Employment Pass
🇸🇬 Singapore visas · Work
What it is
For foreign professionals, managers, and executives. Candidates must pass the points-based COMPASS framework and meet a qualifying salary that scales upward with age.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Up to 2 years for first-time candidates; up to 3 years on renewal.
- Processing time
- 2–6 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 3 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Direct route
- Dependants
- Conditional
- How to apply
- Online
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (application fee)
- SGD 105
- Application fee (issuance fee on approval)
- SGD 225
Key requirements
- Minimum fixed monthly salary of SGD 5,600 (SGD 6,200 for financial services); scales with age
- Must pass COMPASS (Complementarity Assessment Framework) with at least 40 points
- Recognised qualifications (good university degree, professional qualifications, or specialist skills)
- Employer must demonstrate fair consideration of local candidates (FCF job posting)
- Valid job offer from a Singapore-registered company
Working on this visa
For foreign professionals, managers and executives who already hold a job offer in Singapore. An employer or appointed employment agent must apply on the candidate's behalf, so the pass is tied to that employment.
Bringing family
A Dependant's Pass for a legally married spouse and unmarried children under 21 requires the holder to earn at least $6,000 a month; parents require at least $12,000.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 30 July 2026.