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Applying for or renewing a Singapore Employment Pass or Work Pass for foreign staff can be a time-consuming and challenging process, especially if you are unfamiliar with the rules and procedures set by the Ministry of Manpower.

Singapore Employment Pass & Work Pass

Employment Pass

The Singapore Employment Pass is for professionals, managers, executives, or specialists wishing to work in Singapore. It requires an employer sponsor, and an employment agent can apply on behalf of the employer. Young and junior candidates must earn at least S$4,500, while more experienced candidates need higher salaries. High-income professionals earning over SGD 22,500 per month, whether in Singapore or abroad, fall under a special category.

S Pass

This category of pass is suitable for semi-skilled or junior to mid level skilled professional foreigners who would not qualify for Employment Pass. There is a minimum qualifying salary for this category starts from SGD3,000 for junior and entry level candidates. The qualifying salaries for more experienced candidates would be higher depending on the age, experience and qualification. A quota is also imposed for each company as to how many S Pass holders they can employ.

Work Permit

The Work Permit (WP) is issued to lower skilled workers who want to work in Singapore’s in-demand sectors and are from approved source countries. Employers need to provide a Banker’s Guarantee against disappearance for workers from non-traditional source countries such as India, China and Bangladesh while workers from traditional source countries such as Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea and Macau are exempted from such requirement. The worker is only allowed to work for a direct employer and in the specified occupation. There is no minimum qualifying salary for this category of work pass.

Dependent Pass

Dependent Pass(DP) is typically offered to children or spouses of employment pass or S Pass holders (if they qualify). Holders of this pass are allowed to work in Singapore subject to obtaining a letter of consent from the Ministry of Manpower.

Employment Pass application

Employment Pass application is not subjected to any quota but assess on the merits of each case. However, for the work pass categories of work permit and S Pass, each company is subjected to a quota depending their industry category. Further, there is also nationality control on work permit holders for the various industry categories. For example, for companies in the service industry, they are generally allowed to hire one foreigner (Malaysian) on work permit or up to 40% of their total workforce. In order to hire a S Pass holder, they would need to have a workforce of 7 and total work permit and S Pass holders must not be more than 40% as well.

Employers can check their quota eligibility at this link: Calculate Foreign Worker Quota

For more information about employment pass application agency services, you can also visit the following links:

* Singapore Employment Pass Application Service

* MOM Guide To Work Passes & Permits

With effect from 1 Sep 2023, the Singapore government has implemented a new assessment criteria known as the Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) for all new employment pass applications.

Under the new framework, all Singapore Employment Pass applications will be assessed on four foundational criteria, namely Salary, Qualifications, Diversity and Support for Local Employment. Further to the four foundational criteria, there are two bonus criteria that recognise applications bringing in skills that are not readily available in Singapore and support strategic economic priorities, which create jobs for Singaporeans.

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