, you get a one month visa. You can also get sponsored by a Singapore citizen or by a PR, Permanent Resident. He just has to sign a form saying that you have a good morality. Here too, you will have to renew it every month but the immigration services are much less regarding and you will be able to stay for at least 6 months. By combiming those three solutions, I think that you can stay without any problems as a tourist(social visit pass) during at least 6 to 9 month. This should be enough to know if you can find a job in Singapore, isn't it? Warning: Staying after the agreed delay is an offense which is severely reprimended by the lsingaporian law. Some girls from surrounding countries like Thailand come to make business of their body, are doing this often and overstay their visa. They often end up with a 6 to 9 month emprisonment term after an arrest and a fast trial. Conclusion: never get in trouble with the immigration. You would loose everytime! On the countrary, in case of problem, always be lenient and recognize your mistake by saying that you don't know the law, even if everybody should know the law. Can I work unofficially? Here again, I don't advise you, for the same reasons as in the previous chapter. Where and how to look for a job? Like if you had to find an appartment, go deep in the Straits Times which has plenty of daily job offers. But for the managers and very qualified job, it's in the saturday morning eedition that you should get. However, I have a feeling that a impressive screening of the Straits Times resumes is done and that usually few foreigners CVs pass this net. No garanty of results then. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com *._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._* Owner dan Moderator mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Imlek bagi yang merayakannya Wishing you a Happy and Properous New Year *._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._.**._* BinusNet founded on Dec 28, 1998 Owner : Johan Setiawan Moderator BinusNet : Suryadi Liawatimena & Surya Iskandar Stop or Unsubscribe: send blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions or Suggestions, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/binusnet/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
