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Immigration
- Employment Pass
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Employment Pass
Seeking
Employment Permanent
Residence Student
Pass Expatriates
 Frequently
Asked Questions
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"Who
is eligible to apply for an Employment Pass?" |
| A
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Any
foreigner may apply for an Employment Pass to be employed or to do
business in Singapore if he has acceptable tertiary/professional
qualifications or his basic salary per month is above $2000. For
details of the different employment passes, please see the Contact
Singapore Homepage or contact the Ministry of Manpower
Employment Pass Department
10 Kallang Road
5th Storey
Singapore 208718
Tel: 1800-4385122, 2975443
Fax: 2932138
E-mail: mom_wpd@mom.gov.sg.
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| Q
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If
I am an Employment Pass holder, can my spouse work in Singapore? |
| A
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If
you hold an Employment Pass, your spouse is welcome to apply for
either an Employment Pass or a Work Permit. Approval of your
spouse's Employment Pass or Work Permit will depend on his/her on
qualifications and salary. For more details, please contact:
Ministry of Manpower
Employment Pass Department
10 Kallang Road
5th Storey
Singapore 208718
Tel: 1800-4385122, 2975443
Fax: 2932138
E-mail: mom_wpd@mom.gov.sg
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| Q
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"I
am a foreigner working in Singapore. How do I enrol my child in a
local School in Singapore?" |
| A
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If
your child is holding a Dependant's Pass or a long-term social
visit pass, you can approach the Foreign Students' Unit of the Ministry
of Education for assistance. However, if your child is a
permanent resident of Singapore, you can approach a school
directly to seek admission.
You
may also wish to surf the the Ministry of Education's website on Information
for Singaporean Expatriates Seeking Admission to Singapore Schools
for Their Children. It provides comprehensive write-ups on
admission and re-admission procedures, placement tests and
examinations etc.
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| Q
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"Where
can I obtain more information about living in Singapore?" |
| A
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If
you like further information about living in Singapore, you may
wish to write to Contact Singapore at contact@spore.org.sg
or visit Contact Singapore's website at http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg
and look up the section "Living in Singapore".
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| Q
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"Who
is eligible to apply for Dependant's Pass?" |
| A
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An
Employment Pass holder may apply for Dependant's Passes for his
wife and unmarried children under 21 years of age.
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| Q
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"Can
a Dependant's Pass holder work in Singapore?" |
| A
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A
Dependant's Pass holder is welcome to apply for either a Work
Permit from the Ministry
of Manpower or a Letter of Consent from the Singapore
Immigration & Registration if he/she wishes to work in
Singapore. To apply for a Letter of Consent, only a letter from
the prospective employer, stating the job designation, nature of
duties in detail, number of years of past working experience and
basic monthly salary, is required.
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| Q
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"Who
are required to apply for a Professional Visit Pass?" |
| A
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All
foreigners who wish to take up a short-term professional
assignment such as performing artistes, speakers and exhibitors of
seminars, conference and exhibitions, or journalists are required
to apply for Professional
Visit Passes. However, the Professional Visit Pass may be
waived for foreign speakers and exhibitor who participate in major
seminars, conference and exhibitions. The application for waiver
should be submitted to the Singapore Exhibition & Convention
Bureau (SECB) of the Singapore
Tourist Board. Please note that foreigners from countries
which require entry visas are still required to apply for entry
visas after they have obtained a waiver on Professional Visit
Pass.
For
more details on the application procedures, please also see Frequently
Asked Questions on Professional Visit Pass.
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| Q
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"I
am a professional/specialist. Which Singapore agency should I
write to if I wish to seek employment in Singapore?" |
| A
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You
may wish to look at our Contact Singapore website on Working
in Singapore and Frequently
Asked Questions on Employment for detailed information. You
may also wish to get in touch with our Contact
Singapore Centres overseas or write directly to:
Head
International Manpower Division
Singapore Economic Development Board.
250 North Bridge Road
#24-00 Raffles City Tower
Singapore 179101
Tel: 3362288
Fax: 3396077
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| Q
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"Is
it possible to help me look for accommodation in Singapore?" |
| A
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Yes.
The Scheme
for Housing of Foreign Talent (SHIFT) is designed to meet the
short-term housing needs of foreign professionals living in
Singapore. Under SHIFT, you may rent Housing and Development Board
(HDB) flats at commercial rates. Contact
Singapore can help you to apply
for housing under SHIFT, provide you with more details on
SHIFT, or general information on living in Singapore. |
| Q
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"How
can I find out about the employment opportunities in
Singapore?" |
| A
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You
may wish to surf the Contact Singapore website Getting
a Job as well as refer to the Job
Bulletin Board in this website. |
| Q
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"How
can I find out more about terms & conditions of employment in
Singapore?" |
| A
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You
can look up the Ministry of Manpower’s homepage for a list of
common questions on terms & conditions of employment in
Singapore. Click here for the Ministry
of Manpower Homepage. |
| Q
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"How
can I find out more about companies and other employment
organisations in Singapore?" |
| A
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You
can obtain information on company profiles, background and career
opportunities in both the public and private sector at the Contact
Singapore Homepage on Company
Profile. |
| Q
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"I
am a foreigner who used to work in Singapore. I have now returned
to my own country. How can I apply to withdraw my CPF
contributions?" |
| A
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If
you have left Singapore and West Malaysia permanently and have no
intention of returning for further employment or residence, you
may apply for the withdrawal of your CPF savings.
To do so, you have to complete the
CPF Withdrawal form (CPF-LM) and return it to CPF. You can make
your request for the form via the
internet at the CPF
Homepage. For details of the application, you may wish to contact
CPF at Retirement@cpf.stems.com.
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| Q
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"How
to I know if my degree from overseas is accepted for employment in
Singapore?" |
| A
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Acceptance
of qualifications for employment is determined by the respective
employers. There is no government authority in Singapore which
accesses or grants recognition to degrees awarded by overseas
universities.For more details, please see the Frequently
Asked Questions on Qualifications of the Civil
Service Career Homepage.
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| Q
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"Does
the Singapore Civil Service accepts overseas university
qualifications for graduate appointments?" |
| A
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For
the purpose of employment in the Civil Service, the Public Service
Division will accept an overseas degree as long as it is
recognised or accredited by its home government. In the case of a
professional qualification, it must also be acceptable for
registration by the relevant professional bodies in Singapore. For
more details, please see the Frequently
Asked Questions on Qualifications of the Civil
Service Career Homepage. |
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Source:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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News Snippets
2008
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MOH to recognise more foreign dental degrees |
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From 1 January 2008, all dental schools
accredited by the American Dental Association and the Canadian Dental
Association will be added to the Schedule of the Dental Registration
Act. |
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The addition of 48 American dental schools
and 7 Canadian dental schools will increase the number of recognised
foreign dental schools in the Schedule from the current 34 to 89. The
list of new and current dental schools can be found in Annex A... |
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2007
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Singapore Labour Market 3rd quarter 2007 |
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Total employment expanded by 58,600 in Q3
07, up substantially from the increase of 43,000 in Q3 06, making it the
second highest quarterly increase after the 64,400 recorded in Q2 07... |
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1,827 workers were retrenched in Q3 07, an
improvement from 2,472 in Q3 06 and 1,918 in Q2 07[2]. This brings the
total number retrenched in the first nine months of 2007 to 5,709, much
lower than 9,388 in the same period last year... |
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More..... |
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New foreign workforce measures to meet strong market
demand |
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With effect from 1 January 2008, the S Pass
quota for all sectors will be increased from 15% to 25%. The new S Pass
quota will come entirely from companies' Work Permit quota which will be
increased for all sectors. Companies can therefore employ more S Pass
holders, in lieu of Work Permit holders, hence improving the quality of
their foreign workforce... |
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To strengthen our
global talent attraction and retention efforts, refinements will be made
to the PEP scheme. Foreign professionals whose last drawn fixed monthly
salary overseas was at least S$7,000 will be eligible for a PEP. The PEP
will also be granted to former P1 Employment Pass holders upon
application. |
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These changes
will take effect from 1 March 2008. Existing and new P1 pass holders
working in Singapore that apply for the PEP ahead of the 2-year
requirement will be accorded in-principle approval. They can apply to
take up the PEP at the end of 2 years on their current P1 pass... |
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More..... |
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Singapore
Workforce 2007 |
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The continued tightening of the labour
market this year has also led to significant gains in income and a
reduction in the number and share of low wage workers... |
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Excluding the
extreme age bands, the employment rate for those aged 25 to 64 edged up
to a new record of 76.5% from 75.5% a year ago. Supported by efforts to
improve employability of older workers, the employment rate of older
residents aged 55 to 64 rose by 2.5%-points over the year to 56.2% in
June 2007.. |
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159 Foreign Medical Schools recognised in Singapore |
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The Ministry of Health and the Singapore
Medical Council (SMC) will be including an additional 19 leading
international medical schools to the Schedule of the Medical
Registration Act with effect from 1st October 2007... |
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Included are 6 medical schools from China, 4
from India, 4 from Japan, 2 from Taiwan and 1 from South Korea. 2 more
medical schools from Europe have also been added... |
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Singaporeans graduating from any of the 159
international medical schools can also come back to Singapore, to
supplement the number graduating from our own medical schools... |
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More..... |
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Phasing out of temporary registered doctors for
service provision |
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"Only temporary medical registration for service provision is being
phased out by 31 Dec 2007. |
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"Existing temporary registered doctors brought in as service providers
before 1 Jan 2008 can still continue to work here until they either
become conditionally registered (acquired recognized postgraduate
qualifications) or they have completed their 4-6 years of service in
Singapore..." |
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More..... |
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140 Foreign Medical Schools recognised in Singapore
2006
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New personalised employment pass not tied to any
employer |
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The Ministry of Manpower will introduce a
Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) from 1 January 2007 to help us better
attract and retain global talent... |
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The PEP allows the holder to remain in
Singapore for up to six months in between jobs to evaluate new
employment opportunities. This helps us to retain selected global talent
who would otherwise have to leave Singapore... |
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The PEP will be issued only once with a
validity of 5 years. It will be nonrenewable. A PEP holder will retain
the dependant privileges of his original EP type and the minimum annual
basic salary requirement of S$30,000 will continue to apply throughout
the 5-year duration... |
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