Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
12
months, renewable
Application fee
$279
Tax
Territorial
Singapore progressive tax (0-24%)
Path to staying
- Residence permit12 months
- Renew24 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 2 years
- Citizenshipafter 4 years
- Permanent residency 2 years
- Citizenship 4 years
- Dual citizenship not allowed
Overview
- Country
- Singapore
- Program
- Singapore EntrePass
- Local name
- EntrePass
- Type
- Startup
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Renewable
- Yes (24 mo)
Work pass for foreign entrepreneurs starting innovative businesses in Singapore. No minimum capital required.
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 21
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
- Must be primary residence required
Tax
- Tax regime
- Territorial
- Regime name
- Singapore progressive tax (0-24%)
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 42–56 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
S$105 application fee + S$225 issuance fee = ~$279 total. Company must be <6 months old if already incorporated. Must relocate to Singapore to run the company. No minimum capital or salary requirement. First renewal at 1 year, subsequent renewals at 2 years.