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Last activity 21 January 2017 by beppi

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Saheedawwalu

Can someone enlight me about local jobs in Singapore which work Africans use to do there including salaries?
How could Africans use to rent house, how they use to stay there sharing or not including house rent fee monthly or yearly?

Can I extend my visiting visa to 3 or 6 month, can I register to school with visiting visas I use to entered, can I apply for work permit with visiting visa?

beppi

I recommend you read this sites guide section or existing forum posts for most of the answers.
There are not many Africans in Singapore (and sadly, there is some prejudice against Africans among the local population). Depending on your nationality, you might be able to extend your tourist visa up to 3 months. Jobs are difficult to find (and almost impossible if you don't have a recognised university degree). If you find a job, your employer will apply for your work visa. Rents are very high - budget S$2000/month or more for a simple apartment and S$1000/month for a sublet room!

Saheedawwalu

Thanks beppi
What of salaries? And which kind of job I can find?

surya2k

Salary and job are two correlated to each other and that's depends on your past experience, nature of job and educational background. Singapore is one of the TOP 4 financial centers in the world. For better idea, Google to know more about Singapore and as Beppi said go through the earlier posts where people had discussed in details. Good luck to you.

Saheedawwalu

Thanks man

beppi

Depending on your industry, education and work experience you can get a salary of S$1000 to S$10000/month. The minimum salary to get a visa as a foreign fresh graduate (recognised university degree) is S$3600/month - please keep in mind that Singapore is also very expensive: These S$3600 are fine for a single person, but cannot sustain a family!

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