Is your company planning an expansion to Singapore? If so, you need a talented team of employees to make the move with you. Current employees at your parent company, as well as...
Read MoreIs your company planning an expansion to Singapore? If so, you need a talented team of employees to make the move with you. Current employees at your parent company, as well as candidates from other countries, will need a Singapore work visa to legally work.
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Is your company planning an expansion to Singapore? If so, you need a talented team of employees to make the move with you. Current employees at your parent company, as well as candidates from other countries, will need a Singapore work visa to legally work.
Singapore has a variety of work visas known as passes. Everyone has to obtain a work pass to work in the country, even if they’re not subject to a Singapore visa. Singapore’s passes are divided into four major categories, which follow:
Your company’s employees will most likely fall into the first category. Professional workers — such as foreign managers, executives, and professionals, fall under the Employment Pass. Current employment pass holders and higher-earning foreigners can apply for a Personalized Employment Pass, which is more flexible than other options. Finally, investors and entrepreneurs looking to start a business should apply for EntrePass.
The requirements to obtain a Singapore work visa depend on what type of pass your employees need. For example, those applying for an employment pass must be higher earners with work experience and acceptable qualifications.
As of February 1, 2022, Singapore will require work visa applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for approval of their application.
As an employer, you’ll need to handle your employees’ Singapore working visas on their behalf. You can apply for the work visa online through EP — an online application service through the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The application process includes:
Some of your employees may have family members they want to bring to Singapore with them. Certain professional and skilled workers can bring close family members such as married spouses and children under 21 through a Dependent’s Pass. Family members who don’t qualify for the Dependent’s Pass will need to get a Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP).
It is also worth noting that Singapore sets minimum qualifying salary thresholds for foreign workers. Candidates for an Employment Pass need to earn at least $4,500 a month. Singapore has announced the minimum will increase to $5,000 in September 2022. The financial services sector has separate thresholds, currently set at $5,000 per month and increasing to $5,500 later this year.
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