1.Singapore company incorporation processing time: within 1 week

The prerequisite for doing business in Singapore is to set up a Singapore company. Usually will be a private limited company.

Foreigners applying for the establishment of a Singapore company need to hire at least one Singaporean or PR as its local director and need to entrust a secretarial company authorized by ACRA to submit the application for registration.

2.Proceesing time of employment pass application: up to 4 weeks

Employment Pass is an investment promotion policy launched by the Singapore government to encourage entrepreneurs to come to Singapore to do business and grant work pass to entrepreneurs or executives or professionals.

Basic conditions

Applicant must have a acceptable qualification, usually a good university degree, professional qualifications or specialised skills.

It`s better if the applicant`s position is in the management level, and earn a fixed monthly salary of at least S$4500

*New applications from 1 September 2022

Renewals from 1 September 2023

Employment pass holder can apply Dependent pass or Long-Term Visit Pass for its family members.

Note: applicant must earn a fixed monthly salary of at least S$6000 to apply dependent pass for his/her spouse and unmarried children under 21 years old.

Applicant must earn a fixed monthly salary of at least S$12000 to apply Long-term visit pass for his/her parents. After grant of DP and LTVP, the applicant`s whole family can now relocate to Singapore and children can apply enroll to the public school.

The duration of employment pass for first-time candidates is 1-2 years, for renewals is up to 3 years. Employment pass holders can start to apply for Singapore permanent resident after holding of employment pass for 1 year. Required documents as payslip and etc. The general processing time for PR application is 4-6 months.

If you are interested, after 2 years of become a Singapore PR, you can then apply for Singapore citizenship.