Insights into General Immigration Requirements in Singapore

Singapore is one of the popular South-Asian countries renowned as the Asian Tiger economy. The country boasts of a competent workforce alongside external trade which strengthens its economy. Singapore is evolving gradually and has opportunities for everyone starting from explorers to investors.

Different types of immigration options

Immigration to Singapore is possible with work passes for foreign employees and entrepreneurs. In certain cases, family members of a work pass holder could also immigrate to Singapore with a family pass. The general immigration requirements for different types of work passes in Singapore are as follows.

Employment Pass

1. Suitable for professionals with specialized skills, company directors, and managers.
2. Candidates should have a job offer in Singapore.
3. The application should have a credible university degree, applicable work experience, and professional qualifications.
4. The candidate’s employer or the employment agent should apply for the Employment Pass.
5. Employment Pass holders are eligible to apply for permanent residence in due course.

Entrepreneur Pass (EntrePass)

1. The EntrePass scheme is ideal for foreign entrepreneurs living and running their business from Singapore.
2. The candidate should have incorporated in Singapore already or should have plans for incorporating a private limited company in Singapore.
3. Candidate must have raised at least $100,000 in funding from an angel investor or government recognized venture capitalist.

Personalized Employment Pass (PEP)

1. PEP is ideal for high income earning Employment Pass holders and helps in switching jobs easily without applying for a new EP.
2. EP holders should have a minimum monthly income of $12,000 to apply for PEP.
3. Foreign candidates should have a minimum monthly income of $18,000 to qualify for PEP.

Dependant Pass (DP)

1. Dependant Pass is ideal for family members such as legally married spouses and children of eligible EP, PEP, and EntrePass holders living in Singapore.
2. The only condition is that the EP holder should have minimum monthly earnings of around $6,000.

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• National University of Singapore
• Nanyang Technological University
• Singapore Management University
• Singapore University of Technology and Design
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Singapore Polytechnic
• SIM University
• National Institute of Education
• Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and Technology
• Temasek Polytechnic
• Singapore Institute of Management
• Management Developement Institute of Singapore
• Republic Polytechnic
• S P Jain Center of Management
• Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore
• LASALLE College of the Arts
• SMF Institute of Higher Learning (SMa Institute)
• Kaplan Singapore
• EASB East Asia Institute of Management
• Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
• Yale NUS College
• James Cook University Singapore
• PSB Academy Singapore
• SMF Institute of Higher Learning (SMa Institute)
• Singapore Institute of Technology
• Curtin University Singapore
• TMC Academy
• ERC Institute Singapore
• Auston Institute
• Informatics Academy Singapore
• Marketing Institute of Singapore
• BMC International College
• Biblical Graduate School of Theology
• German Institute of Science & Technology Singapore
• University of Nevada Las Vegas Singapore
• Academy of Medicine
• Singapore Raffles Music College
• New York University Tisch School of the Arts
• Stansfield College (Singapore Institute of Commerce)
• Temple University Singapore
• Ngee Ann-Adelaide
• Chatsworth Mediart Academy
• Singapore Institute of Engineering Technology
• Singapore Institute of Engineering Technology
• New York University Tisch School of the Arts