As a licensed employment agency, we provide Singapore Employment Pass Agency business consultation, application or renewal service in Singapore on behalf of clients and businesses for their foreign employees.

The following are the various common types of work pass categories which we are able to provide professional advice and support:

Singapore Employment Pass & Work Pass Categories

Employment Pass The Singapore Employment Pass is issued to professionals, managerial personnel (managing directors, general managers, CEOs), executives or specialists who wish to work in Singapore. An employer sponsor is required for this pass and employment agent can be authorised to apply on behalf of the employer. Young and junior candidates must earn at least S$5,000 to qualify (more experienced candidates need to qualify based on higher salaries).For high income and highly skilled professionals earning in excess of SGD22,500 per month including those currently working in or outside of Singapore, there is a special category known as the Personalised Employment Pass Singapore which does not require any employer sponsor. Upon approval, successful candidates have upto 6 months to find a suitable employer and can change employer anytime during the 3 year period which the Personalised Employment Pass Singapore is granted.

S Pass This category of pass is suitable for semi-skilled or junior to mid level skilled professional foreigners who would not qualify for Employment Pass Singapore. There is a minimum qualifying salary for this category starts from SGD3,300 for junior and entry level candidates. The qualifying salaries for more experienced candidates would be higher depending on the age, experience and qualification. A quota is also imposed for each company as to how many S Pass holders they can employ.

Work Permit The Work Permit (WP) is issued to lower skilled workers who want to work in Singapore’s in-demand sectors and are from approved source countries. Employers need to provide a Banker’s Guarantee against disappearance for workers from non-traditional source countries such as India, China and Bangladesh while workers from traditional source countries such as Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea and Macau are exempted from such requirement. The worker is only allowed to work for a direct employer and in the specified occupation. There is no minimum qualifying salary for this category of work pass.

Dependent Pass Dependent Pass (DP) is typically offered to children or spouses of employment pass or S Pass holders (if they qualify). Holders of this pass are allowed to work in Singapore subject to obtaining a letter of consent from the Ministry of Manpower.

With effect from 1 Sep 2023, the Singapore government has implemented a new assessment criteria known as the Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) for all new employment pass applications. Under the new framework, all Singapore Employment Pass applications will be assessed on four foundational criteria, namely Salary, Qualifications, Diversity and Support for Local Employment. Further to the four foundational criteria, there are two bonus criteria that recognize applications bringing in skills that are not readily available in Singapore and support strategic economic priorities, which create jobs for Singaporeans.

Call us at (65)68169888 or email us at enquiry@jobplus.sg for more information on Singapore work pass & employment pass consultation service.