In Singapore's 2026 Budget, the Ministry of Manpower announced the next round of work-pass salary floor increases, effective from 1 January 2027 for new Employment Pass applications and from 1 January 2028 for renewals. For the Employment Pass, the qualifying salary will rise from SGD 5,600 to SGD 6,000 per month in most sectors, and [...]
Work Permit (WP) for foreign workers — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Practica...
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With Singapore's Budget 2026 announcement confirming higher Employment Pass and S Pass salary floors from 1 January 2027, the planning window for Singapore employers is now. New EP applications from January 2027 must meet a minimum qualifying salary of SGD 6,000 per month for most sectors (up from SGD 5,600) and SGD 6,600 for financial [...]
EP appeal letters and rejection recovery — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Prac...
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Employment Pass (EP) — full application walkthrough — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work p...
The Singapore EntrePass is the Ministry of Manpower's work pass for foreign entrepreneurs who want to own and operate a business in Singapore — not work for an employer, but run their own company. It sits in a different category from the Employment Pass entirely: there is no qualifying salary threshold, no COMPASS assessment, and [...]
Singapore's Budget 2026 set in motion the most significant revision to work pass salary floors since COMPASS was introduced in 2023. From 1 January 2027, the Employment Pass qualifying salary rises to SGD 6,000 per month for most sectors and SGD 6,600 for financial services. The S Pass floor rises to SGD 3,600 for most [...]