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发表于 23-10-2010 05:04:07|来自：新加坡
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LPR Scheme - Singapore Landed Permanent Resident Scheme
The Landed Permanent Resident (LPR) scheme allows you to apply for Singapore permanent residence while you are still working and living overseas. What's the catch? The LPR Scheme is open only to those individuals who have top notch education or professional background. As a rule of thumb, you must be in the top 1% of your competitive landscape on a global basis in order to qualify for Landed Permanent Resident scheme. For an overview of various Singapore PR schemes available, refer to Singapore Permanent Residence Schemes guide.
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According to available statistics, an average of 36,000 people become Singapore permanent residents every year, allowing them to enjoy many of the benefits of a Singapore citizen such as visa-free residency, priority schooling and the ability to change jobs, etc. Permanent residence in Singapore under the LPR scheme is given on an exceptional basis only. For most people, path to Singapore PR lies through PTS scheme which requires that you first obtain an employment in Singapore and relocate here.
Landed Permanent Residence - What Does it Mean?
Landed Permanent Residence means Singapore ** is ready to grant you permanent residence subject to your actual relocation to Singapore. When your LPR application is approved, your have in-principle-approval from Singaoure ** but still some work remains ahead of you. You will be given one year to find work and relocate to Singapore.
If jobs are hard to come by, all may not be lost. Our past experience shows that as long as you have physically relocated to Singapore, rented or purchased a residential property, have put your children in Singapore schools, authorities will be willing to grant you the Singapore PR status. Normally, PR status is granted for five years initially and renewable thereafter as long as you continue to reside in Singapore. You are eligible to apply for Singapore Citizenship after two years of obtaining your PR status.
LPR Scheme - Eligibility
The LPR scheme is open to individuals with high-caliber professional or tertiary qualifications and who are working overseas at the time of filing their LPR application. The ** fee alone for filing a LPR application is S$1500 therefore you should carefully evaluate your chances of approval before deciding to proceed forward. There is no point in wasting money if your chances of approval are low.
In general, Singapore authorities want to make sure that you will be able to make high-value contributions to Singapore society and that your skills are unique and you won't have any problem getting and keeping a high-paying job in both good and bad economic times. The last thing they want is for you to compete for regular jobs with local Singaporeans. In other words, you must be cream of the crop in order to have a chance of approval under the LPR scheme.
The following factors are a good rule of thumb when deciding whether or not to file an application for Singapore landed permanent residence:
Your profession is in demand and will stay in demand for the foreseeable future, especially in the context of employment in Singapore.
If you are still pursuing your degree or have just completed your higher education, your university is in the top 100 universities of the world and your field of study is in high demand.
If you are a working professional, you have high-caliber professional experience and consider yourself in the top 1% of your profession.
You are 45 years old or younger.
If you meet the above criteria, you have a good chance of approval. When applying for LPR, you can include your immediate family members (spouse and unmarried children under 21) as part of the application.
LPR Scheme - Documents Required
In general, the following documents will be required (as applicable) when applying for Landed Permanent Residence.
Completed Landed Permanent Application form
Copy of your passport
Birth certificate
Copies of educational and professional certificates
Employment letters and testimonials
Salary slips for last six months
Three years of income tax returns
Marriage certificate
If you are applying for LPR along with your spouse and children, they must submit similar documents, as applicable. If any of your documents are not in English, you will have to translate them into English through a certified translation service.
Once the application is filed with the authorities, the processing time is 3-6 months.
LPR Scheme - The Right Scheme For Right People
The LPR scheme is useful for those that have high-caliber educational or working credentials and would like to settle in Singapore on a long-term basis. The risk of applying for Singapore permanent residence through the LPR scheme is the high application filing fee. Therefore we recommend that you first carefully evaluate your chances of successful outcome before filing the application.
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