What permits do Singapore immigrants have for permanent residence?

EP is a work permit for foreign employees (management, supervisor or professional positions), and it is a work permit with relatively loose approval conditions in Singapore at present.

Application requirements:

Salary: Starting from S $3,600, it takes at least S $6,000 to apply for family permission.

Education: College degree or above.

Employee quota: None

Requirements for accompanying family members: spouses and unmarried children under the age of 265,438+0 can apply for a family permit with a salary of more than S $6,000; Parents and unmarried children over 2 1 year-old can apply for a long-term residence permit (LTVP) if their salary is above S $ 12000.

Transfer to permanent residence: you can transfer to permanent residence after holding the employment permit EP for two years. The government has no rigid requirements for the company's development scale, turnover and profit.

(Business license)

A business license is a visa for entrepreneurs who want to start a business in Singapore. After being approved, they must set up a company in Singapore and operate normally.

Application requirements:

Salary: No minimum requirements.

Education: No requirement.

(s license)

SP is a work permit for foreign employees with intermediate technical level.

Application requirements:

Salary: starting from S $2,200.

Education: bachelor or junior college, or have technical qualification certification (at least one year full-time study); Have several years of relevant working experience.

Limit: There is a limit. The number of SP in service industry cannot exceed 15% of the total number of employees, and 20% in other industries. Therefore, foreign employees can only be hired after a certain number of local employees have been hired.

Requirements for accompanying family members: same as EP conditions.

Transfer to permanent residence: after holding SP for two years, you can transfer to permanent residence and apply in the mode of "guarantee" by your employer.

Family license

DP is a license for spouses of EP and SP holders and unmarried children under 2 1 year old. DP holders can study or work.

Education: No education requirements.

Quota restriction: the work of family license holders does not occupy the company quota.

Transfer to permanent residence: you can't apply independently, you can only apply for permanent residence with the main applicant.

Further reading: various immigration conditions in Singapore

Marriage immigrants

Foreigners married to Singapore citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply for permanent residency.

Special immigrants

Overseas artistic talents (art, photography, dance, music, drama, literature, movies, etc.). ) After being evaluated by the National Arts Council of Singapore, you can apply to the Immigration Bureau to become a permanent resident. Applicants need to submit detailed resumes and supporting materials (photo albums, newspaper reports, etc.) ).

Self-employed immigrants

Hire yourself to achieve the purpose of immigration. Applicants can register a company first, then apply to the Immigration Bureau as a director, or apply in the name of starting a company, and the Immigration Bureau will approve the application for employment permit before registering the company. After the company is registered, the Immigration Bureau verifies and issues the employment permit. After obtaining an employment permit for 6 months, you can apply for permanent residency. You can apply for Singapore citizenship.

investment immigration

Foreigners who invest S $2.5 million can directly apply for permanent residence in Singapore. Investors must first register a limited company, and then submit investment plans and related documents. Investment funds are deposited with the Singapore government, and investment projects must be operated for at least 5 years. Family members of investors, including spouses and children under 2 1 year-old, can directly apply to become permanent residents. Parents can apply for a long-term relative visa to live in Singapore. If parents and in-laws need to apply for permanent residence at the same time, the deposit will need to be increased by S $300,000 for each additional person.

skilled immigration

People with a college degree or above and professional and technical personnel can apply to become permanent residents in Singapore. First of all, you need to work in a local company and get an employment permit (EP). Permit holders can submit an application for permanent residence to the Immigration Bureau and become permanent residents (PR) after being approved.