Frank
@beppi
German citizen
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Speaks Fluent: English, German - Basic: Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese
Registration: 08 August 2010
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S Pass rejected twice by mpphils
Hi I got terminated from my previous job on Nov2025 and new company applied my S Pass on Dec 3 2025.I need to go back to my country since my visit pass from MOM expired on Dec 20 2025.On Jan 7 2026, my S Pass result rejected. Instead of appeal, my ...
@mpphils That is correct: The status of an appeal is not shown. You will only see a change to approved if successful, otherwise it will remain "invalid". Read More
S Pass rejected twice by mpphils
Hi I got terminated from my previous job on Nov2025 and new company applied my S Pass on Dec 3 2025.I need to go back to my country since my visit pass from MOM expired on Dec 20 2025.On Jan 7 2026, my S Pass result rejected. Instead of appeal, my ...
@ayaan6 The answer is very easy here: Since MoM says the offered salary is too low, the employer has to increase it if they want to get a work pass for you. Read More
s pass appeal by SATHIYARAJ DREAM BIG
any recent spass appeal approved in 2022 my application date 30/12/2021 rejected 02/01/2022 due to some mistake in application appeal date 6/1/2022 hr said tried to contact the officer incharge to move up but no reply
@mpphils The user you are referring to, "54321yan", last posted on this forum two years ago. So you may not get a reply from him/her. Read More
EP Appeal Processing Timeline by sabarikrthck24
Ep Applied : Oct 23rd EP Invalid : Oct 30th Rejection Reason: Employer got from MOM is some inhouse documents missing from employer side.EP Appealed : Nov 7thWaiting for results, How long it would take to process the ep appeal .
How long still it will take for the result. Any idea. - @Sabarikrthck Between a few days and several months - only MoM can tell! Read More
Singapore PR Application 2025 by muhammad3427
Hi Everyone,Nationality: PakistanAge: 36 Years, SingleEducation: PHD degree in Electrical Engineering from South Korea (5 Years)Job Sector; Manufacturing Pass Type: S Pass (3 Years in SG already)Race: declared as "others" in the form but received a ...
You will be counted either under "Indian" or "Others", both of which are not the "preferred" race for PR.You did not mention any volunteering or social activities, which also count.Being single is of course a minus and three years in SG is quite ... Read More
DP vs EP -spouse after maternity break ,which is reliable in SG? by dhilipvishwa
Hi all, I鈥檝e been working in Singapore on EP for several years. My wife is a Senior Java/SRE Technical Lead with 10+ years of experience and has previously worked in Singapore for about 2 years. She took a 1.4-year maternity break in India and ...
@nelyanne Thanks for your comment - you seem to be correct: The possibility to work on DP (plus a Letter of Consent, LoC) is not available any more on MoM's webpage (except for running your own business on ... Read More
DP vs EP -spouse after maternity break ,which is reliable in SG? by dhilipvishwa
Hi all, I鈥檝e been working in Singapore on EP for several years. My wife is a Senior Java/SRE Technical Lead with 10+ years of experience and has previously worked in Singapore for about 2 years. She took a 1.4-year maternity break in India and ...
This is a very good question, and in the end only you (and her) can decide. But here some pointers:Despite the possibility of remote interviews by videoconference, finding a job from abroad (and especially India) is still much more difficult than ... Read More
Where to find reliable handyman services in Berlin? by emrefxsahin
Looking for affordable handyman/assembly help in Berlin. Any trustworthy platforms or local groups you recommend?
@SimCityAT Thanks for the note.My own experience with Myhammer and similar websites for finding craftsmen was VERY negative: It seems that the ones active there are only the desperate ones, who fail to find any engagements via the normal channels - ... Read More
Where to find reliable handyman services in Berlin? by emrefxsahin
Looking for affordable handyman/assembly help in Berlin. Any trustworthy platforms or local groups you recommend?
@SprechenSieEnglisch? A good idea in principle, and since there is no mention on the site of fees (although commercial match-making between craftsmen and customers is big business in Germany!), I will allow the link in your post.But you should have ... Read More
Health insurance by resanders
I suspect that most of your followers are expatriate workers but my wife and I are applying for a long stay visa as retirees with sufficient resources to support ourselves but we are still required to buy our own health insurance. Any clues as to ...
@resanders To my understanding, all your world income is counted here, no matter where and how it is paid. (You are also income tax liable on all of it once you're resident in Germany.) But the public health insurance contribution is capped at ... Read More
Health insurance by resanders
I suspect that most of your followers are expatriate workers but my wife and I are applying for a long stay visa as retirees with sufficient resources to support ourselves but we are still required to buy our own health insurance. Any clues as to ...
You should inform yourself about the German health insurance system.There are two schemes: Public and private.As an elder person (especially if you have pre-existing illnesses), private is either not an option or prohibitively expensive. So try to ... Read More
Verification of documents taking so long by ayaan6
I have given my Degree verification to RMI on December 7th till now verification not yet done. this month my pass going expire.my question is that can i get Extension from MOM because of waiting Document verification? Application is not submitted ...
You could engage another verification agent, there are several. Maybe they will work faster?Or your employer can contact MoM about a temporary extension due to the verification process taking longer. Read More
Visiting Singapore by GuestPoster94990
Good morning I'm just after up to date advice, me and my wife will be visiting Singapore in June 2026 for 5 days, it will be our first time but she smokes, she will only be bringing one pack of 20 into the country as I know you have to pay tax and ...
Interesting that there are again and again these posters who delete their account, when the answers they received were not to their liking. (Note: Posts by a deleted account are re-named "GuestPosterXXXX".) Read More
Visiting Singapore by GuestPoster94990
Good morning I'm just after up to date advice, me and my wife will be visiting Singapore in June 2026 for 5 days, it will be our first time but she smokes, she will only be bringing one pack of 20 into the country as I know you have to pay tax and ...
Singapore is about the least good place on earth to be a smoker.Maybe time for your wife to stop - or to reconsider the trip altogether! (I am serious about this!)On top of what Fred said above, there are also almost no places left where you are ... Read More
New members of the Germany forum, introduce yourselves here - 2025 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Germany forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
@kikichardack2000 Julien ist the international site owner, lives in Mauritius and is unlikely to reply to your message (or understand German).But you are still welcome to post your questions here and some of our other volunteers and readers will ... Read More