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Hi there, we're excited to welcome you onboard at Agoda. The Onboarding Team strives to ensure the best possible relocation experience from your home country to Singapore.
This website has all the information you need to prepare for relocation, arrival, and life in Singapore. Take your time to browse through our guides, recommendations, and plentiful resources we have to offer!
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We're super excited for you to be joining us soon!
By now you may have already gotten your Workday log-in credentials and set-up instructions. We recommend that you complete all your pending tasks as soon as possible as your information will be used to administer your payroll and immigration process!
Relocation during these times can be difficult and the processing timeline may also take longer. At this stage, we highly recommend that you closely get in touch with our immigration partner. They will assist and advise regarding Singapore visa and work permit. Visa team will connect you with them after signing the offer.
If you are an expat currently working or living in Singapore, the process might be different. Visa team will get in touch with more details.
Once everything is ready, now it's time to kick-start your relocation! Click here to see our Relocation Offerings & Reimbursements guide.
Pre-Arrival steps;
You must prepare the following documents before entering, that are
A passport
A SG Arrival card (SGAC), and complete up to 3 days before your arrival
If you are non-fully vaccinated persons, you will need to take either PCR Test or Antigen Rapid Test (ART) within 2 days before departure. And will be placed on 7-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival.
Arrival steps:
If you are fully vaccinated, our immigration partner will contact you from the first few days of arrival at the hotel.
If you are unvaccinated/non-fully vaccinated, you will receive a 7-day SHN via the email address you provided in your SGAC declaration and directly commute to SHN accommodation by private car or taxi only.
Get Visa and Work Permit:
Once you check out from SHN accommodation, our immigration partner will make an appointment with you regarding Visa and Work Permit.
One week prior to your start date, the First Day Instructions email will be sent to you so that you know about first day agenda & when, where and how to get to the office, etc. Singapore office is ready to welcome you onboard!
Please make sure to keep all your relocation expense-related receipts for later reimbursement with us. Take a look at our Relocation Offerings Page for a comprehensive guide on reimbursable relocation expenses.
On your first day, you will be provided more details on how to use our internal platform for filling out your expense reports!
We recommend you open Singapore bank account as soon as possible. Once done, update your bank details & information on Workday for timely receival of your salary.
Remark: The payroll cutoff date is 12th of the month. If you start after this date, your first paycheck (pro-rated salary only) will be paid on 7th of the following month or the last working day before that.
Please visit this link for more details about bank account.
As you may know, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global situation and it is our top priority to ensure that your health and safety comes first. We ask you to limit your travel overseas and to stay in touch with your manager for any specific concerns that you may have. For further questions, please connect with onboarding@agoda.com. We look forward to your start at Agoda!