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If you're a professional or a skilled worker and want to open up greater career opportunities, I suggest you come here to Singapore.
To help plan your job hunting in Singapore, here's the things you should do before you pack your bags:
1. Apply for an Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (EPEC). Usually takes 1~2 weeks for the results.
2. If your EPEC gets approved, the Ministry of Manpower will snail mail you the hard copy of your EPEC. Usually takes 4~6 weeks to get the letter, depending on where you are in the world.
3. Once you've gotten your EPEC, apply for a Long Term Visit Pass. This will give you a valid stay of 1 year in Singapore. You will need this time to look for a job. Processing fee is about SGD30 payable online. Usually takes 2~4 weeks to get approved.
4. If your Long Term Visit Pass gets approved, you'd have to pay SGD90 processing fee for the the Medical Clearance Form (Blood Test and X-Ray), Form 14 (Visit Pass), In Principal Approval, Immigration Terms and Conditions and booking for a physical appointment at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) office in Singapore.
5. After booking for an appointment at ICA, get a medical check up. Processing time of your medical depends on where you are. If you have your medical in Singapore, it would take about 3 working days to get the results.
6. Go to the ICA office on your appointment date to get your Long Term Visit Pass Card. Don't forget to bring ALL documents required (Original and Photocopy).
7. Get your Long Term Visit Pass Card. You now have a valid stay of 1 year in Singapore to look for a job!
Its a nice looking card
Overall, you'll be needing about SGD160, 12 weeks and a lot patience to jumpstart your job hunting. Good luck!
Singapore Lah!
*Images taken from the Internet
Helli po, is the employment cert number same as dun po sa employment ref number? Can i activate my epec thru e-vp kht wala p ung snail mailed cert tutal ang hinihingi lng po is the epec ref #? Thank you so much po!
ReplyDeletehello po! iisa lang po ang certificate number at reference number.
ReplyDeletekailangan niyo po yung snail mail dahil nakasulat po dun yung date of issuance, isa po kasi ito sa mga hihingiin na detalye pag nag apply ng e-vp.
question po, kailangan po ba nasa SG ka pag pinaactivate mo ang EPEC to LTSVP or okay lang kahit nasa pinas ka pa?
ReplyDeleteposible kaya na last week mo na sa sg tapos saka mo narecieve ung epec approval mo via email na maprocess lahat for you to stay legal in sg and hwag ng umuwi sa pinas kasi nga tapos na svp mo? kasi ako unti sept18... salamat. pending parin kasi application ko aug16 pa kasi un after submitted my qualifications.
ReplyDelete"question po, kailangan po ba nasa SG ka pag pinaactivate mo ang EPEC to LTSVP or okay lang kahit nasa pinas ka pa?"
ReplyDeleteok lang na nasa pinas ka kasi para makuha mo ang LTSVP, kailangan personally mo siyang kunin sa ICA office sa Singapore. so mas maganda i-timing mo ang punta mo sa Singapore sa iyong appointment
"posible kaya na last week mo na sa sg tapos saka mo narecieve ung epec approval mo via email na maprocess lahat for you to stay legal in sg and hwag ng umuwi sa pinas kasi nga tapos na svp mo? kasi ako unti sept18... salamat. pending parin kasi application ko aug16 pa kasi un after submitted my qualifications."
ReplyDeletepossible ito pero medyo hassle kasi iisipin mo pa kung aabot ko ba or kailangan mo na umuwi ng pilipinas. hindi ka na nag enjoy sa stay mo :( masmaganda ayusin na kagad lahat ng requirements at i-compute ng maigi ang mga araw na kailangan para walang hassle
may EPEC na ako pati yung hard copy na snail mail na rin sakin last Jan 29, 2010. How to apply for LTVP? I am planning to go to Singapore for job search kaso sbi ng friend ko na andun hirap na silang humanap ng work.. Please help naman on how to obtain the LTVP. Thank you!!
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