Stage 2 · Lesson 4 of 6
Singapore: Employment Pass and COMPASS
Singapore's is for professionals, and the employer applies. Until the end of 2026, the minimum is 5,600 Singapore dollars a month (6,200 in financial services), rising with age; from 1 January 2027 it becomes 6,000 (6,600 in financial services).
The application must also pass , a points test that needs 40 points from four criteria (salary, qualifications, workforce diversity and support for local employment), with bonuses for and strategic priorities. Before most applications, the employer must advertise the job on MyCareersFuture for at least 14 days under the . A first pass lasts up to two years.
Common trapassuming that meeting the salary floor is enough, when COMPASS can still fail the application.
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Resources for this stage
Start with· follow one of these
- GuideFreeImmigration Services Agency of Japan: work statuses of residence
Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Japan's statuses of residence and the Certificate of Eligibility, from the Immigration Services Agency
- GuideFreeSingapore Employment Pass and COMPASS (Ministry of Manpower)
Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
The Employment Pass, its qualifying salary and the COMPASS points test
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