Foreign professionals, managers and executives (PMETs) with a job offer in Singapore who meet the eligibility criteria.
An employer or appointed employment agent needs to apply on behalf of the candidate.
For an overseas company without a Singapore-registered office, you need to apply through a local sponsor.
From 1st Jan 2025, fixed monthly salary comparable to the top one-third of local PMET salaries, starting from $5,600 and increases progressively with age, up to $10,700 for those in the mid-40s.
Candidates in the financial services sector need higher salaries to qualify. For financial services sector, fixed monthly salary starts from $6,200 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $11,800 at age 45 and above).
The duration of the pass is as follows:
Experienced tech professionals with skills in shortage may be eligible for a longer 5-year duration pass.
Not mandatory. Employers can choose whether to provide medical insurance for EP holders.
The key features of the pass are as follows:
To qualify for EP applications, candidates will need to pass a 2-stage eligibility framework:
Note: Candidates who do not meet stage 1 will not be eligible for an EP, regardless of the points they would have scored under COMPASS.
Employers and employment agents can use the enhanced Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) to check a candidate’s eligibility before they apply.
Employers must continue to meet the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) job advertising requirement before submitting new EP applications.
EP qualifying salary (Stage 1)
Your application needs to earn 40 points to pass COMPASS.
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