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Malays can be denied permanent residency permits even if they are married to a Singaporean citizen. My ex is Singaporean and I (white American) was denied work
by anoncoward111 8y ago
Malays can be denied permanent residency permits even if they are married to a Singaporean citizen.
My ex is Singaporean and I (white American) was denied work permit, so I researched it intently. We were considering marriage until we saw the thousands of Malays who were unsuccessful despite marriage.
Really hidden and heartbreaking. And that's just one example of Han Chinese racism
- rorykoehler 8y agoSorry but that isn't remotely the experience I have witnessed. Singapore is about hard cash. Nothing else comes into consideration.
- anoncoward111 8y agoI mean, why should hard cash have anything to do with the right to live and work in Singapore? The US isn't the most awesome country in the world but marrying a foreigner at least conveys them basic rights like residency and work permit. I mean, residency! What is a marriage without residency?
- rorykoehler 8y agoThat's the way they run Singapore. Marrying a local gives you extra weight but money comes first. It's their fizz buzz. I'm not sure why you mention what the US does? Its irrelevant. Singapore is a full blown corporatist state. The rules and way they do things reflect that.
- anoncoward111 8y agoI agree that that is definitely how they run Singapore, corporatism combined with "Anti-Non-Chinese" identity. When I think of what the USA does in terms of preventing migration, I say to myself, "wow, it probably can't be much worse than this". But then I think of Singapore, and realize I'm wrong-- wow, it can be worse than this! At least in the USA and indeed many countries all over the world, marriage = right to reside. But not in Singapore. If you are Malay, then the government sees you as a threat to the "delicate harmonious balance of races" in Singapore, and they will do a lot to prevent you from permanently residing and working.
- rorykoehler 8y agoYou're talking absolute rubbish. I'm sorry you had a bad experience but that is no excuse to fabricate bs. Get yourself together.
- zhte415 8y agoAren't most Singaporean Chinese Hokkien and Hakka, not Han?
- anoncoward111 8y agoSorry, you are totally right! I was actually meaning to imply that they are heavily influenced by the People's Republic of China, or at least, "Pan-Chinese" identity or "Anti-Non-Chinese" identity. EDIT: upon consulting Wikipedia, it would appear that Hakka is a subset of Han, and that Singaporeans are considered Han despite ancestral migrations. It's a lot like ethnic Irish living in Ireland vs ethnic Irish living in America