EP status pending from one month

DC123 wrote:

Hi all,
Working on EP from last 3 years and in Singapore , EP applied for new job by employer on 22nd June ,status is still pending. MoM haven't asked for any documentation etc yet. Could you please advise what can be the reason?

Changed the job in Oct-2020 that time got EP in 3 days not sure what's reason now. New company is  MNC financial institutions.

Cheers
RC

Mine also same pending since 25th June - MNC Bank , no documents yet asked by MoM.

DC123 wrote:

I know at least 4-5 pax different small companies in IT EP got approved in 1-3 weeks in last 15-20 days.

Not sure why stuck for us.. MNC banks talking about top tier financial institutions of the world..

Is it possible for the agency which submitted the ep application to do a followup with MoM , regarding the reason for hold up. My agency guys are bit reluctant to reach out to MoM .

Foamy_Skill wrote:

Hi All,

I think EP processing time get extended based on lot of factors, and one of that also is the prospective employer's credentials(tendency to hire foreigner vs local, local and foreigner ratio etc) to MOM.

<b>I was told, for one of the top global bank in Singapore, the typical EP processing time is around 3 months recnetly and in some cases is more than that based on observations. </b>

Even though I have been working here on EP for last 5 years and changed EP two times with maximum 3 weeks processing time, My EP is pending now more than 8 weeks and MOM has not asked for any additional documentation. its just "Pending".

So it's just another trick to discourage them to hire foreigners by extending the processing time.

I did not resign, only shared to my current manager that I have accepted an offer and my EP is pending. But  had I known this earlier, I wouldn't have shared this to my current manager this earlier as well.

Got this message in one of the thread , don't know we are among the unlucky ones

raprap wrote:

I resigned from my previous company for where I stayed for almost 2 years and a half with an S Pass. My pass was renewed with them until 2024 but I decided to look for another opportunity. I got an offer after 2 weeks from one of the companies I applied to. Then an EP application was submitted on July 13 by my recruitment agency. My last day in the company was July 23. The EP application got rejected sometime on July 23 or 24. My recruitment agency submitted additional documents and an appeal was done yesterday July 27. They asked me to submit to them my old IPAs. I think rejection is normal for additional scrutiny and justification.

Do you know what was missing in the previous application that was rejected? IPA’s being asked by MoM is new to me, hence the ask. MoM has all this info as they are the ones who issue it

Shekhz wrote:

raprap wrote:

I resigned from my previous company for where I stayed for almost 2 years and a half with an S Pass. My pass was renewed with them until 2024 but I decided to look for another opportunity. I got an offer after 2 weeks from one of the companies I applied to. Then an EP application was submitted on July 13 by my recruitment agency. My last day in the company was July 23. The EP application got rejected sometime on July 23 or 24. My recruitment agency submitted additional documents and an appeal was done yesterday July 27. They asked me to submit to them my old IPAs. I think rejection is normal for additional scrutiny and justification.

Do you know what was missing in the previous application that was rejected? IPA’s being asked by MoM is new to me, hence the ask. MoM has all this info as they are the ones who issue it

Hi Shekhz,

My first acquired pass role/title is different from the existing renewed/acquired pass role/title in the same company. i.e Customer Success Associate to Software Engineer. The reason It was changed is due to restructuring hence dissolving the team.

But you got a logical point.
All I can do is follow what the recruitment team is asking me aside from waiting.

BTW, Thank you for your constant replies It really help a lot and eases anxieties.

Shekhz wrote:

It shouldn’t be complicated, the employer needs to justify that you have changed roles and possess relevant skills for the same- also it is owing to a restructuring.

My only concern is, a software engineer would certainly need some tech skills, know-how in programming languages, whilst a customer support individual necessarily wouldn’t- that may have been the reason?

It's not Customer Support.. It's Customer Success. Even I was confused about the title vs the responsibilities at first when I got hired. Because I searched the responsibilities of Customer Success people on the internet. In our company's case, the responsibilities are entirely different... a combination of both a Solutions Architect and a Business Analyst. My role was as a Solutions Architect before joining this company BTW.

raprap wrote:

Shekhz wrote:

It shouldn’t be complicated, the employer needs to justify that you have changed roles and possess relevant skills for the same- also it is owing to a restructuring.

My only concern is, a software engineer would certainly need some tech skills, know-how in programming languages, whilst a customer support individual necessarily wouldn’t- that may have been the reason?

It's not Customer Support.. It's Customer Success. Even I was confused about the title vs the responsibilities at first when I got hired. Because I searched the responsibilities of Customer Success people on the internet. In our company's case, the responsibilities are entirely different... a combination of both a Solutions Architect and a Business Analyst. My role was as a Solutions Architect before joining this company BTW.

My apologies, yup familiar with Customer Success roles. Should be ok because as a customer success professional you are bound to be an expert with the co’s solutions and possess relevant internal certs etc to be able to guide customers, help adopt the solution. A little justification to explain the professional certs would help, even if it’s explicitly called out on your resume

DC123 wrote:

One of my friend got EP in 10 days joining some MNC bank , not sure why status for us is pending from 6-7 weeks I guess  they should approve or reject within the timelines.

Any inputs , for me I see out of 10 people 9 got EP in 2-3 weeks and it's stuck for me and no communication from MOM?

Yea it does feel unfair. But nothing we can do about it. Each application’s processing times varies based on lot of factors. Some of them are not in our control. My EP got approved after 105 days. Stay positive. Good luck.

DC123 wrote:

One of my friend got EP in 10 days joining some MNC bank , not sure why status for us is pending from 6-7 weeks I guess  they should approve or reject within the timelines.

Any inputs , for me I see out of 10 people 9 got EP in 2-3 weeks and it's stuck for me and no communication from MOM?

Hey did you get the EP?