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Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass (ONE Pass)
Singapore · South East Asia
Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownExtended ResidencyHighly Skilled Worker Visas
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 1990 (ONE Pass work-pass framework)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Work Pass Division
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- A five-year, employer-free work pass for top global talent earning S$30,000+ a month or with outstanding achievements, letting holders work for, start and run multiple companies in Singapore at once
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 ageUnknown
- Unknown
- Clean criminal record requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Local health insurance requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Foreign professional with a fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 for the past 12 months (current or prospective Singapore/overseas employer meeting a US$500m market cap or US$200m revenue threshold), or outstanding achievements in business, arts & culture, sports, or academia/research
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee or self-employed
- 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
- ChildrenPublished
- Legally married spouse and unmarried children under 21 qualify for a linked Dependant's Pass; spouse can work via a Letter of Consent without a separate work pass; parents are not covered under this pass.
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
- 4–8 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Online via MOM's myMOM Portal, self-application, no employer sponsor required
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Pass card enrolment/collection in Singapore after approval; holder must then actually take up the qualifying employment or business there
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- MOM's published 4–8 week processing time for a complete application; achievement-route cases with more extensive supporting evidence can take longer
- Official application routePublished
- https://service2.mom.gov.sg/workpass/op/landing
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
- $176
- Application feePublished
- $82
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $258
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $23,400/month
- Monthly pension income requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Monthly rental income requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Application fee (S$105) paid before approval; issuance fee (S$225) paid after approval, before the pass is issued
- Cost notesPublished
- S$105 application fee ≈ US$82; S$225 issuance fee ≈ US$176 (Sept 2026 SGD≈0.78 USD). Dependant's Pass linked to the ONE Pass carries the same S$105/S$225 fee structure per dependant.
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusUnknown
- Unknown
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowUnknown
- Unknown
- Length of residencyPublished
- 60 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No published day-count to keep the pass; holder must remain in qualifying employment or run a qualifying business in Singapore and notify MOM of material changes (e.g., job loss) and annual income/activity by 31 January of the following year
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per 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 residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workUnknown
- Unknown
- Local healthcare accessUnknown
- Unknown
- University accessUnknown
- Unknown
- Can buy landUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bankingUnknown
- Unknown
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- ONE Pass is an active work/residency permit, not a dormant one: the holder must actually work for or run a qualifying company in Singapore. Renewable every 5 years if the S$30,000 average monthly salary (over the prior 5 years) or a qualifying local company (5+ local staff at Employment Pass-minimum salary) is maintained. No employer sponsor, foreign-worker levy or job-advertising (COMPASS) requirement; spouse can work via a Letter of Consent.
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/overseas-networks-expertise-pass
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/overseas-networks-expertise-pass | https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/overseas-networks-expertise-pass/eligibility | https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/overseas-networks-expertise-pass/key-facts | https://service2.mom.gov.sg/workpass/op/landing
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.