Application For Singapore Permanent Residency

Singapore had the population of about five million in 2009. At 1/10 of this population are people who have permanent residency approval. During 2009 at least 60,000 people from different countries have been allowed to stay in Singapore as permanent residents.  People choose to live in Singapore because of advanced infrastructure, healthcare, safety and education.

Singapore has flexible immigration policy to make it easier for the people who want to come to Singapore. The immigration policies are meant to attract professional foreigners and to attract a population growth. The reason behind these policies is economic growth since Singapore has a low birth rate, and they need to improve human power. Foreign people have been proven to be important for the competitive growth in Singapore. Singapore has been able to attract and to maintain the foreigners through various schemes put in place; such schemes are among others the permanent residence for people who want to live in Singapore. The permanent residence in Singapore is found in four different types.

Professional technical personnel and skilled worker scheme (PTS scheme). This is the well known scheme meant to attract professionals, skilled workers, and technical personnel in Singapore. People who already have the Employment pass, EntrePass, Entrepreneur Pass, S Pass and skilled worker Pass are allowed to application for Singapore permanent residency under the policy.

Global Investor Program Scheme, This is initiative of Singapore Economic Development and the Ministry of Manpower. It is one of the programs that are used to attract entrepreneurs and investors to invest in Singapore and to get a Singapore permanent residence to help them in easy handling their activities. Children and spouses of the people who have the permanent residence under this scheme are also able to get Singapore permanent residency.

Foreign artistic talent Scheme (FA scheme)  - this is the initiative of the Checkpoints authority of Singapore and National Arts Council and Immigration  to give a chance for people with special talent to come into Singapore. The people who are given permanent resident under this scheme, should have attended the training formally and should have a good reputation for their work. The people under this scheme may be people who have knowledge in dance music, fine art, theatre, photography, film and literature. The people who get the permanent residency under this requirement have the same advantages as the people who are under NAC grants or people who have been given awards like artists Singaporeans.

Professional technical personnel and skilled worker scheme (PTS scheme): most people who get the permanent residency through this scheme. If you or your spouse is a holder of EntrePass, employment pass and an S Pass, you will be entitled to application for Singapore permanent residency.

However before approving the application permanent residence Singapore, the following factors also can contribute to the approval or not, your age, your employment past history, current employment, education and qualification background, financial status, relatives and personal pursuits. Before thinking to give in your application permanent residence Singapore, you have to know all the requirements needed for your approval.

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