EP Approval Time Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

EP applied: 12/04/2022
EP status: pending (18/04/2022)

Awaiting approval!
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First time EP application

Location: Overseas
Industry: IT
Relevant Experience: 7 yrs
Salary: 7K++
Applied: 05/04/2022
Pending: 07/04/2022

Checked today and as expected it's still Pending, I'm just excited and hopeful that it gets approved quickly without asking for additional documents from me or from my employer 🙏

If your University appears on the MoM SAT for EP application, does that imply it's accredited and recognized by MoM and so there will only be little chances of requiring a third party agency to validate my degree?

Really thankful to this thread! Good luck to everyone who's waiting for their passes to get approved! smile.png
- @networkguy
EP approved as of today, IPA letter received as well! :)

Timeline: 2 weeks

Good luck to everyone! :)
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EP applied: 12/04/2022
EP status: pending (18/04/2022)

Awaiting approval!
- @kavyasetty69
EP Approved Today on the 20th morning. Good luck for others who are waiting for approval.
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Hello, can anyone please advise what is the average processing time for Singapore PR in 2022. Is it delayed because of covid backlog. Thanks in advance
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EP applied: 12/04/2022
EP status: pending (18/04/2022)

Awaiting approval!
- @kavyasetty69
EP Approved Today on the 20th morning. Good luck for others who are waiting for approval. - @kavyasetty69
Congrats! That's pretty swift
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EP applied: 12/04/2022
EP status: pending (18/04/2022)

Awaiting approval!
- @kavyasetty69
EP Approved Today on the 20th morning. Good luck for others who are waiting for approval. - @kavyasetty69
Hi There, if you are comfortable to share your details it would be beneficial for members like me who are waiting for EP's.
details such as:

  • Current Location
  • Industry
  • Salary increase/decrease
  • Industry
  • 1st-time applicant or not
anything else you feel might be worthwhile to share - thanks
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Hello, can anyone please advise what is the average processing time for Singapore PR in 2022. Is it delayed because of covid backlog. Thanks in advance
- @SaiShirdi79
Nope, it's pretty normal- usual 6 months time frame
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@kavyasetty69

Congrats!

So you will work remotely from Singapore? May I ask for the position applied, your nationality and University? This would help me because I have never been granted and EPass, although according t SAT, I am qualified for an EPass, whenever I get approved, I fall down to SPass. I just think it may have something to do with my citizenship or university.

I would appreciate if you send me a reply. Thanks!
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@Shekhz thank you

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First time

EP applied: 19/04/2022
Waiting.... For Approval.
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@wagabond911

Current Location : India
Industry : IT
Salary increase/decrease : 7k around
Industry : Software
1st-time applicant or not : 1st time
University : VTU ( India) / Bachelors Of Engineering
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@Unknown2022 Congrats...
btw, i saw your previous post, seems like your company applied EP with 4.5K salary and you still got EP huh?
Did you check in SAT tool, whether you can get EP with salary of 4.5K? or based on SAT tool you are eligible for SPass, but still you got EP huh?

If you dont mind, can you share your experience and industry info? Thanks
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@wagabond911

Current Location : India
Industry : IT
Salary increase/decrease : 7k around
Industry : Software
1st-time applicant or not : 1st time
University : VTU ( India) / Bachelors Of Engineering
- @kavyasetty69
Thanks! @kavyasetty69! all the very best ...
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EP applied: 12/04/2022

EP status: pending (22/04/2022)

Awaiting approval!
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Just sharing my experience


I am EP holder and my wife was on DP (my wife came to SG on Jan 2022)

My wife cleared interview for one of the small semi-condutor company for IC design role
Experience: 3.5 years and relevant experience: 2yrs
Education: Masters in VLSI design
As per SAT tool minimum salary for her experience is :6300, but company applied EP with 5300 salary

Frist time EP applicant
7 Apr 2022 - EP applied
8 Apr 2022 - Pending
22 Apr 2022 - Approved

Took 10 working days for EP approval

Good to know that, there are chances to get EP even if we cannot meet salary that was from SAT tool assessment (this is encouraging).

Good luck everyone who are waiting for their EP

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Good to know that, there are chances to get EP even if we cannot meet salary that was from SAT tool assessment
- @nandakumar577
We already know that for Malaysians, lower salary thresholds apply.
But if your wife has a different nationality (please clarify!), then this is indeed new and unusual.
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@beppi
nationality: Indian
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Nandakumar: Then it is very unusual - either a new development or a mistake by the processing officer. I believe the latter. Make sure she earns above the SAT threshold by the time her pass needs renewal!
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@beppi

Got it .. Thanks for the info
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Hi I am India , applied Ep work for a start up and one of the initial members to set things up. We are a new Company and just registered our office .

Ep applied.  14 April

Yet to know status
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@Pavvalo congrats . That was very quick . Is it a well established Company

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EP applied: 12/04/2022

EP status: Approved (25/04/2022)

Thank you all for support and all the best for others who are waiting.
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EP applied: 12/04/2022

EP status: Approved (25/04/2022)

Thank you all for support and all the best for others who are waiting.
- @dadajaki
Hi @dadajaki, thats great news and many congratulations:

For the ones waiting, it would be great if you could please share your background etc (whatever you are comfortable sharing)

Industry:
Current Salary
New Salary
Current location
1st time EP application

anything else you think is worthwhile sharing
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This forum is so helpful! Adding my case to this topic:)
EP application submitted: 12th April
Application status: Today(18th April ) Pending

Awaiting approval 🤞🤞🤞
- @Joe Singapore
Guys my ep is just approved this morning (25/04/2022).
All the best for others who are waiting.
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This forum is so helpful! Adding my case to this topic:)
EP application submitted: 12th April
Application status: Today(18th April ) Pending

Guys my ep is just approved this morning (25/04/2022).

All the best for others who are waiting. - @Joe Singapore
  Hi @joesingapore , thats great news and many congratulations:
For the ones waiting, it would be great if you could please share your background etc (whatever you are comfortable sharing)
Industry:
Current Salary
New Salary
Current location
1st time EP application
anything else you think is worthwhile sharing
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This forum is so helpful! Adding my case to this topic:)
EP application submitted: 12th April
Application status: Today(18th April ) Pending

Guys my ep is just approved this morning (25/04/2022).

All the best for others who are waiting. - @Joe Singapore
  Hi @joesingapore , thats great news and many congratulations:
For the ones waiting, it would be great if you could please share your background etc (whatever you are comfortable sharing)
Industry:
Current Salary
New Salary
Current location
1st time EP application
anything else you think is worthwhile sharing
- @wagabond911
Industry: IT
Current Salary - 5-6k
New Salary - 6-7k
Current location - Onshore, 3 years working in Singapore after a degree from NUS
EP application - This is the 3 rd time in 3 years

This is 3rd time and the longest time that I have waited for an approval.
1 st Time (2019) - 6 days
2 nd Time(2020) - 8 days
3rd Time (Now) -13 days
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Applied: April 11
Industry: International Education
Current location: not in Singapore
1st time EP application

I've heard that EP approval is a bit slow for teachers because the industry is not high-needs :/
I know on the website it says within 3 weeks, but it looks like it might 4+ weeks (which is the case for others I have talked to).

Would love to hear from other teachers who have gotten EP or are also in the process!
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Would like to share my experience of EP application, hope it helps

Document submitted by HR : 19 April 2022
Pending status: 20 April 2022
IPA Approved :  27 April 2022
Timeline : 1 week
Industry:  research fellow
New Salary: 5k
Current location : Malaysia
1st time EP application: yes
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Document submitted by HR : 20 April 2022
Pending status: 30 April 2022

Industry:  construction
New Salary: 6.5k
Current location : singapore
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@deuces99 I am Kevin Murrey,  currently i Turkey as a olant opperator (asphalt mixer)
I am interested. Kindly share procedure of application.
Thank you
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Kindly share procedure of application.
- @kevozein99
Please read related forum posts - this is THE most discussed topic here!
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My story and one question:

I said YES to US based start-up (founded in 2012) who registered newly in Singapore in 2022.

Hike was pretty good (35%+)
30/03/2022: EP applied
12/04/2022: MoM asked for additional info. especially about the company, other employees pay, justification for hike given to me.
25/04/2022: Info given to MoM
28/04/2022: approved (I am great full for that)

However, EP approved is only for 12months. From past experience, I know new EP approval is usually for 24months.

Anyone has any idea why is it now 12months ? Is it same for others recently ?

Addons:
I am Indian, in Singapore for over 8years working in Semiconductor industry.
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@beppi

Nandakumar's case:
May be this approval is because of the current Manpower shortage in Semiconductor industry ?
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Hi 
Hope you are having a good day! 

I am having some doubts on my Employment pass. I have got an offer and the company is planning to apply E pass on 22nd May as they have posted the Job in Careerfuture on 20th April. 

When I opened the job link in Careerfuture it shows the applications are closed for this job. Also job range is $3500-4000 where my salary is $6500 (SAT tool it shows I am eligible to get E pass with this salary). But in some other job websites like Monster.com, they have posted the same role for higher salary. 

My question is "Due to the earlier closure of getting application and salary range is exceeding in the range posted in careerfuture advertisement, will be my E pass rejected?" 

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Hello, can anyone please advise what is the average processing time for Singapore PR in 2022. Is it delayed because of covid backlog. Thanks in advance
- @SaiShirdi79
Nope, it's pretty normal- usual 6 months time frame
- @Shekhz

It was 8 months for us, but also heard people waiting for over a year!
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@Anony4sf

If it's any consolation… so many of our friends and co-workers, even at MD and C-level only received a one year EP renewal. And this is for people in a very niche industry  too who lived in Spore for many years. Don't know what is going exactly, but is seems to be the trend lately.
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My question is "Due to the earlier closure of getting application and salary range is exceeding in the range posted in careerfuture advertisement, will be my E pass rejected?"
- @rakshikaravi
The company is only allowed to hire you (and apply for your work pass) after the compulsory mycareersfuture posting for 28 days is completed and no suitable local applicant was found.
As I understand from your post, it was not completed and wasn't for the same job (higher salary means different job scope).
You should clarify with the employer whether you still have a chance to get that job!
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@deuces99

Status Approved : 2 May 2022
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@kevozein99

you can look up on BCA singapore website to get some certfication courses
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Submitted April 18th

May 6th Pending
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