Regarding EP rejected due to salary ($8500) is not commensurate.

I’m not sure how you could say that $8500 is high salary. A person with 18yrs of experiences should get at least 10 to 12k. So, your salary looks below par.

Secondly, you are applying EP as an employee of a company where you have 50 percent of ownership.  These two could be possible reason of rejection your application. You may check with MoM though MoM doesn’t give exact reason but sometimes it gives enough hints for our easier understanding. Good luck

As far as I know, EP holders are not allowed to be shareholders of the employing company (except owning small numbers of shares traded on the stock market). In that case you need an EntrePass.
But I agree with Surya that for your experience and job description S$8500/month is far too low. Try the SAT tool to figure out which salary threshold applies in your situation!
(Remark: Since you already applied twice with increasing salary, MoM can see that something fishy is going on and might not approve a work pass in any constellation now.)

Hi Surya

Thanks for your suggestion, I have done before the same in 2010 and now some rules has been changed due to new situation of covid. I have contacted to my old consultant who did for me in 2010 to solve this issue and meeting up in next week. Lets see what my consultant will advise on this.

I will keep you post on new developments.

Have a nice week ahead.

Dear Beppi

Thanks for your advise and I have done SAT tools and based on that min salary coming up S$8500. So I am trying to figure out it how to prove them. Thats why I am meeting my old consultant by  next week who did for me in 2010 without rejection. I know there are something missing in the application.

So far EP holder can be a shareholder in any company but he /she can be work on one place only.

I will share with you further once I find the solution on this.

thanks for the support.

Hi Hardeep,

How it is going? Have been approved your pass?

Cheers
D.

Hello Bro,

The criteria may be Your previour salary and new salary (SGD8500)  difference may not be more than 10 %.  If your new salary is greater that 10% of your previous salary, there may possibility of rejection. Thanks

Many of my friends are getting rejected, as per them this may be a possible reason. But we don't have specific any documentation or written letter. but friends assuming this may be the possible reason.

Hi Beppi,
Regarding EP as shareholder, from MoM website

Can an Employment Pass holder be a shareholder of a Singapore-registered company? Yes, an Employment Pass holder is allowed to own shares in a Singapore-registered company.

https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/employment-p … ed-company

Hope this could be helpful for your case Hardeep20

many got second time rejection for appeal... very rarely approving the appeal..purely luck factor.

The hike should not have any impact if you have the required experience and education. The reason could be a higher salary for the experience or vice versa. I know people that have EP approved with more than 100% hike in the last couple of months.

Try to see if your company can justify the salary are you paid more than the market if yes then why. If lower then ask for a hike.

Do not lose hope.

Addressed to the applicants above- who feel that more than 10% hike is always rejected. It’s pretty straightforward- an employer needs to justify why they are hiring you, why they are paying you what they are proposing (relevant education backgrounds/ certs/ training/ experience/ industry trends/ current compensation etc). If they do a good job, 10% or even more is absolutely acceptable.

Often employers don’t justify the remuneration, they emphasise on you being the right fit for the job (alone)- some extra weightage will help. I agree with EP-APR8’s comment above, I too have known people with steep bumps with a job change.

Good luck with better justifications, hope you all get the approvals.

Hi Hardeep - Wanted to check if you got any luck with your appeal?

Hardeep20 wrote:

Dear Beppi

Thanks for your advise and I have done SAT tools and based on that min salary coming up S$8500. So I am trying to figure out it how to prove them. Thats why I am meeting my old consultant by  next week who did for me in 2010 without rejection. I know there are something missing in the application.

So far EP holder can be a shareholder in any company but he /she can be work on one place only.

I will share with you further once I find the solution on this.

thanks for the support.

Any luck?