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This route targets high-earning foreign professionals who want greater job flexibility than standard work passes allow.
Eligible high-earning foreign professionals can apply for a Personalised Employment Pass. Pass holders have greater job flexibility than with other work passes.
A fixed monthly salary of at least $22,500 is required (benchmarked to the top 10% of Employment Pass holders); for overseas applicants, this salary must have been drawn within the past 6 months of application.
You can apply for a Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) if you are earning a fixed monthly salary of at least $22,500. This is benchmarked to the top 10% of EP holders.
For overseas foreign professionals, your last drawn salary should have been within the past 6 months of your application.
A candidate who meets the eligibility criteria can apply directly.
Who can apply Candidate who meet the eligibility criteria can apply directly.
The holder must remain continuously employed in Singapore and cancel the PEP after more than six months of unemployment at any point. Certain occupations, including media and religion-related occupations, are restricted. Starting a business or conducting entrepreneurial activity while on a PEP is prohibited. The official source does not state employer-change rules or the family position.
nts to hold the pass. Who is eligible You can apply for a Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) if you are earning a fixed monthly salary of at least $22,500. This is benchmarked to the top 10% of EP holders. For overseas foreign professionals, your last drawn salary should have been within the past 6 months of your application. To keep your PEP, you must: Be employed continuously in Singapore. If you are unemployed for more than 6 months at any point, you will need to cancel your pass. Earn a fixed salary of at least $270,000 per calendar year, regardless of the number of months you are in employment. If you applied for your PEP before 1 September 2023, you must earn a fixed salary of $144,000 per calendar year, regardless of the number of months you are in employment. Who is not eligible You are not eligible for the PEP if you are: A
ar year, regardless of the number of months you are in employment. Who is not eligible You are not eligible for the PEP if you are: An Employment Pass holder under the sponsorship scheme. A freelancer or foreigner who intends to work on a freelance-basis. A sole proprietor, partner or where a director is also a shareholder in an ACRA-registered company. You are not allowed to work in certain restricted occupations, such as media and religion related occupations. See the full list of restricted occupations. You are not allowed to start a business or conduct any form of entrepreneurial activity while on a PEP. If you intend to do so, you should apply for an EntrePass or Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass.
lder under the sponsorship scheme. A freelancer or foreigner who intends to work on a freelance-basis. A sole proprietor, partner or where a director is also a shareholder in an ACRA-registered company. You are not allowed to work in certain restricted occupations, such as media and religion related occupations. See the full list of restricted occupations. You are not allowed to start a business or conduct any form of entrepreneurial activity while on a PEP. If you intend to do so, you should apply for an EntrePass or Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass.
To keep the PEP, the holder must earn a fixed salary of at least $270,000 per calendar year, regardless of the number of months in employment; if the PEP was applied for before 1 September 2023, the requirement is $144,000 per calendar year. The official source does not state the PEP validity period, whether it is renewed, or a longer-term residence path.
Earn a fixed salary of at least $270,000 per calendar year, regardless of the number of months you are in employment.
If you applied for your PEP before 1 September 2023, you must earn a fixed salary of $144,000 per calendar year, regardless of the number of months you are in employment.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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