Against the backdrop of the rising threshold of EP renewal in Singapore, Ms. W, a flight education entrepreneur, has successfully secured a 3-year visa renewal through precise planning with her innovative model of “Family Aviation Experience” and solid social contribution, allowing her career to take root in the Lion City and at the same time raising the dream of exploring the blue sky for more families.
1. From flight enthusiast to entrepreneur
Ms. W, an 85-year-old with a dream of flying since she was a child, has turned her love into a career with a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and has founded a unique aircraft training company in Singapore.
Unlike traditional training institutions, Ms. W combines professional flight simulators with scenario-based lessons to create a “family aviation experience platform” – parents and children can fly a “simulated airliner” through the clouds together and learn about aviation while working together to complete flight missions.
This “teach and fly” model has quickly attracted families who focus on parent-child education, and the company has already served over 500 families in its three years of existence, and will be accredited by Singapore’s Innovative Education Program in 2023.
2、Professional team escort EP renewal
As her company enters a period of rapid growth, Ms. W’s EP visa is facing renewal challenges. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has been raising the bar in recent years, not only by requiring companies to maintain an annual revenue growth of 20% or more, but also by emphasizing on the applicant’s overall contribution to the local job market and the socio-economy.
Our team’s in-depth research found that Ms. W’s case had three core strengths:
Innovation value:The company’s self-developed “Airspace Awareness Curriculum System” fills the gap of aviation science education in Southeast Asia.
Social Contribution:The project has led to the employment of 6 local aviation professionals and established curriculum cooperation with 3 international schools.
Growth Potential:35% year-over-year corporate revenue growth and 62% customer repurchase rate by 2023.
Photo/Ms. W successfully renewed her EP, stolen photo must be investigated!
In response to the audit focus, we assisted Ms. W in systematically combing through the corporate tax records, proof of employee CPF payments and customer satisfaction reports, with a special focus on her project’s promotion of STEM education.
At the same time to formulate a three-year development plan, it is clear that it will expand the market of Southeast Asian enterprise group building, and it is expected to add 8 new jobs. In the application materials, we innovatively adopted the “storytelling presentation” to show the social value of the project with the flight diaries of real home users.
3、Renewal of the visa to help career and family double income
After 2 months of careful preparation, Ms. W successfully obtained a 3-year EP renewal.” This EP is not only a career pass, but also a key to realize the value of life.
“Today, she is leading a team to develop a VR aviation study program and plans to cooperate with Changi Aviation Education Base. What makes her more gratified is that her 7-year-old son has become the company’s “smallest experience officer”, mother and son in the simulation cockpit together to plan new routes, which is the best interpretation of her entrepreneurial spirit.
Picture / Screenshot of customer’s favorable comments, theft of pictures will be punished!
This case proves that, against the backdrop of Singapore’s increasingly stringent EP vetting, applicants can only keep their dreams flying if they demonstrate true innovation, social value and sustainability.
Our team will continue to provide professional services to help more entrepreneurs take root and grow in this hot spot.
Note:References are sourced from MOM Singapore, synthesized from oral accounts by Ms. W and family members, and reproduced with attribution.
