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Family-office tax incentives and Variable Capital Companies organise investment activity. They do not independently grant an Employment Pass, permanent residence or citizenship.
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Family Office: Sections 13O and 13U
A family-office project combines investment governance, regulatory structure, tax analysis and any individual mobility needs. Sections 13O and 13U are fund tax incentives for qualifying income from designated investments; neither is a residence programme or an exemption for every item of family income.
Available tax incentives · separate immigration assessmentRequirements, process & FAQsVariable Capital Company (VCC)
A corporate structure for investment funds, including a standalone fund or an umbrella with segregated sub-funds. A VCC can support a family’s investment organisation, but it is not itself a family-office licence, tax incentive, Employment Pass or residence programme.
Available corporate structure · no immigration entitlementRequirements, process & FAQsEmployment Pass (EP)
An employer-sponsored work pass for a genuine professional, managerial or executive position in Singapore. Eligibility combines an age-adjusted salary test with COMPASS unless an exemption applies, so the applicant and the employing organisation must be assessed together.
Available · higher thresholds announced for 2027Requirements, process & FAQsOverseas Networks & Expertise Pass (ONE Pass)
A personalised work pass for top talent who meet the prescribed remuneration or outstanding-achievement criteria. It offers flexibility to start, operate and work for multiple Singapore businesses, with individual evidence, reporting and renewal obligations.
Available · AI and Tech track is future-datedRequirements, process & FAQsEntrePass: founders of venture-backed or innovative technology businesses
The EntrePass is Singapore's work pass for a founder who intends to start, or has recently started, a private limited company that is venture-backed or owns innovative technology. There is no minimum salary and no employer sponsor; the applicant's shareholding, the company's innovation credentials and, at renewal, its spending and local hiring are what MOM and Enterprise Singapore assess.
Established founder work pass, assessed by MOM with Enterprise SingaporeRequirements, process & FAQsTech.Pass: senior technology talent working across several roles
Tech.Pass lets a senior technology professional live in Singapore and combine founding, employment, consulting, mentoring, investing and board roles under one pass, without an employer sponsor. It is administered by the Economic Development Board and tests both a salary history and a leadership record at a substantial technology company or tech venture-capital firm. MOM has announced that a new ONE Pass track for AI and technology talent will replace it from January 2027.
Available via EDB; being replaced by the ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track from 28 January 2027Requirements, process & FAQsPersonalised Employment Pass (PEP): a non-renewable pass not tied to one employer
The Personalised Employment Pass is a work pass held by the individual rather than the employer. A professional earning a fixed monthly salary of at least S$22,500 can change jobs without applying for a new pass and can remain in Singapore for up to six months between jobs. The trade-offs are that the pass is issued once, lasts up to three years, cannot be renewed, and does not permit entrepreneurial or director-shareholder activity.
Established high-earner pass; issued once, valid up to 3 years, not renewableRequirements, process & FAQsGlobal Investor Programme (GIP): permanent residence through business or family-office investment
The Global Investor Programme is Singapore's investor route to permanent residence. It is run by the Economic Development Board, which assesses the applicant's business or investment record, and ICA, which grants PR once the investment is verified. The three investment options require S$10 million in a business, S$25 million in a GIP-select fund, or a single family office with at least S$200 million under management, and the renewal of the re-entry permit is tied to employment, investment and residence conditions.
Established investor PR programme, administered by EDB with ICA; revised terms effective 15 March 2023Requirements, process & FAQsPermanent residence and citizenship: the PTS scheme, re-entry permits and National Service
Singapore grants permanent residence at ICA's discretion to work-pass holders, family members of citizens and PRs, students and investors. There is no points table and no published quota; ICA weighs family ties, economic contribution, qualifications, age, family profile, length of residence and the applicant's ability to integrate. PR is kept by maintaining a re-entry permit, brings CPF and, for sons, National Service, and is the normal precondition for citizenship.
Established discretionary PR and citizenship framework administered by ICARequirements, process & FAQsDependant's Pass and Long-Term Visit Pass: family status, work rules and the Letter of Consent
A Dependant's Pass lets the legally married spouse and unmarried children under 21 of an eligible work-pass holder live in Singapore; a Long-Term Visit Pass covers common-law spouses, step-children, handicapped adult children and parents. Since 1 May 2021 a dependant who wishes to work must obtain a work pass of their own, with a Letter of Consent reserved for qualifying business owners. The sponsor's fixed monthly salary, not household income, decides eligibility.
Established family-pass framework administered by MOM; work rules changed on 1 May 2021Requirements, process & FAQsCOMPASS and Employment Pass renewal: the points framework employers must plan around
COMPASS is the second stage of Employment Pass eligibility. After a candidate clears the age-adjusted qualifying salary, the application is scored on four foundational criteria and two bonus criteria and must reach 40 points. Two of the four criteria depend on the employer's workforce rather than the candidate, so an employer's hiring record shapes every EP it files and every EP it renews.
In force for new EP applications since 1 September 2023 and renewals since 1 September 2024Requirements, process & FAQs