SPASS 2021 Queries

You have a conflict of two measures here:
- You must earn a salary that is in line with your education and job scope. As the SAT told you, S$2800/month is not enough for your case.
- A foreigner can only be hired for a job if there are no suitable candidates found during the jobs bank posting. This includes the salary range of S$2600-2800/month mentioned there (after all, a higher salary might have attracted more local applicants, who need to be hired before you).
In conclusion, you have no chance of getting a work pass for this job under the current circumstances. The employer would have to post it again on the jobs bank with S$3000/month and, if no local applicants are found, can hire you a month later.
The current application at S$2800 (and any appeal against a rejection) is a waste of time.

Thanks for your response, is there a way that upon appeal (considering I got rejected) that they can revised the salary and make it 3000? or still not allowed?

Only if it is within the range given in the jobs bank posting. Otherwise they cannot hire a foreigner without re-posting there.
Furthermore, MoM generally views appeals with raised salary with suspicion, as they are often fraudulous.

HR called me just now and informed me that they post another job posting on job banks with 3,000 salary, (28 days will end on May 10) they are saying that if got rejected, instead of appeal they will just apply for another pass application using the salary range of that job post.

Would it be ok? to apply for another pass application after rejection?

Thanks for replying to me.

That is probably the only way forward.

Hi all,
Can I check with you if the offer on Job bank needs to be for 14 days or 28 days?
Because I found discrepancy in some results I found on the web

Thank you!

confirmed 28 days.

It used to be 14 days in the past, but now is 28 days.

28 days as others called out above, please feel free to read through this link, i of it helps.

28 Days job posting on SG Jobs Bank

Quick update

April 14 EP was pending
April 21 EP was rejected and decided not to appeal and make a new application.

New employer apply me again using the new job post with a higher salary yesterday, you think my previous rejection last month will not affect my application now? Thanks Beppi in advance, hope you can response,

It’s a new application, has nothing to do with the older submission. If the job post duration, salary thresholds etc are met with- should be ok. Most importantly, hope the previous rejection reason is addressed.

Hi Shehkz,

Thanks for your reply, may I know the "hope the previous rejection reason is addressed." do my future employer need to address the previous application that was rejected? Thanks

Mar9 wrote:

Hi Shehkz,

Thanks for your reply, may I know the "hope the previous rejection reason is addressed." do my future employer need to address the previous application that was rejected? Thanks

If it isn’t the same employer, it should be alright. Only if the same employer submits a fresh application and doesn’t resort to an appeal, then its applicable. Just ensure from your end that all necessary criteria outlined are met with.

Actually, It's the same company, so they applied for my pass last April 14 and got rejected on April 21, then no more appeal and they applied my pass again yesterday, I'm not sure whether they did something on my last application which was rejected. right now it's pending.

Mar9 wrote:

Actually, It's the same company, so they applied for my pass last April 14 and got rejected on April 21, then no more appeal and they applied my pass again yesterday, I'm not sure whether they did something on my last application which was rejected. right now it's pending.

That’s exactly why I mentioned, hope the erstwhile application’s rejection reason is addressed.

Let me try to explain this a bit more, approval is subject to the necessary criteria for the relevant pass type (which I am sure you are aware of). If an application was rejected in the past, MoM would have given a reason for the rejection. You have two options after a rejection, appeal with requisite additional information for a re-review and request approval, or just live with the rejection.

In your case, the company (same employer) has submitted a fresh application instead of an appeal (which is OK, no concerns). My question to you is, did your company in this fresh submission, ensure that they have covered/ provided enough information to ensure the ‘reason’ why the previous application was rejected in the past, isn’t repeated? Hope this makes sense. In short, submitting a fresh application after a rejection without changes (providing additional reasoning/ requested information/ addressing queries from MoM that were pointed out earlier), doesn’t warrant an approval.

wow! that was on point! i clearly got your point on this and made me more confident that it will be approved.

To answer your questions; Yes! they did some changes to my current application, last time the job post salary was about 2600-2800 so they need to apply for my pass using that salary, which I knew even from the start that it will be rejected, so after only 1 week first attempt was rejected so they tried to post another job posting with a higher salary which is 3000 and they used that on my second application which was yesterday.

Hopefully will get some positive outcome, really thankful for your explanation.

Mar9 wrote:

wow! that was on point! i clearly got your point on this and made me more confident that it will be approved.

To answer your questions; Yes! they did some changes to my current application, last time the job post salary was about 2600-2800 so they need to apply for my pass using that salary, which I knew even from the start that it will be rejected, so after only 1 week first attempt was rejected so they tried to post another job posting with a higher salary which is 3000 and they used that on my second application which was yesterday.

Hopefully will get some positive outcome, really thankful for your explanation.

Happy to help, wish you luck. Do let us know when it’s approved.

Hi Everyone,

I GOT AN APPROVAL TODAY!

QUICK TIMELINE:

April 14 EP was pending
April 21 EP was rejected and decided not to appeal and make a new application.

May 10 EP was pending
May 20 EP was APPROVED

Wish everyone will also have approval soon. Just believe and have faith, also! patience is really a virtue!

Mar9 wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I GOT AN APPROVAL TODAY!

QUICK TIMELINE:

April 14 EP was pending
April 21 EP was rejected and decided not to appeal and make a new application.

May 10 EP was pending
May 20 EP was APPROVED

Wish everyone will also have approval soon. Just believe and have faith, also! patience is really a virtue!

Congrats!!! May I ask what’s the difference between two applications? Salary / company size, etc.?

congratulations bro, reading a positive results like this made us feel relieve for a little while..
I wish that everyone here will get the same results as yours..
God is Good☝🏻
Once again. Congratulations👏🏻You deserves a toast for making it through🥂

Hi all,

I am indonesian, got my diploma and degree here. Currently holding spass (has been working in this company for more than 2 yrs). New company apply new spass application for me on 16/07/2021.
The status was ‘We need inputs from other agencies to process this application. In most instances, the outcome will be available in 3 weeks time. Some cases will take longer’. And on 02/08/2021, the status changes to ‘Pending’ till today.
Should i worry? It has been more than 3 weeks.

@gilbertkwong! We are the same. My new spass application was apply 12/7/2021 and still
Pending up to now. Patience is a virtue.. hopeful for positive result soon.