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S Pass
Singapore · South East Asia
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2023
- Governing lawPublished
- Employment of Foreign Manpower Act
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Manpower
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Tap into Asia's most dynamic business hub remotely from Singapore's world-class infrastructure
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of monthly remote income of $3,150 or more
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Applicants must demonstrate that they have a job that can be performed remotely
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 21 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 2 weeks
- Can apply without travelingUnknown
- Unknown
- How you applyPublished
- Employer or appointed employment agent applies online
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Processed within 10 business days (MOM)
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/s-pass/apply-for-a-pass
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $120
- Application feePublished
- $56
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $176
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $3,150/month
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- No
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 183 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 2 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 24 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationPublished
- 60 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Work pass: valid only while employed by a Singapore employer in Singapore
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying 183 days or more in a year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-24%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 4 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 6 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- No
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- No
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- No
- Can buy landPublished
- No
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- S Pass is an employer-sponsored work pass; needs a Singapore employer; not a nomad visa
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/s-pass
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/s-pass/apply-for-a-pass
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.