Government Unveils Visa Reforms to Eliminate 'Brutality' of Lottery System
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Budget announcements, salary thresholds, quota changes and enforcement notices from MOM, ICA and MAS, tracked with the date each rule took effect rather than "recent tightening".
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2025 Policy Forecast: Anticipated Changes to EP COMPASS and PR Quotas
2025 Policy Forecast: Anticipated Changes to EP COMPASS and PR Quotas Singapore’s immigration framework is under continuous recalibration.
Employment Pass Eligibility in 2026: Qualifying Salary and the COMPASS Framework
Explains the two-stage Employment Pass eligibility rules — the qualifying salary and the 40-point COMPASS system — using current MOM criteria so employers and candidates…
Does EP COMPASS Affect Your PR Application? What the Official Rules Say
Explains the Employment Pass COMPASS eligibility framework from MOM and the separate ICA criteria for Permanent Residence, and what ICA has and has not published about…
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How long Employment Pass processing actually takes in Singapore: MOM's 10-business-day online statement, the 6-week overseas-company route, and what happens after…
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Employers must prepare the documents required by MOM before submitting an Employment Pass application.
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A guide to the documents employers must prepare for Employment Pass applications according to the Ministry of Manpower.