From 1 December 2025, Singapore's Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) replaced its one-month grace period for Permanent Residents (PRs) outside Singapore without a valid Re-Entry Permit (REP) with a substantially longer window of 180 days. The change is more nuanced than it appears — and misunderstanding it has already cost some PRs their status. This [...]
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower announced in March 2026 that it will retire the Tech.Pass and replace it with a new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track from January 2027. This is not a cosmetic rebrand — the new track introduces five-year initial validity, a fundamentally different salary calculation that counts ESOP and equity grants, and [...]
Over 2,500 people were caught for vaping-related offences in Singapore in the first three months of 2026 alone — and that figure was collected before the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act (TVCA) even came into force. From 1 May 2026, Singapore's workplace vaping landscape changed materially. The TVCA, which replaces and significantly strengthens the old [...]
Checklist for Singapore startups hiring a first employee: legal steps, CPF, MOM permits, employment contracts, payroll and compliance with ACRA, IRAS and MOM.
Relocating to Singapore with your family is, on balance, one of the most manageable international moves a professional household can make. The city-state scores consistently near the top of global livability indices, English is the primary working language, and the infrastructure — from Changi Airport to the MRT to a world-class private healthcare network — [...]
Singapore permanent residence is not the final destination — it is the starting line for a longer journey. Most PR holders who intend to apply for Singapore citizenship do so within two to three years of receiving their In-Principle Approval (IPA), and the path from ICA's approval letter to the citizenship oath typically spans 24 [...]
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced at the 2026 Committee of Supply Debate on 3 March 2026 that a new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track will be available from January 2027. The new route replaces the existing Tech.Pass administered by the Economic Development Board (EDB) and is designed to attract founders, senior technical leaders [...]
On 1 May 2026, Singapore's Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993 (TVCA) — formerly the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act — took effect in its amended form, bringing vaporisers squarely into the country's strict tobacco-control regime. For Singapore employers, the change is not merely a public-health footnote: it creates explicit legal duties on [...]
Understand PDPA obligations for employee data in Singapore's AI era. Practical steps, common mistakes and how Little Big Employment Agency can help (MOM, PDPC).
Singapore levies personal income tax on individuals who earn income in or from Singapore. For foreign professionals on Employment Passes, S Passes, and other work authorisations — for a full overview of these pass types see our Complete Singapore Employment Pass Guide 2026 — understanding the Singapore personal income tax system is not optional — [...]