My Thai girlfriend is coming to Singapore in late June.
She is 25 and has completed her upper secondary education in
Thailand (Mattayom 6).
Her work experience is mostly in retail sales (sell clothing) in
Thailand and she has never worked in Singapore before.
Her English is okay, can read a little, can say quite okay.
She don't mind long hours or low pay (I'm mostly sponsoring her
anyway).
My intention is for her to work in Singapore, get used to the
life here, make some friends, and hopefully we can start a family
here. Just a side-note, it's not her first time visiting Singapore,
when she came for the first few times, it's mostly a holiday trip
for her.
Just a few more questions:
1. After some browsing at the MOM site, and looking at her
qualifications and also that she isn't skilled, I think she can at
most get a Work Permit. So for the WP, does she have to apply at
MOM or the prospective employer will apply for her?
2. Lodging-wise, will it be a problem if she's staying with me
when she's trying to obtain a Work Permit? I mean, does it even
matter as long as she has a permanent residence i.e. my house?
3. Does anyone know of a community forum for Thais working in
Singapore, where they can share their experience working and living
in Singapore?
Your kind response would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
Have you ever though of going to Thailand instead of staying in
Singapore?
