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The Singapore Employment Pass (EP) is a visa issued to foreign entrepreneurs, shareholders, and managing directors in order to permit them to setup and personally manage their business in the country. However, EP can also serve as a work visa given to supervisors and managers, "key employees," professionals, and workers with a specialized skill.
For professionals and "key employees," these represent the requirements for Singapore Employment Pass application:
- A set monthly salary rate of at least S$2,500
- A recognized college degree from the reputable school
- Professional qualifications
- Specialized skills and talents
- Many years of work-related experience
Apart from these four factors, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) also comes to a decision based on the applicant's age, current citizenship, and his roles and responsibilities in a company.
Contrary to a popular belief, passing in the educational criteria does not automatically make a person eligible for EP. Actually, MOM bakes an exception and provides the work visa to those applicants who've outstanding professional skills and qualifications even when they are unsuccessful in the educational criteria.
According to the agency, this visa has three categories which are based mostly around the applicants' fixed monthly salary rate:
- P1 Pass - this is issued to the people who're earning a regular monthly salary rate of more than S$7,000.
- P2 Pass - this really is provided to foreign applicants who have a fixed monthly salary that ranges between S$3,500 and S$7,000.
- Q1 Pass - this really is issued to individuals who've a monthly salary of for around S$2,500.
You will find cases in which MOM will reject applications that lack supporting documents. Fortunately, applicants can apply for an appeal and provide the company with additional records showing their eligibility for EP.
Generally, it will require more than three weeks before the agency can evaluate the appeal.
It is important to observe that whenever there's a alternation in employer, EP holders should immediately notify MOM that will then review their professional qualifications, employer credentials, and work-related. However, you don't have for EP holders to cancel their existing work pass since the agency is going to do this for them as soon as they have been approved with their new visa.
Meanwhile, the EP ought to be renewed every two or three years (based on its validity to a certain individual). 8 weeks before this visa expires, a person will receive a notification from MOM requiring him to renew his pass a month before its expiration.
