My Biometric Passport and My New Biometric Singaporian Employee Pass (EP) Card
Well today, I’ve finally received my official Employee Pass (Working Permit Card) which entitles me to work official in Singapore until 1st July 2012. It’s a tangible result of the assignment placement that I am on, whilst also now allows me to sort the next most important “settle-in” activity, my local pre-paid SIM card. Life without a mobile – ha! The irony is that you can open a Bank Account without a Employee Pass (card) – as they accept the Notification of Employee letter as proof, but you can’t obtain a Pre-Paid SIM until you get the Employee Pass card – weird, hey?
That said, I do need to wait for my allowance monies to come through, as I’m starting to be on the limits of the cash that I brought in with me – and I am trying my darn hardness not to use my UK credit or debit cards whilst in Singapore 🙂 Well that’s an urge you don’t hear everyday, Aaron trying to stop spending money – hahaha! Hopefully it is just a matter of a few days before I get the money through to my local bank account, and then I can withdrawn without getting the FX hit!
Well, I do work in Card Financial Services – ha!