Showing posts with label singapore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label singapore. Show all posts

METHODS FOR MONEY TRANSFER FROM SINGAPORE

Online Methods:

1.If you have a NRI account in any of the bank of your Country, then you can transfer money from your Singapore savings or corporate account to your NRI account ,if your account of Singapore Bank supports the money transfer option to the bank of your Country Bank. If you don't have NRI account, but would like to open, you can request to open it if there has branch of your bank in Singapore.

2.If the local Singapore bank of your savings account doesnt support trasnfer to your NRI account holding bank directly, but there has branch of your NRI account holding bank in Singapore, then you can open a new saving accounts in singapore , deposit your salary in it, then transfer it to NRI account through online. Usually takes 2-3 working days

3.Some banks support online remittance methods linke ICICI Money to India, DBS facilitates 'Mastercard Money send' options etc to many countries.

Manual Methods:

1. There are many money remittal agents like Western Union & many more - through which you can transfer money via Online, phone service or from the corresponding agent locations to your desired bank in your country or direct pick up in your country at western union agent location, the recipient must show the identification & the secret code given by agent. They take certain amount of commission for it. Money will be transferred in 1-2 working days. Visit western union site for more info.

2.Interntional DD- Almost all the nationalized and some of the private banks issue international DD by paying cash. You can mail it to your Country by any convenient method, then recipient can encash your DD.

3.Mustafa Centre in Singapore offers money transfer to most of the desired banks in your Country. For which you need to go in person, pay the cash, fillup your recipient bank account details. Money will be transferred in 2-3 working days.

Money Transfer to India:
You can follow any of the above methods.
-ICICI Money to India is one of the best options to transfer money online. Most people do transfer through this way, because DBS Bank in which most of the people hold their salary accounts, has Internet banking option that support the link to choose ICICI bank and transfer money. The good thing is no need to have/open an NRI account in your country for this method. No Service commission if sending amount is more than $S2000 else they charge $S5 per transaction and 25Rs will be deducted from your recipient's bank account in India. Money will be transferred in 2-3 working days maximum. But the charges may get varied, please visit corresponding site for more info.

-If you have HDFC NRI account in India,
you can open HDFC savings account in Singapore, can transfer money to your HDFC NRI account online. It offers highest good conversion rate. If your salary account is DBS, then can transfer money to HDFC local Singapore savings account online, then transfer it to your NRI account

Money transfer to Philippines:
You can follow any of the above methods.
Most Filipinos transfer money through money remittance agents located in Lucky Plaza, Singapore.

Money trasnfer to other countries: people transfer money based on the above methods which one is profitable, flexible or easiest as per thier comfort.

best of luck!!!

JOB CONSULTANTS IN SINGAPORE

Job Consultants in Singapore:

There are many job consultants in Singapore but only a few does manpower resourcing from international wide, some of which some are listed below. please google it & find thier links & contacts.

ITCAN PTE Ltd

SV Technologies

Optimum Solutions

Comptale

Suvin Technologies

Robert Walters

EPS Consultants

Hays

Michael Page

Zenith

Ross

Hudson

Helius Technologies


List of a few local Consultants:

Adecco Personal Pte Ltd

AEGIS Recruitment Pte Ltd

Aspire Career Services Pte Ltd

Axon consultants

Career Express Pte Ltd

Career world International

Excellent HR Pte Ltd

Kelly Services

Michael Page

Mindtree Consulting

ML Consulting

Manpower staffing services (s) Pte Ltd

Moore stephens Consultants Pte Ltd

Niche Recruitment

Stafflink Services Pte Ltd

TempServ Pte Ltd

Job mailing groups:

There are some communicative yahoo groups in which some of the job postings can be found. In these groups, you can find emails pertaining to job openings in Singapore, accommadation, Technical courses, and many other info.

-Ezlink Yahoo group:
subscribe to ezlink-singapore-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
post message: ezlink-singapore@yahoogroups.com

-Ezlink Yahoo group for Indians:
subscribe to : ezlink-singapore-indians-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Post message: ezlink-singapore-indians@yahoogroups.com
-Ezlink Job:
Subscribe to: ezlinkjob-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Post message: ezlinkjob@yahoogroups.com


Online social communities for IT jobs:

There are a few online communities for jobs in singapore, some of them are Orkut online Communities listed below.

Singapore IT Jobs

Singapore Jobs

Singapore Jobs sharing

IT Contract jobs in Singapore

Singapore software jobs

jobs in singapore

marketing jobs in Singapore

Singapore jobs website links

Singapore Technical jobs

Singapore java jobs


Jobs through Newspaper: Refer to The Straits Times weekly paper in Singapore on Saturdays/Sundays for jobs published in Newspaper.

JOBS IN SINGAPORE

The people who would like to work and live in Singapore would be having many more doubts or queries in their mind
- How to get or find jobs in Singapore
- job oppurtunities/openings in singapore
- what are the job consultants in Singapore
- procedure to search and find jobs in Singapore etc
This page gives you a detailed explanation regarding jobs and what are the possible ways to find & serach for jobs in Singapore for foreigners preferable in IT.

As we all know Singapore is so called Business Hub. Singapore always encourages foreign talent each and every year. It creates many more oppurtunites in various sectors each year.

Procedure to enter and work in Singapore:

The employers of Singapore must recruit you and apply for a corresponding work visa to MOM(Ministery of manpower). On approval of the applied visa, the approval letter would be sent to the employee by the corresponding employer,by which one can enter into Singapore.
Upon entry, the employee or employer on behalf of employee, need to apply for visa stamping and to get valid work pass to MOM. After which one can work in Singapore. Please refer visas link of this site for more detailed explanation.

Jobs in Singapore:

There has many companies and jobs in Singapore in various sectors. But more find in IT Banking Sector and next in other sectors like Automobile, Telecoms, Construction, Finance etc. some of the banks under banking sector are DBS, Citi Bank, Credit Suisse, OCBC, UOB, MayBank etc.



Joblinks or Jobsites of Singapore:

There has many more job links or job sites for Singapore, which we can google it. The following are some of the job links where people can post their Resume.

monster.com.sg

jobstreet.com.sg

jobsdb.com.sg

jobcentral.com.sg

expressit.com.sg

recruitexpress.com.sg

kaphy.com

freelancezone.com.sg

JobPioneer.com

SingaporeJobSearch.com

IndiaJobExpress.com

singapore.recruit.net [for more freelance jobs]

WORK PASSES FOR FORIENERS IN SINGAPORE

Work Passes:
There are different kinds of work visas of Singapore for foreigners.

In-principal Approval letter: This is not a visa. But this is a kind of permit letter given to a foreigner/foreign worker through which can enter into Singapore. This is the first response letter given upon request for a particular visa. This letter is enough for immigration clearance for the first time entry. After entry into Singapore, one has to apply for corresponding passes.
The In-prinicipal letter will be given for Employment Pass, Dependent Pass, Visit Pass, PR. The processing time for In-principle approval letter generally takes less time.

FIN: This is Foreign Identification Number which is a unique number given for each foreign worker who seeks employment in Singapore. This is being used as a reference for that corresponding candidate in all places of Singapore.
Employment Pass: The In-principal approval letter is applied by the corresponding employer to the Ministry of Manpower(MOM).On approval of this letter, the processed application will be mailed to the employer. The employer will send this letter to employee, so that one can enter into Singapore.

The employment passes(EP) are sub-classified as P, Q & S type passes.
P type: These are of P1 and P2. These are issued for foreigners with professional qualifications , acceptable degrees or special skills
-P1 : This is issued if the monthly basic salary is above S$7000
-P2 : This is issued if the monthly basic salary is above S$3500 but less than S$7000
-Q1: This is issued for professionals or with special skills if the monthly basic salary is above S$2500.
The validity of In-Principal Approval letter applied for Employment pass is six months, within which the candidate must enter into Singapore and can work for one month temporarily. Upon entry, one must apply for Employment Pass. Dependent passes can be applied for Employment passes P1,P2 & Q1 holders for thier spouse.


S Pass/Q2:

These are issued for those whose monthly salary is less than S$2500. The S-Pass applicants will be assessed basing on a point system by taking into many considerations including salary, educational qualifications, skill set, work experience etc. The validity of In-Principal Approval letter applied for S pass is three months, within which the candidate must enter into Singapore and unlike Employment pass, S-pass candidiate cannot work temporarily under approval letter.
Dependent pass can be applied for S-pass holders for thier spouse only if salary is above S$2500.

These passes are to applied by the employer. The average processing time for Employment/S-Pass applicants/renewal is atleast three weeks from the date of the receipt of application. The processed outcome will be mailed to the employer.
How to change or move to other Company within Singapore: The Employment Pass(EP) corresponds or relates to a specific employer, if one has to change or move to other company, then the existing Employment Pass must be cancelled, for which the existing employer provides a cancellation letter by which the existing EP would be cancelled by submitting at MOM, if one is able to produce the In-principle approval letter relating to new employer during the cancellation of existing EP, then new EP is issued which relates to new employer, the FIN remains the same. OR if the exiting EP is cancelled, the Social Visit Pass is issued for a month, within which if one is able to produce the In-principle Approval letter relating to the new employer, then new EP would be issued otherwise the worker must leave the Country.

WorkPermit:

The In-principal approval letter is applied by the corresponding employer to the MOM. This can be issued for any skilled or unskilled worker if the basic monthly basic salary is not more than S$1800 and a certain amount of security deposit to be made by the employer for the Pass Division. You cannot work until the pass is issued.
Dependent Pass:

The Dependent pass is for spouse and children of the Employment pass or S-pass holders to live in Singapore. This is applicable for current visa holders whose basic salary is above S$2500.
The Dependent Pass application can be applied by the respective Employment/S-Pass holder or by corresponding employer to MOM. The In-principle letter will be issued and send it to them whoever applied. This letter can be mailed to the dependents so that they can enter into Singapore, upon entry one has to apply for Dependent Pass. Or Dependents can come under valid Social Visit Pass and can then apply for Dependent Pass once arrived to Singapore.
Dependents Pass holder/Dependents can work in Singapore under the ?Letter of Consent?. This letter has to be applied by the corresponding employer who offered the job for dependent.

The Dependents can come along with Employment Pass holder while coming into Singapore on Job Offer for the main applicant. For which the Dependent Pass application be applied along with Employment Pass holder application , but the Employment Pass holder must wait to get In-principal approval letter.
Personalise Employment Pass(PEP): The Employment Pass is tied to a specific employer, but PEP is not tied to a particular employer, one can remain in singapore for upto six months to find and get into other placement. This is issued only once for five years and is non-renewable. To apply for PEP, one has to be in Employment Pass. There has to meet certain eligible criteria to apply for PEP.
Please visit MOM (Ministry of Manpower) website for more information on Employment Pass, S-Pass, Dependent Pass, Work permit & PEP.

Visit Passes:

Social Visit Pass: This pass is for those who would like to come to Singapore as tourists or for a short business trips. This has to applied at ICA(Immigration Checkpoints Authority), Singapore.
Long term Social Visit Pass: This pass can be applied for Parents, Spouse, Parent-in-laws, children etc who are related to foreign working professionals in Singapore. This is for those who would to live with main pass holder for long-term. This pass is issued upon qualifying certain eligibility and conditions. If would like to come for short-term, then can visit under Social Visit Pass.This has to apply at ICA(Immigration Checkpoints Authority), Singapore
One cannot work under Long term Social Visit Pass, if wish to work then one has to attain Employment Pass by corresponding employer who offer job.Please visit respective website for more information

Permanent Resident(PR):
One can apply for Permanent Resident (PR) who must be working in Singapore under Valid Employment Pass/S pass. There is no specific time limit to apply for PR, but advisable to apply after atleast a year. One must qualify for its eligibility and conditions to apply for PR. This has to apply at ICA(Immigration Checkpoints Authority), Singapore. If once your PR application is approved, then exiting EP would be cancelled and issue the PR for you. It is initially granted for 5 years. The Permanent Residents is not bind to a particular employer, one can work or change or move to other company easily. Under PR,One has to contribute for CPF (Central Provident Fund) which has to pay certain percentage of you salary to your CPF account monthly. The CPF contribution is paid by you and your employer on percentage basis monthly. Under PR one can stay in Country with or without work.
If one has spouse and children at the time of applying for PR, the dependent PR can applied along with your PR application, once approved , the dependent pass is cancelled and dependent PR will be issued.

If existing Permanent Residents would like to bring their immediate dependents, then one can apply for long term social visit pass, for which they have to be under valid social pass. Later can apply for dependent PR. Dependent PR can work in Singapore. Please visit respective website for more information

There are many more passes like Student Pass, Business Visit Pass, Training Visit, Work Holiday Programme etc, for respective purposes.
Please visit ICA(Immigration Checkpoint Authority),Singapore website for more information on Social Visit, Long term Social Visit , PR, Singapore Citizen and various other passes.
Singapore Citizen: The foreign nationals must be in PR status to apply for Citiitizenship

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS IN SINGAPORE

Emergency Numbers


Police
999

Ambulance
995

Fire
995

Pet Ambulance & Transport
6552 2222

Police Hotline
6225 0000

Traffic Police
6547 0000


Courier Services


FedEx
1800 743 2626

TNT
1800 745 3122

DHL
1800-285-8888

UPS
6552 2222

Royale International
6284 0370






Flights Info


Changi Airport
6542 1122

Flight Information
1800 542 4422

Tiger Airways
6538 4437

Singapore Airlines
6223 8888

AirIndia Express
65428444,65423991

Indian Airlines
63257203

Jetstar
800 6161 977

Air Asia
6307 7688


Transport


MRT
6336 8900

SBS Transit
1800 2255 663

Comfort Call Taxi
6552 1111

City Cab
6552 2222








Bank Contacts


DBS Bank
1800 111 1111

Citi Bank
6225 5225

Diners Club
6294 4222

OCBC Bank
1800 438 3333

May Bank
1800 629 2265

UOB Bank
1800 222 2121


General


Singapore Tourism board
6736 6622

Weather Information
6542 7788

Sentosa
6275 0248

Mustafa shopping
6295 5855

Golden village cinemas
1900 912 1234

NTUC Fairprice
1800 552 2722

UNIVERCITIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

According to the Spanish ranking system, Webometric Ranking of World
Universities, the Top 10 universities in South-East of Asia are :

1.NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
2.NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
3.KASETSART UNIVERSITY
4.CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY
5 PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY
6 ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THAILAND
7..CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
8. THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY
9. ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY OF THAILAND
10. KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY

Out of the top 10 ranking South East Asia universities, 2 are from
Singapore , and the balance 8 universities are from Thailand . Also, on the
Top 100 list, Thailand has 41 universities, Myanmar 18, Indonesia 14, the
Philippines 13, and Singapore 7.

In Asia , the Top 10 universities are :
1. UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
2. NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
3. KYOTO UNIVERSITY
4. BEIJING UNIVERSITY
5. KEIO UNIVERSITY
6. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
7. UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
8. CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
9. NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
10. NAGOYA UNIVERSITY

Out of the Top 10 ranking universities in ASIA, 4 are from Japan , 5 are
from China , and the remaining 1 is from Singapore .. We are also nowhere
near the Top 100 universities in Asia . In terms of Global Ranking, NONE of
Malaysia 's universities are anywhere near the TOP 1000 universities.

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