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EP cancel + SC/PR spouse: same-week bridge checklist
Companion to EP job-loss → spouse LTVP — same-week HR STVP ask, DP cascade, IR21, open ICA spouse LTVP, tick PLOC if you need work, and what not to confuse with graduate LTVP.
r/askSingapore’s layoff week often burns five calendar days debating folklore before anyone emails HR or opens ICA e-Service. Product chooser lives on EP job loss → spouse LTVP bridge. This companion is the same-week checklist when your spouse is already an SC or PR.
Day-of-notice checklist
| # | Action | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Email HR: cancel date + request longest STVP MOM allows (up to 90 days) | Default HR behaviour is often shorter |
| 2 | Confirm DP / family passes tied to the EP fall with cancel | Do not assume the trailing spouse’s DP floats |
| 3 | Start / confirm IR21 timing and final-pay withhold | Tax clearance |
| 4 | Local spouse opens ICA spouse LTVP e-Service (Singpass) | Stay bridge beyond STVP |
| 5 | Tick PLOC with the LTVP file if dual income is real | LTVP alone is stay — PLOC / LOC |
| 6 | Inventory lease / school / helper / who holds each contract | STVP is not a housing plan |
| 7 | If exiting instead of bridging | Switch to leaving playbook the same week |
Do not burn the week on these myths
| Myth | Safer move |
|---|---|
| “Wait until STVP day 1 to file LTVP” | Open ICA as soon as marriage / sponsor facts support it — case-by-case while still on EP is peer practice, not a published ban |
| “PMLA after layoff speeds LTVP” | PMLA is pre-marriage; it is not a post-layoff hack |
| “Graduate LTVP = spouse LTVP” | Different ICA rows |
| “STVP = keep working” | Cancel ends work rights immediately |
| “PR auto-starts when EP dies” | Still discretionary — spouse PR is a separate file |
Retrenchment money stays on retrenchment on EP. Generic STVP choreography on between jobs.
Decision rule
Same week: HR STVP ask + IR21 + ICA spouse LTVP (+ PLOC if needed) + household inventory. Parent framing stays on EP → spouse LTVP bridge.
Sources & citations
Admin and policy details change. Prefer the official page when making decisions; we cite primary sources for Singapore government and statutory guidance.
- MOM — Cancel an Employment Pass (opens in a new tab)
- ICA — Spouse of a Singapore Citizen (LTVP) (opens in a new tab)
- ICA — Spouse of a Singapore PR (LTVP) (opens in a new tab)
- MOM — Work passes for ICA-issued LTVP holders (opens in a new tab)
- IRAS — Tax clearance for employees (IR21) (opens in a new tab)
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