Citiexpat provide property and expat services including home search, property handovers, lease management, property sale & purchase, property market research, market scans, full spectrum documentation, property management, property orientation tours, consultancy and vendor management.

Moving to Singapore? or new to this sunny island? Citiexpat is here to help you adjust quickly.

Citiexpat has tips and look-outs that will help your preparation to move here.

checklist

Research your cost of living in Singapore. It will depend on your office's relocation package. Singapore's low tax can boost net income that off-set other expenses. Major expenses are for the rent, commute & school.
Money: Do your math, study your finances and manage expectations.
Immigration: Ensure you can move here.
Kids: Check the schools' grades transfer compatibilities with local schools alongside admissions, processes and fees.
Pets: Check for government regulations and special arrangements.

pre-arrival

immigration

Check the requirements to move here at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), & the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). If employed, your employer will get that Employment Pass (EP) for you. You MUST get all the required documents from the authorities to legally live & work here.
An In-principle approval (IPA) will be issued once your EP application is approved. The IPA may take up to 4 weeks to process.
To come here then look for work? You can apply online for the EP Eligibility Certificate (EPEC) from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). This allows you to get a Social Visit Pass for up to one year to look for a job.
Do comply and provide all academic or professional qualifications & transcripts, passport and a passport photo.

financials

Do your financials before you relocate.
Check your country’s bank accounts & credit cards to see they’re compatible for access and use here.
Study exchange rate parities and manage your expectations.
Check the cost of living here in food, housing, clothes, transportation, personal & health care.

international schools

Consult your country’s health care for your kids vaccination records to see if your kids need other vaccinations before coming here. Speak to the schools about the academic transfers to Singapore.
Research vacancies and then the areas for house hunting. Visit the Ministry of Education's (MOE) International Student Admissions for processes & requirements.
Kids on Dependent’s Passes (DP) in qualified schools are exempted from getting Student Passes (SP). Check MOE’s and the Singapore schools regarding transfer process and special documents required.

pets relocation

Check Singapore Authorities of Singapore Customs and National Parks' Animal & Veterinary Service for guidelines to relocate pets here. You may need import permits and veterinary & quarantine requirements before moving.
There are dog & cat breed restrictions here including the number & size of pets you can keep.

when you are here

Endorse your Employment Pass (EP) to legally work and live here. You'll also need the EP to sign a lease in Singapore. HR should have all the paperwork stamped and endorsed by MOM.
Submit your passport and white immigration card to your HR. They must provide a Health Declaration Form of which you MUST sign.

After you've moved here, Citiexpat can help find you with home search.
If you choose, we can place you in serviced apartments while doing the home search.
We will help you avoid the pitfalls associated with doing your own home searches.
Citiexpat will make home search a breeze while taking care of your best interests to keep you safe in unfamiliar settings.
We will assist on what to look out for during home search, and help with the contracts with the Landlords and their agents.
We will help to have your utilities and internet registered & switched on.
Finally, our property agents will support your tenancy throughout your lease & help you get your security deposit back.