Singapore Tech.Pass

1. Residence permit24 months
2. Renew24 months at a time

• Permanent residency
• Citizenship
• Dual citizenship not allowed

Country

Singapore

Program

Singapore Tech.Pass

Local name

Tech.Pass

Type

Startup

Status

Active

Initial duration

24 months

Max duration

48 months

Renewable

Yes (24 mo)

Personalised pass for an established tech entrepreneur, leader or technical expert. The holder may start and run tech companies, take employment, consult, teach and sit as a director at the same time. New applications and renewals stop on 28 January 2027.

Income requirement

SGD 22,500/mo (~$17,573 USD)

Application fee

$258

Tax regime

Territorial

Regime name

Singapore progressive tax (0-24%)

Foreign income taxed

No

Capital gains taxed

No

Method

online, in person

Processing time

Up to 56 days

Apply from abroad

Yes

Both tests are required. The last-drawn fixed monthly salary over the past year must be at least S$22,500, or the foreign-currency equivalent. Other income, including non-cash pay, is considered case by case. The applicant also needs at least five years, all within the past ten, in a leading role at a tech company with a valuation or market capitalisation of at least US$500 million or at least US$30 million raised, or at a tech venture-capital firm with at least US$500 million under management. The application fee is S$105 and issuance is S$225. At the European Central Bank reference rate on 9 October 2026, 1 USD was 1.2804 SGD, so S$330 is about USD 258. Each dependant's application is also S$105, and issuance of that pass is S$225. A multiple-journey visa, if needed, is S$30 and is not included in the fee shown. Processing is about 8 weeks once the application is complete, and it can take longer. The pass must be issued in person in Singapore within 6 months of approval in principle. It lasts 2 years. The published renewal is another 2 years if the holder meets one of three tests: S$270,000 of assessable income on the latest IRAS assessment, S$100,000 of annual business spending with at least one local professional or three local qualifying employees, or a Singapore technology company that raised more than US$10 million in the past 36 months from recognised investors and in which the holder owns at least 30 percent. A spouse and unmarried children under 21 may receive a dependant's pass. A common-law spouse, parents, unmarried stepchildren under 21 and unmarried handicapped children aged 21 or over may receive a long-term visit pass. From 28 January 2027, the Economic Development Board and the Ministry of Manpower will not accept new or renewal applications. A pass already issued runs until it expires. ICA's published permanent-residence categories do not name Tech.Pass.

1. Oct 10, 2026

   Added

   created. Two-year tech pass, S$22,500 and five years in a leading role, fee S$105 plus S$225, one published renewal of two years. New and renewal applications stop on 28 January 2027 (edb.gov.sg).