Singapore driving licence conversion — Costs and fees breakdown
Singapore driving licence conversion for new arrivals: who must convert, the BTT test, fees in S$, timelines and the 2026 step-by-step process.
Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) for foreigners — Costs and fees breakdown
Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty for foreigners in Singapore: the 60% rate, ACS treaty exemptions, worked S$ examples and timelines for 2026.
The “Gig Economy” for Professionals: Hiring Experts as Contractors
Practical guide to hiring professionals as contractors in Singapore: MOM rules, CPF/IRAS implications, contract terms, compliance and risk mitigation steps.
EntrePass Singapore 2026: A Founder’s Complete Guide
Singapore's EntrePass sits at the intersection of immigration policy and startup development. Unlike the Employment Pass — which is tied to a specific employer who sponsors the application — the Singapore EntrePass 2026 allows a qualifying foreign entrepreneur to hold the pass through their own company. They are, in effect, their own sponsor. This creates [...]
Singapore Public Holidays 2027: Complete Employer Compliance Guide
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower published the official list of public holidays for 2027 on 18 June 2026. There are 11 gazetted public holidays in 2027 — the same number as in 2026. Three of those eleven fall on weekends, including two on Saturdays, which creates specific compliance obligations for employers that are frequently mishandled at [...]
SWDA Singapore 2026: What the New Skills and Workforce Development Agency Means for Employers
On 1 July 2026, Singapore's workforce development infrastructure underwent its most significant structural change in a decade. The Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) officially came into operation, replacing both SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) with a single statutory board jointly overseen by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Ministry of Education [...]
Can an Employment Pass Holder Be a Director of Another Singapore Company? (2026)
Foreign professionals on an Employment Pass often operate in more complex professional environments than their pass paperwork reflects. A regional director may need to sit on the board of a Singapore subsidiary. A fund manager may require directorship authority over investment vehicles. A co-founder who took an Employment Pass through their primary employer may wish [...]
Buying property in Singapore as a foreigner / PR — Costs and fees breakdown
Buying property in Singapore as a foreigner / PR — Costs and fees breakdown. For families relocating to Singapore from overseas. Practical 2026 walkthro...
Renting in Singapore — by neighbourhood — Costs and fees breakdown
Renting in Singapore — by neighbourhood — Costs and fees breakdown. For families relocating to Singapore from overseas. Practical 2026 walkthrough cover...
Moving to Singapore — country-pair playbooks — Costs and fees breakdown
Moving to Singapore — country-pair playbooks — Costs and fees breakdown. For families relocating to Singapore from overseas. Practical 2026 walkthrough...