WHY FOREIGNERS LEAVE SINGAPORE - Challenges of expats life in Singapore

[@Ash-sr6xi]

I love Singapore, but unfortunately, Singapore doesn’t want to give PR if you are not Chinese. So, I applied to Australia and got PR. I’m planning to move soon.

[@NewtoSingapore]

Getting PR in Singapore is hard because they have to make a choice based on the availability which is limited! Glad you get to start a new journey in Australia!

[@ongtayjoojames-ow1bs]

@@Ash-sr6xiYes...!!! Good for u, then...!!! Australia is definately much, much better than SGP...!!!☝️✌️💪👍👏😉

[@zenmode6144]

Stability is boring, but people don't appreciate the stability of a country unless they've lived in one that isn't. One can have peace of mind to think about what they want to achieve in life without worrying about the safety and reliability of environmental factors such as infrastructure/crime/etc.

[@NewtoSingapore]

Of course, Singapore is having its own challenges at the global level, facing climate change, political insecurity… but yes down at our level, we can just focus on making the better choices!

[@lunazero433]

​@@NewtoSingapore what political insecurity?

[@NewtoSingapore]

@@lunazero433 Wars between countries is also affecting Singapore, economically, strategically...

[@Dennis-kp2bc]

Hi Amandine, Yes now a day is not easy to land a job in Singapore.

[@NewtoSingapore]

Yes, I’ve been monitoring the job market and only high skilled jobs are available but the competition is fierce!

[@hemalchawda6958]

Good to see ur vlog Amandine❤

[@NewtoSingapore]

Thank you 😊

[@PIT72100]

Hi Amandine I have been living in Europe for 45 years... Singapore is a great place to live..... safe clean and foodie...... Europe is fading....not safe drug users and dealers are everywhere and lots of crime....😢😢😢😢😢

[@NewtoSingapore]

Yes, Europe is not going in a good direction - many conflicts! Hope it gets resolved somehow! Still wanna be proud of being French!

[@Ccb88888]

That's a mischaracterisation and gross over-generalisation. Europe is much, much better than you describe.

[@NewtoSingapore]

​@@Ccb88888 Every place in the world has good and bad, at the moment, Europe is going through a tough period - especially politically! That doesn't mean that the scenery and the life there are not to be experienced ^^

[@ongtayjoojames-ow1bs]

Yes...!!! Pls leave...!!! SGP is too expensive already...!!!😳🧐🙄😬🤨

[@NewtoSingapore]

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[@ongtayjoojames-ow1bs]

@@NewtoSingaporeDon't feel sad...!!! U shd be happy that u got a choice...!!! I'm stuck here in SGP, being force to pay high rents...!!!☝️🙄😬🤨😡☝️

[@lunazero433]

I think that the main reason foreigners are having to leave is that too many foreigners are trying to get in so the all those who are seen as less desirable by the government are forced out.

[@NewtoSingapore]

From my experience, it's more because of personal reasons: family, and cost of living... than "government is forcing them out"

[@clementihammock7572]

This year onward, nursing or therapeutic industry will help. The rest better prepare for the slowdown.

[@NewtoSingapore]

Cyber security and bio tech and those kind of very specialised field definitely don't have to worry!

[@Ccb88888]

Don't really understand why Amandine would apply for Singapore PR. At the end of the day, France is a better country to work, raise a family, retire. There really is no contest between the two....

[@NewtoSingapore]

That's not my point of view - everyone likes different things and looks forward to other things in life! For example, I find working in Singapore more interesting and challenging!

[@Ccb88888]

@@NewtoSingapore When you get older you will understand what I'm talking about. I grew up in Singapore and love it to bits. In fact I would love to move back for a while. Are there industries/companies where Singapore is at the cutting edge like France? France has quite a few multinationals that have cutting edge technology. I can't think of any in Singapore....That's why most STEM graduates in Singapore end up in finance. As a French citizen, if you don't like France you can easily move to other EU countries. I have a French friend who moved to Denmark, and is doing R & D in offshore wind. With a Singapore passport or PR status you cannot easily move to say Korea or Japan....

[@matthewpeloso2172]

Singapore is only a bank, otherwise, the government boards. Those are the two job options there.

[@RingoSG]

France is better to raise a family ? C’est une blague ? Maybe in big cities, but I can tell you for the average people. Safety is a big concern… got some good stories. Healthcare is a joke, for example, my uncle broke his leg waited 8 hours in the emergency room, he passed out in the waiting room without any assistance helping him. My mother has to wait 6 months to see some Ear specialist (ORL), I smell pee and poo when I take the train, there are always people bothering me on the streets, etc Do I need to talk about taxation ? One of the highest in Europe. How about public service ? A joke. My friend was waiting for social housing, they told him that there was space allocated to migrant but not for him 😂. A joke. Europe is a joke. Let’s all move out.

[@matthewpeloso2172]

@@RingoSG yes, very safe place for white collar crime to happen, no?

[@steventay5834]

Singapore is a wonderful country but I dislike : 1) high car prices 2) stressful place to work. Many citizens probably need to work till death because of high cost of living

[@NewtoSingapore]

But do you really need a car in Singapore? Definetly, the work culture is really rushed as compared to other countries!

[@steventay5834]

@@NewtoSingapore Self employed real estate agent needs a car.

[@cac1504]

Continue to raise retirement age as though life is perpetual...

[@DipsaDishNDiaries]

Was expecting "Where FOREIGNERS LIVE* in SINGAPORE - Challenges of expats life in Singapore"

[@NewtoSingapore]

There are a lot of foreigners leaving Singapore (since covid but before also) and the reasons to explain that are pretty simple. On the other hand, there are still more foreigners coming!

[@matthewpeloso2172]

@@NewtoSingapore yes, SG Inc gets to cheat it's new batch of suckers.

[@victorvaldez760]

They should only allow foreigners making more than 10,000$ a month to stay in Singapore.. all others can get going

[@NewtoSingapore]

Then I wouldn't be here 🥹

[@aakashacharya5184]

😊

[@NewtoSingapore]

😃

[@cac1504]

Too expensive, too artificial. Simple as that.

[@NewtoSingapore]

Everyone has different sensitivity to prices, climate and landscapes 🤷‍♀️

[@blessedcheflim8579]

The whole world is expensive if you earn top dollors job except in less developed economy. My Expat neighbour has a big house wt pool, and lived in helper which they will not have back home. Every weekend BBQ at the pool poping Champgn enjoying weekend wt frds. Just the rental of the house is 20,000/ Sgd. 😂😂

[@faryalalam7730]

I pray and hope you receive Singapore pr.

[@NewtoSingapore]

Same here 👐 Thank you!

[@jajalshadow]

god no. she needs to go back where she comes from

[@jennifer-oc6io]

Europe is big n chaotic n dirty

[@NewtoSingapore]

Got good and bad!

[@xxxcool2565]

This is something i disagree with the government of Singapore. For all the great things the Singapore government have accomplished, the hard decisions and correct decisions they have made with foresight thus far, this is one they got wrong. Very wrong. Limiting foreign talents into Singapore to pander to the locals smacks of populist decision, an easy way out which will eventually backfire on the entire nation. No great country thrives on protectionist policies especially one with such a small population and with declining birthrates. Its almost putting a nail in their own coffin. What you will end up with is a population that is pampered, weak and unable to compete at a global stage while struggling with declining population, making it a turn off for foreign investors. Increasingly many MNC have decided to relocate out of Singapore and many have decided to drop Singapore as a destination of their expansion plans. With nothing rely on, it will ultimately, in a worse case scenario, lead to the demise of Singapore. Sad but these are hard turths.

[@NewtoSingapore]

I think Singapore is resilient, hope they will foresee any politics that are going against the well-being of its population and growth 👐

[@lunazero433]

Not every foreigner is a foreign talents so limiting foreigners isn't limiting foreign talent. Real foreign talents are able to easily get pr and citizenship and live comfortably. The reason most foreigners are finding it difficult to stay is that they aren't valuable enough for the government to want to keep them, and there are a lot more others who can take their place if they decide to leave. Those that are valuable won't have any trouble staying forever.

[@xxxcool2565]

@@lunazero433 beggars can't be choosers. You are describing the cream of the crop. Those have choices and they would have gone to US or UK to expand their horizon. Singapore on the other hand is faced with talent crunch and declining population. If the government do not take active steps to address it Singapore will fade into oblivion.

[@cac1504]

Many foreign talents are overrated and overpaid. They should accept local terms, no special treatment.

[@matthewpeloso2172]

SG needs to bring in workers as the locals don't want to think. Ironically it's because the locals were raised in a nanny-state - the government has planned their citizens lives out for them already.