How long will my work pass (EP, S-Pass, WP) application take

I also have experience that working in government sector should be approved faster. (E.g. in NTU or in NUS).

Hi everyone! My EP was approved last November1. Total of 127days.
Just wanted to share the timeline.

June 27 - Applied
June 28-Oct30 - Pending
November 1 - Approved

Best of luck for those who are still waiting! 

Over four months - Congratulations after a long (and I assume difficult) wait!

Hi,

Thanks for giving out so much detail about the process.

Here is my timeline

E pass applied on - 17.10.2018

Status has been 'pending' ever since. I will update here as soon as I have an outcome.

Anyone sailing in the same boat?

also, a quick question does a delayed decision necessarily imply a negative outcome?

bvahi wrote:

also, a quick question does a delayed decision necessarily imply a negative outcome?

No.

Thank you for responding.

just to share with others.

31/10/2018 - Applied
Pending all the time
11/11/2018 - Approved

good luck everyone!

Applied on 1/11/2018
Still pending till today.

I hope to get approved by these few days. I already booked my ticket on 15. 😥😥

I didn't aware of the increased processing time. Longest Previous experience was 1 week only.

Hi All!

Just wanted to share my timeline.

05/11/2018 - Applied
Pending all the time
12/11/2018 - Approved


Best of luck for everyone! 

Hi,

I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) 7 months ago. Since then, I have been regularly seeing my endocrinologist  and i have been taken my medication religiously. According to my doctor, my cases is not that serious (does not require surgery) but i will need to take my medication for at least 18 months.

If my medical exam in SG will reveal this hyperthyroidism, can it result to the rejection of my Employment pass application?

By the way i have an MBA degree and almost 5 years of work experience (Accounting). The salary offer is around $5,000 per month.

The medical exam checks whether you are fit for work. Are you?

Yes, I am fit to work. I am just worried that my employment pass will not be approved because I am not "100% healthy".

Updated.
My spass just got approved today!

Applied 1/11/18
Pending all the time
Approved 13/11/18

God is good all the time.

Hi All,

I am facing following scenario. Can anyone advise me if there going to be any issue.

1. I have been working on a company in Singapore from last 8 years. I have just renewed my Employment pass, while DP application for my family is still in progress.

2. I have received the offer from a company yesterday and they are going to apply my EP now as I need to start work form January 2 2019. And the company want to launch me EP application followed by DP application.

3. I am wondering if the new company launch my EP application while renewal of my DP is already in progress by my current employer. Will it going to effect the new EP application OR the existing DP application ?

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Another thing i want to check is if someone resign form his position and the company cancel the EP on last day.

Will he get STVP for himself or his family ?
How long the validity of STVP ?

I am checking this if in case on my last day, my DP applications submitted by new employer are still not approved. Will my family is able to stay in SG on STVP while waiting for approval.

Thanks for help.

Regards,
Ummi

See the response:

Will it going to effect the new EP application OR the existing DP application ?

New EP application will not be affected but DP application will show as existing application is pending, system won’t allow to apply DPs by your new employer.

Better, after your new EP approved then only inform to your existing employer that you are leaving, then new employer can apply DPs once existing DPs are cancelled.

Will he get STVP for himself or his family ?
How long the validity of STVP ?

Once, employer cancels EP and DPs, you and your family will get 30 days visa to stay here, which can’t be extended. Good luck

Expats, Please advise whether traveling on Visit Pass to search Job in Singapore is better with the current visa situation? I am IT Professional, worked in abroad all the while and returned now to India, Re-looking opportunities in Singapore. Please share your thoughts. Much appreciated.

As was mentioned several times in related threads on this forum (did you read any?), Singapore emplyers rarely shortlist or arrange interviews for candidates that are not in Singapore. They also do not pay for travel to an interview. Thus you will have to come on your own expense, and on a visitor visa. To maximise your chances, an extended job search visit is helpful (several moths if needed).

Thanks Bleppi for your earnest reply. I am ok to come down on my own expense to search job but is there a relaxation on EP visa by Govt for Non-singaporeans Please? Since last two years, I read over the forum that the EP processing is very stringent for immigrants. Thanks again.

If you read recent posts, you will come to know that many expats work passes are approved. It depends on your qualification, job scope, job demand in market, salary offering and employer’s credibility. If it matches then I don’t see why your work pass approval would have an issue. Good luck

How does one know the result (approved or rejected)? Do you get an email or one needs to keep checking on the website?

MoM will inform your employer.

Employer has hired an agency... so I guess it will be an agency then.

It's been 1 week, it's pending. Hoping to see it through this week. What do you think? Tough?

All credentials are good. Education, exp, and salary. Employer also is well recognised.

If the agency applied for your pass, they will be informed of the outcome.
The processing duration is usually between 2 weeks and 2 months, with most taking around one month.
Good luck!

hi..
I would like to ask something.
I get an offer from a company and I've already signed the contract then they would like to apply S pass for me. They've already applied for me then get rejected, then they trying to appeal and the result is got rejected again.
MOM didn't give any specific reason.
in this case if I get an opportunity again from others company can I apply for S pass/other work permit again?
thanks

Yes, the new employer can apply for a work pass for you again. There is no guarantee, though, that it will be approved this time.

Hi,

I finally have an update. My Epass was applied on 17th Oct and I got the 'rejected' update recently.
Upon asking the employer, I was informed that MOM hadn't given them a reason for reject but I did call the MOM and they said that they usually give a reason and in case the reason isn't mentioned, the employer can get in touch with them.

I have pushed the employer to check the reason because I would want to be careful if I apply for the Epass next time or maybe upgrade my qualifications if that was the concern.

Now I have two questions.

1. If the company decides not to share this information with me, is there any other way I could have access to the reason of rejection?

2. What implications this rejection will have on my future work permit applications to other countries or tourist visa applications to countries like the US/UK.
I have a paper to present at a conference in the UK in early April 2019. I do not want this to have any adverse consequences on that.

Please see below reply:

1. If employer doesn’t want to share the reason with the employee then in that situation you may write a mail to MoM and request them to share and tell that despite of several requests to the employer, they didn’t share any information about pass rejection.

2. It won’t have any impact in both pass application and visit visa application.

Note: You can reach out your employer if they can appeal on your pass rejection with closing the gaps which was highlighted by MoM in its rejection mail.

Thank you for responding Surya. The employer clearly told me that they'd rather hire a new person than appealing for a rejected pass. They also said that they could appeal only on one condition that I join on the earlier agreed date which was set for Jan.
If I agreed, it would mean that I will have to leave my current place of work without notice or very little notice (10days).
I don't think it is ethical given the support my existing organization has extended towards me as well as my long association with them.
Sure, Singapore is a great country to live in but I will stick to my guns for now and maybe try again later

Hi,

I would like to share my experience and also ask about S pass.

Type of pass: S pass
12/09/2018 Applied
18/10/2018 Rejected, due to insufficient quota
29/10/2018 Appeal
23/11/2018 Approved

I'm currently still holding my Long-term Visit Pass that will be expired in October 2019 (approved on 11/10/2018). Do I need to cancel and surrender the LTVP card before making an appointment to collect the S pass card? If yes, is it a walk-in or am I required to make an appointment?

Thank you.

HI, i guess if you have any sort of record with the police it very well could affect your application.

However, if it is a conviction without a record, then the chances are you might be ok.
Mom is very stringent in the application and rightfully so . Most countries if not all, would follow a similar standard of stringency

Hope this helps.

Fundus88 wrote:

Finally my EP is approved on 26 Oct. Yeah.
First apply 16 August
Rejected 10 September due to job ads issue
Reapply 27 September
Vetting on 9 October
Vetting from agencies 10 October
Approved 26 October.  All the best for those who are still waiting. Eventually you will get it

Did you see the status of your application after it was rejected?

Hi, actually the company submitted for new applications.  The old application is still rejected. However that time I didn't know when the new applications is submitted.  So I couldn't trace for the new applications.

Hi all, my s pass status still show ‘no record found’ at eponline after 2 weeks 4 days since my application has been submitted. My employer showed me the copy of acknowledgment that they have submitted my application. I asked them why it is still no record found, but there is no reply for them.
Is this a common case?

Ask them to check with MoM.

Mostly, few days to a week at max before it updates at EPOnline. So, in your case it has taken too long. Something wrong in your checking at EPOnline or MoM website to update. Good luck

My employer has submitted my EP application along with 2 DP applications(wife and kid)


Profile:
Country: Indian
Education: UG(Full Time) + PG(Distance)
Industry: SaaS (Software)
Company: Employees 100 in Singapore, 10,000 Globally
Salary: 10k+
Experience: 10 years
Wife's Education: PG

Please let me know the chances of getting this approved?
Any prediction on how much time will it take?


Thanks in Advance
@surya2k @beppi

There are plenty of discussions about work pass approval chances and process duration. It is difficulöt to find anything that hasn't been written already. So I recommend you read those threads first and come back with more specific questions.

Sir, I have already read all the threads there. It looks like I should get a approval in less than 1 week. Just wanted to confirm from you guys.

amitsinghal5 wrote:

I should get a approval in less than 1 week.

There is no such thing!
Average processing times are 1 - 2 months.

Thank you for the reply. The HR told me that the previous application is invalid (due to the degree certificate) and they recently applied again. Now the status is pending at the website. Wish me luck!