Tech.Pass Is Being Retired — and Its Replacement Is More Powerful Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced at the Committee of Supply (COS) debate on 3 March 2026 that the Tech.Pass will be discontinued and replaced by a new track under the Overseas Networks & Expertise (ONE) Pass — the ONE Pass (AI and Tech) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Ministry of Manpower confirmed at the Committee of Supply 2026 that a new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track will launch from 1 January 2027, replacing the existing Tech.Pass. For tech founders, senior engineers, AI researchers, and anyone currently holding or considering Tech.Pass, this is the most important work visa development in several years [...]
The Work Holiday Pass Singapore route is the country's most accessible short-term work visa for young professionals — and the most space-constrained. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) caps the entire scheme at 2,000 pass holders at any one time, draws candidates from a strict list of ten partner countries, and limits the pass to a [...]
The Training Employment Pass Singapore route is one of the most under-discussed work passes in the country — yet for global firms running a Singapore subsidiary, and for elite universities sending students into structured internships, it is often the cleanest path to a short, supervised in-country attachment. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) sets a fixed [...]
The Singapore work pass medical examination is a small administrative step with disproportionate consequences. A failed medical can void an in-principle approval, force the worker home before any salary is paid, and quietly damage the employer's record with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Ministry of Health (MOH). Yet many EP, S Pass and [...]
ONE Pass AI Tech Track 2027 launches 1 January 2027 to replace Tech.Pass. Cash + vested equity counts toward the salary test. Here is the strategy for founders and current Tech.Pass holders.
A practitioner-grade reality check on Tech.Pass Singapore in 2026 — the five EDB selection criteria, the documentary evidence each requires, and the patterns that succeed and fail.
If your business hires anyone in construction, marine shipyard, process, manufacturing or services, the Singapore Work Permit is the pass that decides whether you can staff the line, complete the build, or open the next outlet. It is also the pass that has changed the most in the past 18 months. Maximum employment age has [...]