Conditions for applying for PR in Singapore

There are five ways to apply to become a Singapore permanent resident (PR): investment immigration, skilled immigration, entrepreneurial immigration, marriage immigration and special immigration. The specific application conditions are as follows:

1. Investment immigration: invest and start a business in Singapore with a minimum of SGD 2.5 million. It is a one-step investment immigration method in Singapore.

2. Skilled immigrants: First, you need to be employed by a Singaporean company, and have certain matching work experience and academic qualifications, apply for an employment pass, and finally apply to the Immigration Bureau. After being approved by the Singapore Immigration Bureau, you will become a Singaporean immigrant. permanent resident.

3. Entrepreneurship Immigration: As long as the applicant is prepared to establish a new company in Singapore and has complete documents, he or she is eligible to apply for an Entrepreneurship Pass. Hold the Entrepreneurship Pass for 12-24 months, and the company is operating normally. Applicants (who can bring their spouse and children) can apply to ICA for Singapore permanent residence.

4. Marriage immigration: If either spouse is a citizen who has obtained Singaporean citizenship, they are eligible to apply to the Immigration Bureau to become a permanent resident of Singapore. The Singapore Immigration Bureau will consider this matter as a specific individual case for review and approval. .

Extended information

Singapore’s general immigrants used to first obtain SPR status. Each country has some differences in policies for citizens and permanent residents, but the treatment for immigrating to Singapore to become a permanent resident and a citizen is basically the same.

Singapore permanent residents can apply for Singaporean citizenship and become Singapore citizens. Singapore permanent residents can enjoy the treatment of Singapore citizens and can work and start businesses freely in Singapore. The population growth rate of Singapore citizens is quite slow, only 1.3% per year, while the population growth of Singapore permanent residents is significant, reaching 10% per year.

Children of Singapore permanent residents have priority over foreigners in enrolling in kindergartens, primary schools, and secondary schools, and their tuition fees are exempted.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Singapore Permanent Resident

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Green Card