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About expat.sg
expat.sg is a magazine-grade operating system for Singapore expat life — the site you open when you get the offer, and still use in year three.
What we are
We cover the full lifecycle across pillars — Move, Money, Home, Family, Belong, Life, and Next — from visas and first housing through neighbourhood decisions, schools and healthcare, clubs and communities, renewals, PR and citizenship strategy, and leaving well. Content is dual-labeled for Arriving and Living so you can enter either mode without splitting into two sites.
What we are not
We are not a property inventory, an events social graph, an open unmoderated forum, or a clone of third-party “expat Singapore” roundups. We cite official sources (MOM, ICA, IRAS, CMPB, and peers) and show last-reviewed dates on editorial guides. Sponsored content is always labeled. Guides are orientation — not legal, tax, or immigration advice for your file.
How we earn trust
- Editorial guides with citations and review dates — see our editorial policy.
- Research that starts from real reader questions (forums, Reddit, agency FAQs), then maps gaps to primary sources — not recycled listicles. High-stakes Next topics (REP clocks, citizenship ORAL, adult SC renunciation, NRIC loss / re-registration / name change, child and spouse PR sponsorship, aged-parent PR vs LTVP, spouse LTVP / PMLA, PLOC / LOC work rights, student PR, EP job-loss → spouse LTVP bridges, Right of Entry for under-21 dual-passport SCs, citizenship confirmation letters, REP passport transfers, NRIC re-registration overseas return, confirmation letter for foreign authorities, FWA → TAFEP escalation for EP / S Pass, IPA-before-resign calendar for EP / S Pass pivots, annual leave encashment vs notice offset, unpaid retrenchment benefit TADM vs TAFEP, EP side-hustle / content-creator traps, FCF MyCareersFuture 14-day clock, CPF account closure after renouncing PR / SC, EntrePass→EP founder exit, S Pass→EP upgrade packaging, COMPASS C2 degree verification edges, Tech.Pass→ONE salary composite, LTVP/PLOC→EP conversion edges, EP notify-MOM address/passport edges, ONE Pass outstanding-achievements evidence, EP job-change IR21 withhold edges, PEP exit-to-EP/PR timing, EP renewal NOA asks, pass cancellations) are checked against live ICA / MOM / MHA text before we ship.
- Directories for neighbourhoods, schools, clubs, and services — with featured listings clearly marked.
- Journeys and light tools back up the guides.
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