Singapore EntrePass

1. Residence permit12 months
2. Renew24 months at a time
3. Permanent residencypossible
4. Citizenshippossible

• Permanent residency
• Citizenship
• Dual citizenship not allowed

Country

Singapore

Program

Singapore EntrePass

Local name

EntrePass

Type

Startup

Status

Active

Initial duration

12 months

Renewable

Yes (24 mo)

Work pass for a foreign founder of a venture-backed or innovative private company in Singapore. There is no minimum capital and no minimum salary. The founder must hold at least 30 percent of the company.

Tax regime

Territorial

Regime name

Singapore progressive tax (0-24%)

Foreign income taxed

No

Capital gains taxed

No

Method

online

Processing time

Up to 42 days

Apply from abroad

Yes

The fee is S$105 when the application is submitted and S$225 when the pass is issued. The stored USD 279 for that S$330 is still within 10 percent of the European Central Bank reference rate on 9 October 2026, when 1 USD was 1.2804 SGD and S$330 was about USD 258. A multiple-journey visa, if needed, is a further S$30. Most new applications are decided within 6 weeks. Some take longer. Most renewals take up to 8 weeks. The first pass and the first renewal last up to 1 year. Later renewals last up to 2 years. The eligibility page assesses a company that is already more than 12 months old under the renewal tests. The downloadable application form still says the company must be less than 6 months old. The holder must keep at least 30 percent and maintain a Startup SG Network profile. The first renewal has no spending or hiring floor. From the second renewal the floor starts at S$100,000 of annual total business spending and one local-workforce point, and both rise on each later cycle. A spouse and unmarried children under 21 can be sponsored once the business meets S$100,000 of spending and one local-workforce point, or one of the published founder alternatives. Parents need S$200,000 and two local-workforce points and receive a long-term visit pass. The pass is issued only while the holder is in Singapore. ICA's published permanent-residence categories name Employment Pass and S Pass holders and Global Investor Programme investors. They do not name EntrePass, and they do not give a year-count. Citizenship, once permanent residence is held, can be applied for after 2 years as a permanent resident. Individuals are taxed on Singapore-source income on a scale that reaches 24 percent from Year of Assessment 2024.

1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Years to permanent residency 2 none
   • Years to citizenship 4 none

   years to permanent residence and citizenship cleared. ICA publishes no EntrePass year-count. Citizenship after permanent residence is 2 years, and that grant is not timed (https://www.ica.gov.sg/reside/PR/apply).