| The Singapore passport is pretty good. It's supposedly better than Iceland in terms of travel freedom. [1] However, I personally think the government has implemented considerable measures to stop brain drain, including 4/6-year bond government university scholarships [2] and an intended lack of (usually bilateral) working holiday visas [3]. (Can't find any links aggregating such visas for Singapore citizens, but I found that New Zealand might be one of the few countries to offer such a visa [3]. There's no such programme for Australia [4], Canada [5] or the UK [6] — this could be contrasted with Malaysia, which has bilateral programmes with some of these countries.) On the bright side, the USA offers the H1B1 non-immigrant-intent visa for Singapore citizens. [7] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Singapore... [2] http://www.ifaq.gov.sg/psc/apps/fcd_faqmain.aspx#FAQ_34197 [3] http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/passes-visas/work-hol... [4] http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/visa-options... [5] http://www.international.gc.ca/experience/intro_incoming-int... [6] http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/... [7] http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_1391.h... |