Sector hiring guides — finance, tech, healthcare, F&B, construction — Costs and fees breakdown
Sector hiring guides — finance, tech, healthcare, F&B, construction — Costs and fees breakdown. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore...
Hiring foreign professionals — total cost model — Costs and fees breakdown
Hiring foreign professionals — total cost model — Costs and fees breakdown. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Practic...
EntrePass Singapore 2026: A Founder’s Complete Walkthrough
Most work pass schemes in Singapore require an employer to vouch for you. The EntrePass is the exception: it lets a founder self-sponsor, incorporate their own company, and run it as CEO, director, and shareholder — all on a single pass. If you are an entrepreneur with an innovative business idea or a track record [...]
Can an Employment Pass Holder Be a Director of Another Singapore Company?
Foreign professionals holding a Singapore Employment Pass frequently ask one question that sits at the intersection of corporate law and immigration compliance: can an employment pass holder be a director of another Singapore company? The short answer is yes — but only with the right approval from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), and the rules [...]
EntrePass Singapore 2026: A Founder’s Complete Walkthrough
The EntrePass is Singapore’s pass for founders who want to start and operate a business here — but it works very differently from an Employment Pass, and the misconceptions around it are significant enough to waste months of preparation. Unlike the EP, where salary and qualifications drive approval, the EntrePass requires no minimum salary. It [...]
Can an Employment Pass Holder Be a Director of Another Singapore Company?
You hold an Employment Pass sponsored by your Singapore employer. Then a second opportunity arises — perhaps a start-up invites you to join its board, or a business partner wants to appoint you as a director of a related holding company. The question is immediate and practical: does your Employment Pass allow this? The answer [...]
Working in Singapore as a Digital Nomad: What the Rules Actually Say in 2026
Singapore is one of the most connected cities in the world, with world-class infrastructure, a stable business environment, excellent air links and a large community of internationally mobile professionals. It is also an expensive city, a city-state with strict immigration rules, and a jurisdiction that does not have a dedicated digital nomad visa. If you [...]
Intracompany Transfer to Singapore: How Multinationals Use the Employment Pass for Corporate Relocations (2026)
When a multinational company relocates an employee from its Tokyo, London or Bangalore office to its Singapore hub, the process is commonly described internally as an "intracompany transfer to Singapore." Unlike some jurisdictions — including the United States, Canada and Australia, which issue dedicated intracompany transfer visa categories — Singapore does not have a separate [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]