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Singapore is a global talent node where your professional and personal pursuits align with realising a better, brighter tomorrow. Get support to unlock your potential and do more for the world!

 

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Discover the new
5-year ONE Pass

for top talent to enjoy both career certainty & flexibility, with spousal work privileges

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Singapore – the world's best place to work, live
and play

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Working in Singapore unlocks excellent job opportunities

Singapore’s business landscape in numbers:

  • Over 7,000 multinational corporations 
  • 300 venture capital and private equity funds 
  • Nearly half of Asian regional HQs 
  • Home to Southeast Asia’s largest concentration of unicorns

Join our thriving community of ambitious startup and innovation leaders, aspiring to develop solutions that make a difference.

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A home for you and your loved ones

A dynamic city with the hallmarks of urban living and rich cultural heritage. Every day presents a chance to savour our hawker culture, experience vibrant nightlife, and explore UNESCO heritage sites such as the Botanic Gardens.

Singapore is also widely regarded as one of the safest countries in the world, with a reliable police force supported by proactive citizens. You and your family will also gain easy access to a world-class education system and a wide network of top-notch healthcare experts and facilities.

Read our guide to living in Singapore

 

Access a wide array of information on available visa schemes and talent resources to support your move to Singapore.

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Curious to learn more about living and working in Singapore? Connect with a global network of over 80,000 professionals and entrepreneurs, and access exclusive events, guides and insights on building your career in Singapore.

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Stories of Working in Singapore

Meet the individuals who made the smart move to work in Singapore
 

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Talent Schemes to Work in Singapore

Explore the range of passes and permits for individuals seeking to work in Singapore. 
 

Scheme Overview Minimum monthly salary required
The Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass (ONE Pass)

A personalised 5-year renewable pass for top talent to take up a range of roles in Singapore.

Benefits:

  • Greater flexibility: You can concurrently start, operate, and work for multiple companies in Singapore at a time.
  • Longer validity: Pass is renewable for 5 years each time.
  • Passes for the Family: You may apply for dependant or long-term visit passes for the family. Your spouse will also be able to work with a Letter of Consent.

If you are an experienced founder who is building your next venture, you may want to find out more about EDB’s Global Founder Programme (GFP) and the support package including manpower and visa facilitation, capital, and connections.

Get details from MOM

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 S$30,000
Tech.Pass

A two-year pass that allows established global tech talent, including entrepreneurs, leaders, investors or technical experts, to take on multiple economic activities and plug into Singapore's vibrant tech ecosystem.

Benefits:

  • Greater flexibility: You can concurrently start, operate, and work for multiple companies in Singapore at a time.
  • Passes for the Family: You may apply for dependant or long-term visit passes for the family. Your spouse will also be able to work with a Letter of Consent.

If you are an experienced founder who is building your next venture, you may want to find out more about EDB’s Global Founder Programme (GFP) and the support package including manpower and visa facilitation, capital, and connections.

 S$22,500
Personalised Employment Pass

Provides greater job flexibility for high-earning Employment Pass holders and overseas foreign professionals.

Benefits:

  • Added flexibility: Pass holders, in general, can hold a job in any sector and do not need to re-apply for a new pass when switching jobs.
  • Passes for the family: You may apply for dependant or long-term visit passes for the family.

Get details from MOM

 

S$22,500
Employment Pass

Enables global professionals, managers and executives with eligible and recognised qualifications to work in Singapore. 

Benefits:

  • Faster Processing: All online applications will be processed or an update will be provided within 10 business days.
  • Simple Self-Assessment Tool: You can tap this seamless Self-Assessment Tool to check if you are eligible before applying.
  • Flexibility for Overseas Employers: Companies that do not have a registered office in Singapore can harness the EP scheme as long as they are able to get a Singapore-registered company to act as a local sponsor and apply on their behalf.

*S$5,600 with effect from 1 Jan 2025. For more details, visit MOM

 S$5,000*
S Pass

Mid-level skilled staff can apply for this pass to work in Singapore. 

Benefits:

  • Simple Self-Assessment Tool: You can tap this seamless Self-Assessment Tool to check if you are eligible before applying.
  • Passes for the family: Pass holders with a fixed monthly salary of at least S$6,000 may apply for a dependant’s pass for their spouse and children.

Get details from MOM

 $3,150 to $4,650,
subject to progressive increase with age
EntrePass

Caters to foreign entrepreneurs wanting to start and operate an innovative tech or venture-backed startup in Singapore.  

Benefits:

  • Extended validity: The pass is renewable for 2 years at each time.
  • Passes for the family: Pass holders can apply for passes for their spouse, children and parents if they meet the requirements for total annual business spending and local employment.

Get details from MOM

 No salary requirements
WorkPass

Allows semi-skilled workers from approved source countries and regions to work in specific sectors in Singapore.

Get details from MOM

 No salary requirements
Dependant’s Pass

Allows spouses and children of Employment Pass or S Pass holders to join them in Singapore.

Get details from MOM

 Pegged to requirements for Employment Pass and S Pass holders

 

Talent Services and Resources

Access guides, e-services and information to support your hiring plans in Singapore.
 

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Ministry of Manpower e-Services

Ministry of Manpower e-ServicesAccess e-service for work passes and visas in Singapore.

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Guide to Living in Singapore

Guide to Living in Singapore

Guide to Living in SingaporeLearn more about education, healthcare and living in Singapore.

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Guide to Working in Singapore

Guide to Working in SingaporeGet insights into Singapore’s key industries, in-demand jobs and
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