{"id":24198,"date":"2016-08-23T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/?p=24198"},"modified":"2024-07-26T09:43:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T02:43:15","slug":"singapore-immigration-update-on-employment-pass-application-criteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/news\/industry-news\/singapore-immigration-update-on-employment-pass-application-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Immigration Update on Employment Pass Application Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24198\" class=\"elementor elementor-24198\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ac1aef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"0ac1aef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-209f834 tm-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"209f834\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624a7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"624a7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 *\/\r\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Singapore Immigration Update on Employment Pass Application Criteria\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 Aug 2016 <\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Singapore.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24199 size-full\" \/><\/p><p><b>What&#8217;s New<\/b><b>?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With effect from 1 January 2017, applicants applying for an Employment Pass (EP) in Singapore require a new qualifying salary of SGD 3,600. Only new EP applicants who can command a monthly salary of SGD 3,600 or more, subject to meeting other criteria on qualifications and experience, will be considered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Who is Affected?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing Employment Pass (EP) holders and new Employment Pass (EP) applicants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>What&#8217;s going to happen?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Existing Employment Pass Holders:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Before 1 January 2017<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Pass holders will be able to renew the pass for a duration of up to three years based on current Employment Pass criteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Between 1 January 2017 &#8211; 30 June 2017 (both dates inclusive): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pass holders will be able to renew the pass for a duration of one year, based on the current Employment Pass criteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>1 July 2017 onwards: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pass holders will have to meet the new criteria for renewal with a duration of up to three years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. New applicants intending to apply for an Employment Pass:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only new applicants who command a monthly salary of SGD3,600 or more, subject to meeting other criteria on qualifications and experience, will be considered. New applicants with more years of experience are required <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">command higher salaries commensurate with their work experience and skill sets, as per current practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>What does this<\/b> <strong>mean <\/strong><b>for your Company in Singapore?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Planning <\/b><strong>in advance <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Employers are highly encouraged to provide sufficient time when hiring a new foreign candidate in consideration of the need to advertise the job opening on Jobs Bank before the employer able <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apply for an Employment Pass.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><strong>Conduct <\/strong><b>Self-Assessment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Employers are encouraged to use the Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) on the Ministry of Manpower website <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">assess and obtain a preliminary indication if their potential candidates will meet the new salary criteria. The SAT will be updated by Nov 2016 with the new salary criteria. Company employing candidates on shorter term assignments, lesser years of experience, and fresh graduates should conduct a Self-Assessment prior to application and plan in advance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b> Provide stronger justification <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Company acting as a sponsor should review the candidate&#8217;s credentials and provide a stronger justification <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have the foreign employee to work in <a href=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/news\/industry-news\/asian-tigers-singapore-sponsors-anza-soccer-game-2016\/\">Singapore<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Asian Tigers Group <\/b><strong>Singapore Can Help You\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective 1st January 2014, Asian Tigers Group is pleased to obtain our Executive Search Agency License (Number: 13C6751) through our subsidiary company &#8211; ATM Advisory Services Pte Ltd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this, all applicants will use our very own EP Online (EPOL) account to file directly with Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and will no longer be required to be an authorised user under your Company&#8217;s EPOL account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a commitment to our Clients to establish a sustainable process in the growing market, Asian Tigers Group has provides <\/span><b>a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seamless solution to enhance your new candidate&#8217;s experience by providing end to end support with our Immigration Specialist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of our Immigration Specialists individually holds an Executive Search (EA) Registration license and possess the<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">necessary qualifications to support the work you have entrusted to us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>We <\/b><strong>will help you to:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gain direct approval from Ministry of Manpower to support all work pass applications\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eliminate administrative processes <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">authorise a slot for third parties to access the company&#8217;s EP Online account\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Solve problem of limited slots available online to access the company&#8217;s EP Online account\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Encourage Personally Identifiable Information (PII) protection\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Streamline government payments administration<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore Immigration Update on Employment Pass Application Criteria\u00a0 23 Aug 2016 What&#8217;s New?\u00a0 With effect from 1 January 2017, 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