Guides
Eleven guides, each answering one question fully. They cover setting up a company in Singapore, applying for an Employment Pass and appealing a rejection, the conditions that come with a work pass, the insurance an employer has to provide and the Primary Care Plan, bringing your family, renewing a pass, working as a spouse, applying for permanent residency, and the recruitment rules our agency works under.
Every figure on these pages comes from a published government source, and each page lists those sources at the foot with the date printed on them. Where a source does not say something, we say so rather than filling the gap.
MOM EA Licence No. 21C0488
Starting a business in Singapore
Setting up a company in Singapore
How a foreign founder registers a Singapore company: local residency, directors and the company secretary, the registered office, and the steps on Bizfile.
Work passes
Applying for an Employment Pass (EP)
Who applies for an Employment Pass, the two eligibility stages, COMPASS, the documents required, the timeline, and how long the pass lasts.
Employment Pass rejection and appeal
What MOM publishes about an Employment Pass rejection: the appeal window, who may appeal, the processing time, what changes the outcome, and reapplication.
Work pass holder conditions
The conditions a work pass holder and their employer must meet, the fees a worker may never be charged, and where the rules differ by pass type.
EP renewal and Work Permit renewal
EP renewal and Work Permit renewal: the expiry date, how early to file, who applies, what MOM re-checks, and what must be done first for a Work Permit.
If your spouse wants to work
How a Dependant’s Pass holder can work in Singapore now: the DP-Work Permit, taking an Employment Pass or S Pass instead, running a business, and volunteering.
Work permit insurance
What work permit insurance must cover: employee and S Pass medical insurance, the Primary Care Plan, and work injury compensation under WICA.
Buying a Primary Care Plan for your workers
Who must buy a Primary Care Plan (PCP), what it covers, which Anchor Operator to buy it from, when to declare it, and what it does not replace.
Family and residency
Applying for a Dependant’s Pass and LTVP
How to apply for a Dependant’s Pass, and the two Long-Term Visit Passes (LTVP): eligibility, salary floor, who applies and how long each takes.
Applying for Singapore PR (permanent residency)
Permanent residency in Singapore as ICA publishes it: who may apply, how ICA assesses an application, how it is made, and what follows the outcome.
About our agency
Fair recruitment and referral returns
Fair recruitment licence conditions for employment agencies: what they require, the referral return we file with MOM, and the fee limit protecting workers.
If your question is not answered here
The help assistant on every page answers more than a dozen shorter questions about work passes, COMPASS, required documents and SAT verification, and those answers are readable without JavaScript on the help page. If you would rather ask a person, send us the details of the role you are hiring for or the pass you need help with and a consultant will reply.