Singapore Visa Types:
Which is more suitable for you?

Overview of Singapore Visa Types

As a leading financial and business hub in Southeast Asia, Singapore adopts an open immigration policies by offering different types of Singapore visas mainly to attract foreign professionals, business owners, high net-worth individuals and investors. Additionally, there are also Singapore family visa schemes catered to their family members as well as Singaporean’s spouse.

In this section, we are going to look into various Singapore visa schemes available and how can foreigners work and live in Singapore legally.

Quick Checklist Before Applying for Singapore Work Visa

Firstly, there are a few things to consider before you proceed with applying your Singapore Work Pass / Visa:

1. Do you have a company sponsor?

2. Does your visa type require a foreign worker quota?

3. Is there a foreign worker levy involved?

4. Do you meet the minimum salary, education, or experience criteria?

5. Is the visa temporary or a pathway to PR?

6. How long is the visa valid for?

7. Can you renew the visa, and what’s required?

8. Can this visa lead to Singapore PR or citizenship?

Comparison Table: Singapore Work Visa Types

Different Singapore Visa Options

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Employment Pass (EP)

What is an Employment Pass?

The Singapore Employment Pass is a type of work pass issued by MOM for foreign professionals, directors and corporate executive to work legally in Singapore. This work pass is targeted at mid to senior level executives who wish to work in Singapore. No quota required but company sponsor must show genuine reason for hiring the foreign employees instead of a local.

Eligibility Criteria

Meet the minimum salary criterion of 5,600 SGD per month. Salary requirement increases as the age of the applicant increases.
Possess a recognised education qualification. For those without a recognised qualification, should have more experience to justify the need for the applicant.

Key Features

No quota required;
Payment of foreign worker’s levy no required;
Eligibility for Dependant’s Pass (with a minimum salary of 6,000 SGD per month)
Pathway to applying for Singapore PR
Applicant can be both shareholder and director of the sponsoring company.

Learn more about Singapore Employment Pass.

Entrepass or Entrepreneur Pass

The Singapore Entrepass scheme is granted to entrepreneurs or business owners who would like to operate or start their new business in Singapore. The entrepreneur pass scheme is targeting those highly innovative individual who has a creative (highly technology driven idea) business idea and the required business track records to setup their business in Singapore. There are also a various type of requirements within the entrepass scheme to look out for before you apply, especially the business milestone that the applicant must meet within 2 years of acquiring the visa.

ONE PASS Singapore - Overseas Network & Expertise Pass

The ONE Pass (a.k.a. Overseas Network and Expertise Pass) is a newly launched visa scheme to attract global talents from all sectors, such as business, sports, science arts to relocate to Singapore.

The ONE Pass provides flexibility for applicant as it allows the pass holders to work as an employee or consultant with multiple companies, and run their own business.

Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) Scheme

The PEP work pass is for high income earners who would like to explore work opportunities in Singapore with the flexibility of securing the visa without a company sponsorship in Singapore. There are also other conditions in this work visa which you must note before you apply.

S-Pass Scheme

The S-Pass is a Singapore work visa for mid-level skilled foreign technical staff or junior executive. The minimum monthly salary for this work pass is 3,150 SGD per month and the sponsor company is subject to the foreign quota requirements depending on the industry sector.

Singapore Work Permit

This type of work permit is for unskilled to semi-skilled type of foreign employees. The main advantage is that there is no minimum salary set for the worker but quota is required for this type of work pass. Additionally, there are also other requirements for employer to handles like to accommodation of the employees etc.

Aside from the above work pass, there can be other work pass available catered to your situation. Especially for those consultants sent from an overseas company without local company to sponsor their work pass. Do not hesitate to discuss your case with our consultant so that they can do a detail analysis of your case and provide a visa solution catered to your situation.

Singapore Visa Types:
Which is more suitable for you?