Singapore · Weekly briefing · Nº 042

Journeys

Before you land, after you land — and when you leave.

Interior utilities for the weeks that matter. Not a dashboard; a calm sequence you can tick through.

Before wheels-down

Pre-arrival (T−30 to wheels-down)

The month before you fly — IPA / SG Arrival Card, HSA meds, shipping vs suitcase, spouse or kids joining later, and the cash bridge until Singpass and a local bank exist.

Open pre-arrival playbook

Arriving · first 90 days

Three horizons so the first week stays humane and the third month still has a list. Pair with the Arriving hub and Move pillar.

Digital exit

Singpass / Myinfo exit

Leaving Singapore without losing the last months of Singpass login, Myinfo retrieval, or gov.sg mail — and without treating a cancelled work pass as an immigration status. Pair with school deposit tool when mid-year school cash is still open.

Open Singpass exit playbook

Movers day

Mover lift / loading-bay booking

Leaving a condo or HDB with a container or 3-tonne — book the service lift, loading bay, and pad protection early enough that movers day is not an improvised lobby argument. Pair with foreign licence clock if you still need to drive through load-out.

Open mover lift playbook

Condo digital access

Condo visitor QR revoke

Leaving a condo with guest QR, temporary access, and delivery PINs still live — revoke lists, helper / tutor codes, and how visitor apps collide with MCST card return and movers week. Pair with school device bond tool if kids still hold school iPads through checkout week.

Open visitor QR revoke playbook

Condo EV exit

Condo EV charger / lot clear

Leaving a condo with a reserved EV charger bay, wallbox deposit, or visitor-charging PIN still live — release lots, return RFID tags, and settle charger deposits before MCST card return and movers week. Pair with school CCA kit bond tool if CCA kit bonds settle the same fortnight.

Open EV charger clear playbook

Utility meter exit

Utility meter photo handoff

Leaving a flat with electricity, water, and gas meters still unsigned — capture dated meter photos, align final reads with SP / PUB / landlord checkout, and keep a float until credit notes clear. Pair with school exam deposit tool if exam / IB deposits settle the same fortnight.

Open meter photo handoff playbook

Condo visitor parking

Condo visitor parking / loading-bay clear

Leaving a condo with visitor parking QR, temporary loading-bay bookings, and guest IU labels still live — cancel bay slots, return visitor tags, and clear overnight guest parking before MCST handover and movers week. Pair with helper levy tool if helper final-levy cash settles the same fortnight.

Open visitor parking clear playbook

Condo access tokens

Condo access-card / fob deposit clear

Leaving a condo with resident access cards, lift fobs, and carpark tags still on deposit — inventory tokens, return them with dated receipts, and float lost-card fees before MCST handover and movers week. Pair with bank statement tool if statement downloads compete with management-office week.

Open access-card deposit playbook

CPF nominations

CPF nomination / estate-planning exit

Leaving Singapore with CPF balances still open — confirm or update nominations, download statements for estate files, and sequence withdrawal timing without treating folklore as MOM or CPF Board advice. Pair with school bus float tool if kids still ride through the same notice week.

Open CPF nomination exit playbook

Pharmacy / chronic scripts

Pharmacy / chronic-script exit

Leaving Singapore on chronic meds — pull last refills, request transfer letters, and float private-script cash before clinic accounts and Singpass logistics change. Pair with pharmacy refill tool if refill cash competes with packing week.

Open pharmacy chronic-script playbook

Next

Leaving Singapore

A practical exit sequence — IR21 tax clearance, housing deposits, shipping, pass cancellation with STVP buffer, and CPF closure — so the last two months are orderly rather than chaotic. Changing employers while staying in Singapore? Use the between-jobs playbook instead. Deep narrative lives in the Next pillar. Sketch diplomatic-clause dates on lease notice tool before you serve notice.

Open leaving playbook

Prefer numbers? Light COL, lease, and EP threshold tools live one level down — never on the homepage.