Singapore Employment Pass Application

For foreigners who hold acceptable degrees, professional qualifications or specialist skills and are seeking professional, specialist, executive or managerial jobs.

A P1 Pass will be issued if the applicant's fixed monthly salary* is more than S$8,000.

A P2 Pass will be issued if the applicant possesses recognized qualifications and his/her fixed monthly salary* is more than S$4,500 and up to S$8,000.

*Fixed monthly salary refers to the total regular monthly payments to a foreign employee, including the basic salary. The fixed monthly salary must not vary in quantum from month to month, and must be paid to the foreign employee on a monthly basis, regardless of his/her performance.

1. Employment Pass applications must be sponsored by an established Singapore Company (which is also usually the employing company). The form must be endorsed with the company's stamp/seal and signed by both the applicant and an authorised officer from the sponsoring company.
   
   For S Pass applications, an Employer Declaration Form is to be completed and attached. The application form must also be endorsed with the company's stamp/seal and signed by both the applicant and an authorised officer from the sponsoring company, and the employer (if different from the sponsor).


2. A copy of all the applicant's educational documents and past employment testimonials (Translated into English if they are in other languages);


3. A recent passport-sized photograph of the applicant taken within the last three months;


4. A copy of the Travel Document page showing the applicant's personal particulars;


5. Additional documents if requested on a case-to-case basis.


6. Business Profile/ Instant Information from ACRA/ registration papers from their respective professional bodies for sponsoring company of applicant.


7. If the applicant is a regional representative, the following documents must also be submitted:
   • A copy of letter from the International Enterprise Singapore giving approval for the setting up of the Representative Office; and
   • A letter from the Representative's Office Headquarters stating the purpose of the application, the duration of the applicant's assignment and an undertaking for the maintenance and repatriation of the applicant.


8. Applicants for the nursing, medical, teaching and legal professions must submit a copy of the Certificate of Registration with their respective professional bodies / accreditation agencies or relevant documents as stated:
   • Doctors - Singapore Medical Council
   • Dentists - Singapore Dental Council
   • Pharmacist - Singapore Pharmacy Board
   • Nurses - Singapore Nursing Board
   • Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner - TCM Practitioners Board
   • Lawyers - Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers
   • Football Player/ Coach - Singapore Sports Council
   • Child Care Teacher - Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS)
   • School Teacher - Ministry of Education
   • Foreigner working for Representative Office - International Enterprise of Singapore


9. Applicants from food establishments must obtain a copy of the establishment's National Environment Agency (NEA) License.
   
   Please note: Food stall licenses (held by an individual) are not allowed to employ foreigners on S Passes. As compared to restaurant operators, food stall licensees normally operate small stalls in hawker centres, coffee shops or food courts. It is deemed by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore that a food stall can be operated by the licensees themselves or with family assistance, and therefore, does not require specially skilled foregin workers.
   
   Other food and beverage establishments who wish to employ foreign workers have to obtain NEA licenses in the name of the body corporate, not in the name of an individual before applying for employment passes for their foreign workers.


10. For shipbuilding and ship-repairing companies, an original letter from the main shipyard should indicate its support for the number of S Pass applications (not applicable if the company submitting the S Pass applications in the main shipyard).