Work Passes and Foreign Manpower Archives

Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, EntrePass, PEP, family passes and employer foreign-manpower obligations.

Singapore EP and S Pass Salary Floors Rising in January 2027: Employer Audit and Renewal Planning Guide

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-14T05:16:15+08:00July 14th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

EP appeal letters and rejection recovery — Timeline and processing benchmarks

EP appeal letters and rejection recovery — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Prac...

LBRD CS2026-07-13T15:49:37+08:00July 13th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

COMPASS framework — points, bonuses, shortage list — Timeline and processing benchmarks

COMPASS framework — points, bonuses, shortage list — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work pa...

LBRD CS2026-07-13T15:49:33+08:00July 13th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

Employment Pass (EP) — full application walkthrough — Timeline and processing benchmarks

Employment Pass (EP) — full application walkthrough — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work p...

LBRD CS2026-07-13T15:49:29+08:00July 13th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

Singapore EntrePass 2026: A Founder’s Complete Walkthrough

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-13T05:21:51+08:00July 13th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

Singapore EP and S Pass Salary Floors Rising in January 2027: Employer Audit and Renewal Planning Guide

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-13T05:20:13+08:00July 13th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

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...

LBRD CS2026-07-12T15:50:58+08:00July 12th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

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...

LBRD CS2026-07-12T15:50:55+08:00July 12th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-12T05:14:19+08:00July 12th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-10T09:44:40+08:00July 10th, 2026|Work Passes and Foreign Manpower|

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