Employment Passes For Foreign Employees

If you want to set up a company and work in Singapore, you must hold a valid work pass. The work pass to apply for depends on your skills, qualifications, job and salary. 

Employment Pass P1, P2, Q1 and STEP are for professionals with a minimum basic salary of $2,500. The advantages of an employment pass holders are: 

• Dependant Privileges for P1, P2 and Q1 only
• No Foreign Worker Levy
• No Skills Development Levy
• No Dependency Ceiling

S Pass are for mid-level skilled foreign manpower with a minimum salary of $1,800. For S Pass holders, they have

• Dependant Privileges only if basic monthly salary is > S$2,500
• Foreign Worker Levy
• Skills Development Levy if gross monthly salary is ≤ S$2,000
• Dependency Ceiling

There are no restriction for employment pass and S Pass on their nationalities. 

Work Permit are for Unskilled or Semi-skilled foreign workers. They have

• No Dependant Privileges
• Foreign Worker Levy
• Skills Development Levy
• Dependency Ceiling
• Restrictions on Nationality
• S$5,000 Security Bond per worker except for Malaysians foreign workers.

There are no minimum salary for work permit

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