Singapore Permanent
Residence Application
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Singapore Permanent
Singapore is a popular destination for people seeking opportunities to live, work, and study. Applying for Singapore Permanent Residency (PR) is a viable option for those who want to make Singapore their permanent home. Still, the process can be complex due to multiple requirements and guidelines. More than 100,000 foreigners desire to become Singapore permanent residents, every year. Over time, obtaining the coveted PR status gets more competitive, with only an average approval quota of 34,500 getting their PR application in Singapore approved by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
This quota keeps Singapore’s PR population size stable at approximately 530,000 and provides a pool of candidates who may be suitable Singapore citizens.
With that many candidates applying, how can you prepare a successful PR application? How can you increase your approval chances?
ICA evaluates each Singapore PR application fairly. Multiple factors are considered, such as family ties, family profile, economic & social contributions and more. The Immigration People specialises in assisting in presenting your best strengths and preparing a robust Singapore Permanent Residence application.
Our company offers personalised case management services to improve the competitiveness of your application for permanent residency in Singapore. Our team of experienced immigration experts will guide you through the entire process, including understanding the importance of Singapore’s PR requirements and identifying the necessary factors and documents to increase your chances of approval.
Singapore Citizenship
Being a PR is the only path to obtaining a Singapore passport (apart from being born to a Singapore Citizen parent). One will be eligible to apply for Citizenship upon being a PR for at least two years. Unlike the Singapore PR application, preparing for a Singapore citizenship application is more rigorous, with a longer list of documents required.
Health Care Subsidies
Singapore PRs are entitled to Government subsidies for Public Hospitals, Polyclinics and National Centres. Medisave, Singapore’s national medical savings scheme, which helps individuals set aside a part of their income to subsidize medical treatment/hospitalization bills, is only entitled to Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
Flexibility of Singapore Visa
PRs enjoy the right to live in Singapore and are allowed the freedom to leave and enter the country without visa restrictions or having to provide multiple travel documents to travel or work.
Although the Singapore PR status will never expire, they must ensure that their Re-Entry Permit (REP) are renewed when need to.
Government Pension
(i) Central Provident Fund (CPF)
In the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme, a Singaporean or PR employee and their employer must contribute a monthly minimum amount to the employee’s pension fund. The CPF scheme helps the individual financially regarding home ownership, health care, children’s education, family protection and asset growth through investments and higher interest rates. CPF contributions can also be a form of tax relief, hence, resulting in a lower taxable income per year.
Should permanent residents decide to renounce their residency or let it expire, they can withdraw their accumulated CPF funds. That is only recommended if they never plan to work in Singapore. However, if your Singapore PR status was reinstated, you must return all the withdrawn CPF monies to your CPF account.
Property Ownership
(i) Public Housings
Singapore PRs are entitled to purchase resale public housing (HDB) owned and managed by the Government. In contrast, foreigners can only purchase private properties at least double or triple the HDB price.
(ii) Taxes for Residential Properties
As a PR, it is much easier to borrow various loans, such as housing loans, should they want to buy property than foreigners. PRs also get to enjoy property tax benefits. On purchasing their first property in Singapore, PRs must pay only 5% of the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rate. In comparison, expatriates must pay 60% for any of their residential properties in Singapore.
Education Priorities & Subsidies
Your permanent resident child who is a student will be placed high on the priority list, just after the citizens in the entry for government schools (Preschool, Primary, Secondary, Junior Colleges or Polytechnics).
On the other hand, foreigners have difficulty balloting for a slot in government schools and often have to enrol on an International School, which comes with exorbitant school fees. Subsidies and tuition grants will also be granted to a Singapore PR to study in local or private institutions.
Career Opportunities & Stability
Holding a Singapore Permanent Residence status also entails better career stability. It enables one to change jobs freely without having to worry if their Singapore-
based employers will be renewing their work pass or having the need to re-apply whenever they wish to change jobs. Foreign professionals risk having their work pass application rejected or delayed, making them lose the job opportunity or, worse, having to leave Singapore if a new work pass is not approved in time.
At the same time, more employment opportunities will be available to Singapore PRs. The current government policies ensure that locals and permanent residents are prioritised regarding career progression.
Sponsorship of Long-Term Visit Passes (LTVP) for Family members
A PR is entitled to sponsor their legally married spouse, unmarried children under 21 (born within a legal marriage or legally adopted) and aged parents to reside longer in Singapore with the LTVP. There are no salary criteria to meet.
A work pass holder can also sponsor certain family members, but they have to meet the minimum salary requirement of earning a monthly salary of at least S$6,000 to do so. The minimum monthly salary for a work pass holder to sponsor LTVP for parents is S12,000.
National Service
Under the Enlistment Act, all male Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) are required to serve the National Service (NS).
NS-liable individuals are required to register for NS upon reaching 16.5 years old.
They will be scheduled for enlistment at the age of 18 years old, typically before enrolment for university studies, after completion of Junior College (JC) / Polytechnic / Institute of Technical Education (ITE).
Limitations For CPF Withdrawal
Singapore Citizens and PRs are allowed to withdraw the excess amount from their CPF account upon reaching the age of 55.
The amount withdrawable depends on the balances in your respective CPF account. From age 65 onwards, you will receive a monthly payout from your CPF Retirement Account (RA) till death. The monthly payout depends on the amount of money left in your RA.
For more information on CPF contributions, accounts, withdrawals and payout, refer to: https://www.cpf.gov.sg/Members
Eligibility Requirements
For Singapore Permanent Residency (PR)
To qualify for Singapore PR, individuals must meet the criteria below:
| Holder of a Work Pass (except Work Permit holders) |
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| Sponsored PR for Spouse or unmarried child aged below 21 years old, of a Singapore citizen or PR |
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| Aged Parent of Singapore Citizen (current description is missing, include this point as eligibility |
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| Foreign Student studying in Singapore |
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| Foreign Artistic Talent |
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| Foreign Investor |
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Why Choose The Immigration People
For Your Singapore PR Application
 Believe in value-added relationships
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Believe in value-added relationships
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We are always frank and transparent with our prospects, even if they do not engage in our services and plan to apply themselves. We aim to forge long-lasting relationships and strive to make our clients our friends, even if they do not plan to come on board with us. |
 Highly-experienced team
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Highly-experienced team
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As a multi-award-winning immigration consultancy agency with over 45 years of collective experience in the Singapore immigration industry, we have successfully assisted thousands to apply PR in Singapore. |
 Highly personalised strategies
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Highly personalised strategies
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As a valued client of TIP, you can expect to be well taken care of throughout your Singapore PR application process. With our unique and customised approach, you will achieve a better outcome, like preparing additional documents that suit each client’s unique profile. |
 Sharing of knowledge
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Sharing of knowledge
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Being honest is unique to TIP. At TIP, we believe in unscrambling the mystery to educate and empower all – by sharing and educating people to understand the process better and how to increase their chances of success instead of holding back the information. Most agencies would hide the main points as they are worried that people will use the knowledge themselves instead of engaging them. |
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