7 Benefits of Being a PR

Before applying for PR in Singapore, you might be curious as to what a PR status entails. Here are some of the benefits of becoming a PR in Singapore.

1) As a PR, you can live, enter and leave the country without having to apply for a Singapore visa to work or travel. A blue card will be given to you as your identification card.

2) You can include your family and children under 21 in the PR application and if your children are of school-aged, they will be given high priority behind the citizens in securing a spot in a public school of your choice.

3) You can also apply for long-stay visas for your parents to come to Singapore

4) You will have the flexibility of changing jobs freely without having to re-apply for a Singapore work permit which comes with a risk of delay or rejection when you cancel your old Singapore visa and reapply for a new one.

5) You will be able to enjoy the tax benefits of Singapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme in which you and your employer will contribute monthly to this “saving” scheme which will come in handy for health care, home-ownership and retirement purposes.

6) Having higher eligibility and priority to apply for loans which can be used to purchase a property. As a PR holder, you are also eligible to purchase second-hand HDB flats.

7) After residing in Singapore as a PR for several years, you will be eligible to apply for full Singapore citizenship in which you will receive a Singapore passport and you can enjoy the full benefits and same rights as locally-born citizens.

Unsure of how to apply for a PR status in Singapore? We offer PR application services that can help you ease the process of your application.