Working in Singapore

[gotonz]

Try mo sa Sacred Heart Agency sa Malate, majority ng job orders nila ay for Singapore clients.

thanks for the reply!

[Totnak]

I don't think there's anything risky with what you're going to do. The only thing though is, you have to make sure that you have a return ticket which is less than two weeks from your departure date. I went out as a tourist when the company I am now working for asked me to fly out and start work 3 days after arrival. I didn't even show my IPA to the SG IO since my RT was 8 days after arrival.

I haven't processed my membership with OWWA yet. I'll do so in the coming weeks or a few days before I go home to Manila so that I can have my OEC as well.

I'm starting to get confused on this one....why less than 2 weeks or 14 days for the return ticket....does SG have a new rule for the issuance of tourist visas? isn't it that the usual standard is 30 days?

[cassio]

I'm starting to get confused on this one....why less than 2 weeks or 14 days for the return ticket....does SG have a new rule for the issuance of tourist visas? isn't it that the usual standard is 30 days?

Pwede naman 30 days.

Yun nga lang, may ibang mga immigration officers na mahilig mag-power-tripping.

Kaya others suggest 2 weeks stay.

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[cassio]

Pwede ka mag tourist muna sa singapore at dito ka nalang mag asikaso ng OWWA mo pag may work ka na..ganun ginawa ko..Mag one year na ako dito sa singapore pero hindi pa ako member ng owwa, saka na ako pupunta sa embassy ng pinas pag malapit na ako uwi ng pinas..

You should get your OWWA as soon as you arrive. OWWA membership entitles you to insurance benefits.

Meron kaming kakilala na namatayan, tapos, walang OWWA. Walang nakuhang death benefits. Kinailangan pang mang-utang para ma-iuwi ang bangkay.

Parang tindahan ng suka yung embassy dito ng pinas, dala ka lang pambayad, contract, pass mo, at passport member ka na ng owwa, sa pinas dami pa procedures at requirements..

=)

I agree! Ang balita ko sa POEA, 3 hours bago mo makuha ang OEC. Tapos, cut-off pa by 2pm!

Pag sa Singapore embassy, ilang minuto lang hintay mo.

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[Totnak]

Pwede naman 30 days.

Yun nga lang, may ibang mga immigration officers na mahilig mag-power-tripping.

Kaya others suggest 2 weeks stay.

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as long as it's within the bounds of Singapore immigration laws, wala naman silang pwedeng kwestyunin....

my family visited us here at SG last year for 3 weeks and they never told me anything about it...same goes for the sister of my friend who just flew back to Manila last Sunday....

[registrant]

Hi inquire ko lang po how much is the cheapest solo occupancy of a hdb or whatever you call that has a kitchen inside the unit? And where to search over the internet? Thanks.

[Akoybuang]

I'm starting to get confused on this one....why less than 2 weeks or 14 days for the return ticket....does SG have a new rule for the issuance of tourist visas? isn't it that the usual standard is 30 days?

Ok.. Return ticket days is DIFFERENT sa days na pwede mo stay sa SG at itatatak ng SG IO sa passport mo..

14 days return ticket para makaiwas ka tanong ng makulit na SG IO (especially kung girl ka at mukhang nagtatrabaho ka sa bar, you know what i mean..), kasi sa liit ng singapore, maiikot mo to sa loob ng isang linggo or less.. Alam kasi ng mga SG IO na maraming nag tourist dito at dito naghahanap ng work kaya pag 1 month ang return ticket mo, kadalasan i justify mo pa or hahanapan ka ng Invitation Letter..

Note: Invitation letter is not required by law to travel per my understanding but it can corroborate your long days of stay in Singapore..We all have rights to travel anyways, so passport at return ticket lang dapat..

Yung social visit pass na itatatak ng SG official is 30 days as per standard recently..Kesyo 14 days, 15 days, or 30 days return ticket mo, tatatakan ka ng SG IO ng "30 days to stay"..You can extend for another 30 days i think pag nag U-Turn ka (e.g from Malaysia.)

[Akoybuang]

Hi inquire ko lang po how much is the cheapest solo occupancy of a hdb or whatever you call that has a kitchen inside the unit? And where to search over the internet? Thanks.

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[registrant]

thanks for the tip, i'll include sa budget yung medical exam and visa. and yes, naghahanap na ko ng flat. may nakita ako actually na 1-bedroom flat for only 1k. pero nagdadalawang isip ako kung room or buong flat kunin ko. gusto ko kasi kung room, puro pinoy din kasama ko, kaya lang wala naman ako kilala dun.

wala naman problema sa once a month na salary, ganun din pay-out ko dito sa pinas ayoko lang maubusan ng pera habang nag-aantay ng last pay sa old company at 1st pay sa new company. sa computation ko nasa 2800-3000 yung kelangan ko sa 1st month. pede na siguro yun.

tanong ko lang, kung nag-move in ako ng may - sa june pa naman ako magbabayad ng PUB diba?

what about yung sa POEA, ako din magbabayad nun, hindi company?

hi inquiry lang sir naghahanp din po kasi akop ng flat 1 bedroom, pero sa loob po ba ng unit nung 1k na nakita mo e may kasamang kitchen? tv? etc?

ano po bang ibig sabihin nung room vs flat? ang pagkakaalam ko kasi yung room pedeng private din yun pero lalabas ka sa common area para magluto, maglaba dahil wala sa loob ng unit na kasama?

pag flat naman? thanks.

[Totnak]

Ok.. Return ticket days is DIFFERENT sa days na pwede mo stay sa SG at itatatak ng SG IO sa passport mo..

14 days return ticket para makaiwas ka tanong ng makulit na SG IO (especially kung girl ka at mukhang nagtatrabaho ka sa bar, you know what i mean..), kasi sa liit ng singapore, maiikot mo to sa loob ng isang linggo or less.. Alam kasi ng mga SG IO na maraming nag tourist dito at dito naghahanap ng work kaya pag 1 month ang return ticket mo, kadalasan i justify mo pa or hahanapan ka ng Invitation Letter..

Note: Invitation letter is not required by law to travel per my understanding but it can corroborate your long days of stay in Singapore..We all have rights to travel anyways, so passport at return ticket lang dapat..

Yung social visit pass na itatatak ng SG official is 30 days as per standard recently..Kesyo 14 days, 15 days, or 30 days return ticket mo, tatatakan ka ng SG IO ng "30 days to stay"..You can extend for another 30 days i think pag nag U-Turn ka (e.g from Malaysia.)

bold are mine....

are you working on the presumption that I don't know what those terms mean? FYI, I've been here in SG for the past 3+ years thus I know the intricacies of the process....

as far as I know, the immigration official won't be thoroughly asking you about such issues UNLESS you've been here before and you're last visit is very close to the date of your latest visit....

for first timers, I don't think it would be a problem....actually, I felt sorry for my new officemate here who bought a 14-day return ticket because some smart dude from his former office told him that it is the mandated number of days to stay for tourists....he is now compelled to go back to Manila after 14 days which falls on a workday when in fact, he could have purchased a 30-day ticket that would fall on a weekend....less hassle IMHO....

[Akoybuang]

hi inquiry lang sir naghahanp din po kasi akop ng flat 1 bedroom, pero sa loob po ba ng unit nung 1k na nakita mo e may kasamang kitchen? tv? etc?

ano po bang ibig sabihin nung room vs flat? ang pagkakaalam ko kasi yung room pedeng private din yun pero lalabas ka sa common area para magluto, maglaba dahil wala sa loob ng unit na kasama?

pag flat naman? thanks.

Flat is yung buong unit sa isang HDB..So sa isang flat pwede 2+1 (2 rooms plus storage rooms), 3 rooms, 4 rooms, etc.

Never pa ako naka encounter na isang flat at isang bedroom lang..

Depende sa contract mo sa landlord pero kadalasan may appliances na (washing, tv, ref, aircon)..

Lahat halos ng HDB my kitchen, cr, refuse chute, normal naman yata yun..

Regarding 1k sa buong flat baka malabo..hehe..3 bedrooms normally nsa SGD 1800-2000..swerte kung may makita kang buong flat na 1500 lang pinakamura..Meron baka kasama mo sa loob yung landlord mong tsekwa =)

[Totnak]

there are 1-BR flats out there although they are quite rare...but the price ranges from 1.3k to 1.5k at the very least.....

[Akoybuang]

bold are mine....

are you working on the presumption that I don't know what those terms mean? FYI, I've been here in SG for the past 3+ years thus I know the intricacies of the process....

as far as I know, the immigration official won't be thoroughly asking you about such issues UNLESS you've been here before and you're last visit is very close to the date of your latest visit....

for first timers, I don't think it would be a problem....actually, I felt sorry for my new officemate here who bought a 14-day return ticket because some smart dude from his former office told him that it is the mandated number of days to stay for tourists....he is now compelled to go back to Manila after 14 days which falls on a workday when in fact, he could have purchased a 30-day ticket that would fall on a weekend....less hassle IMHO....

Wala akong pakialam kahit gaano ka na katagal dito sa Singapore. Not necessarily alam mo na lahat ng pasikot sikot at bagay..May mali ba sa infos ko? Probably hindi ka aware na maraming kababayan natin ang nakukwestyon ng IO kasi 1 month ang return ticket nila. Just check sa PinoySG forums..Dami din ako kakilala dito na na kwestyon regarding sa stay ng 30 days..

Lets be realistic here..Hindi naman lahat dito nag stay ng 30 days para magbakasyon lang kaya malakas ang loob..Karamihan nag stay ng 30 days para mag tourist at maghanap ng work..

bakit umuwi after ng 14 days..Pwede naman ipa rebook pag dating dito dba?

[registrant]

Flat is yung buong unit sa isang HDB..So sa isang flat pwede 2+1 (2 rooms plus storage rooms), 3 rooms, 4 rooms, etc.

Never pa ako naka encounter na isang flat at isang bedroom lang..

Depende sa contract mo sa landlord pero kadalasan may appliances na (washing, tv, ref, aircon)..

Lahat halos ng HDB my kitchen, cr, refuse chute, normal naman yata yun..

Regarding 1k sa buong flat baka malabo..hehe..3 bedrooms normally nsa SGD 1800-2000..swerte kung may makita kang buong flat na 1500 lang pinakamura..Meron baka kasama mo sa loob yung landlord mong tsekwa =)

hi natawa ako tsekwa ah hehe, sir pag sinabi mo bang rent a room para kang boarder? parang big brother may sarili kang door na may bed at cr pero pag labas mo makikishare ka sa sa kitchen, sa washing machine, sa tv etc?

pag naman whole hdb flat, parang maliit na bahay dito sa pinas na iyong iyo lahat?

meron akong nakita 1.6k sa http://www.pinoysg.com/component/opt.../page,show_ad/

[Akoybuang]

hi natawa ako tsekwa ah hehe, sir pag sinabi mo bang rent a room para kang boarder? parang big brother may sarili kang door na may bed at cr pero pag labas mo makikishare ka sa sa kitchen, sa washing machine, sa tv etc?

pag naman whole hdb flat, parang maliit na bahay dito sa pinas na iyong iyo lahat?

meron akong nakita 1.6k sa http://www.pinoysg.com/component/opt.../page,show_ad/

Anyways, kahit naman mag rent kayo ng buong flat, boarders pa rin kayo lahat =) Pero better pinoy mga kasama mo..

Na try ko na makitira sa tsekwa (landlord) bukod sa mahal e mahirap kumilos..

Ang HDB block kasi parang condo type building na binubuo ng mga flats or units na may mga rooms sa loob.. Pwede kayo mag rent ng buong unit, kung marami kayo at tig-iisa kayo ng rooms. Pwede din mag rent ka nalang ng room sa isang flat..

Pag nasa master bedroom ka may CR ka sa loob ng kwarto mo..pag common rooms wala..Pero either way, sharing kayo sa Washing machine, kitchen, etc. na nasa common area. may cr din sa labas..kadalasan at least 2 cr sa flat..isa sa master bedroom, isa para sa mga common rooms..

[Totnak]

Wala akong pakialam kahit gaano ka na katagal dito sa Singapore. Not necessarily alam mo na lahat ng pasikot sikot at bagay..May mali ba sa infos ko? Probably hindi ka aware na maraming kababayan natin ang nakukwestyon ng IO kasi 1 month ang return ticket nila. Just check sa PinoySG forums..Dami din ako kakilala dito na na kwestyon regarding sa stay ng 30 days..

Lets be realistic here..Hindi naman lahat dito nag stay ng 30 days para magbakasyon lang kaya malakas ang loob..Karamihan nag stay ng 30 days para mag tourist at maghanap ng work..

bakit umuwi after ng 14 days..Pwede naman ipa rebook pag dating dito dba?

I don't give a sh1t as well to the informations you are giving as I'm providing my insights based on first-hand experiences of my relatives and friends who came here......I even had the priviledge of asking the said informations from a colleague who arrived just yesterday.....fresh first-hand info, right?

regarding those that were questioned, maybe they were part of those exemptions that I have posted above (UNLESS you've been here before and you're last visit is very close to the date of your latest visit).....I don't need to check pinoysg.com regularly to know what's happening around....I've had 3 friends who were first-timers here in SG that arrived last March and they also never mentioned anything about those supposed craps by the SG immigrations officers....they were even of the opinion that SG immigration is much much better than RP immigration....

also, I assume you knew that rebooking a flight doesn't come for free , right? heck, budget airlines doesn't even allow rebooking......

[Totnak]

hi natawa ako tsekwa ah hehe, sir pag sinabi mo bang rent a room para kang boarder? parang big brother may sarili kang door na may bed at cr pero pag labas mo makikishare ka sa sa kitchen, sa washing machine, sa tv etc?

pag naman whole hdb flat, parang maliit na bahay dito sa pinas na iyong iyo lahat?

meron akong nakita 1.6k sa http://www.pinoysg.com/component/opt.../page,show_ad/

one more thing, 1-BR and 2-BR flats only have 1 toilet while 3-BR flats and above have 2 toilets......

[Akoybuang]

I don't give a sh1t as well to the informations you are giving as I'm providing my insights based on first-hand experiences of my relatives and friends who came here......I even had the priviledge of asking the said informations from a colleague who arrived just yesterday.....fresh first-hand info, right?

regarding those that were questioned, maybe they were part of those exemptions that I have posted above (UNLESS you've been here before and you're last visit is very close to the date of your latest visit).....I don't need to check pinoysg.com regularly to know what's happening around....I've had 3 friends who were first-timers here in SG that arrived last March and they also never mentioned anything about those supposed craps by the SG immigrations officers....they were even of the opinion that SG immigration is much much better than RP immigration....

also, I assume you knew that rebooking a flight doesn't come for free , right? heck, budget airlines doesn't even allow rebooking......

Wow, ang lakas ng hangin..

Sigurado bading ka..

Malamang isa ka sa mga nandito sa Singapore na biglang yumabang nung nakatutong lang ng ibang bayan..

Budget airlines doesnt allow rebooking??? Is Cebu Pacific not considered budget airlines? nakapag pa rebook pa ako last time..

"fresh first-hand info, right?"..yeah right..from you???baka rotten infos

[registrant]

Anyways, kahit naman mag rent kayo ng buong flat, boarders pa rin kayo lahat =) Pero better pinoy mga kasama mo..

Na try ko na makitira sa tsekwa (landlord) bukod sa mahal e mahirap kumilos..

Ang HDB block kasi parang condo type building na binubuo ng mga flats or units na may mga rooms sa loob.. Pwede kayo mag rent ng buong unit, kung marami kayo at tig-iisa kayo ng rooms. Pwede din mag rent ka nalang ng room sa isang flat..

Pag nasa master bedroom ka may CR ka sa loob ng kwarto mo..pag common rooms wala..Pero either way, sharing kayo sa Washing machine, kitchen, etc. na nasa common area. may cr din sa labas..kadalasan at least 2 cr sa flat..isa sa master bedroom, isa para sa mga common rooms..

ah ok pero ang hanap ko is yung parang kay pointedfinger 1 bedroom with kitchen and bathroom (usually 1 whole flat rent na ito right?) yung sinasabi mong mahal pero may 1.6k akong nakita e sa pinoysg..

[Akoybuang]

ah ok pero ang hanap ko is yung parang kay pointedfinger 1 bedroom with kitchen and bathroom (usually 1 whole flat rent na ito right?) yung sinasabi mong mahal pero may 1.6k akong nakita e sa pinoysg..

Never pa ako nakakita kasi ng isang flat na may isang bedroom lang..Pero sabi ni ****** or Totkan, watever..meron daw..

Ask mo sya, baka may alam sya..Masyado marunong yun eh..Imbes na magbigay ng direct infos at tumulong, e puro yabang ang pinaiiral..