The Singapore COMPASS framework is the single most-misunderstood part of the Employment Pass application. Most candidates are told the magic number is 40 — score 40 points, get the EP — but few are walked through how the 40 are actually built, where the points come from, and which of the six criteria offer leverage [...]
If you hold a Dependant's Pass or a Long-Term Visit Pass and want to work — or keep running a business — in Singapore, the rules around the Letter of Consent Singapore framework changed materially in May 2021 and are tightening again in 2026. Many family members of Employment Pass and S Pass holders still [...]
EP vs PEP vs ONE Pass — compare Singapore's three executive work visas by salary, validity, multi-employer rights, COMPASS exposure and PR runway in 2026.
The Dependant's Pass Singapore 2026 rules are not what most relocating professionals assume on day one. Two changes have hardened the regime since the original LBEA articles on this topic were written: the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) raised the sponsoring Employment Pass (EP) salary floor twice between 2022 and 2026, and Letter of Consent (LOC) [...]
The EntrePass Singapore 2026 regime is the country's narrowest work visa — and the most misunderstood. Most founders assume it is the “easy” route into Singapore because the headline pitch is “come and start a company.” In practice, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) treats the EntrePass as a gated scheme reserved for venture-backed founders, hands-on [...]
The complete Singapore S Pass guide for 2026 — qualifying salary, quota, levies, and the September 2026 threshold change, with MOM citations.
The ONE Pass Singapore (Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass) requires S$30,000 fixed monthly salary and an established-company sponsor. Here is the 2026 eligibility breakdown across all three pathways.