Singapore PR Guides
by Work Status
Your current work or visit status affects which published ICA category may apply and which employment, business, family, or identity records you should prepare. Select your status to begin.
Use this page to distinguish ICA PR eligibility from MOM work-pass rules and to identify practical preparation steps. Recheck the current official sources before submission.
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See the PR consultancy pageEmployment Pass
EPOfficially eligible to apply for PR; the pass label does not predict approval.
S Pass
S PassICA lists S Pass holders as eligible; employer quota is not a published PR penalty.
EntrePass
EntrePassThe business pass and the PR eligibility category must be checked separately.
Dependant Pass
DPA Dependant's Pass is a stay status, not a standalone PR category.
Long-Term Visit Pass Plus
LTVP+Foreign spouses apply through the spouse route; LTVP+ is not a PR prerequisite.
Personalised Employment Pass
PEPHigh salary and job flexibility are PEP rules, not published PR approval odds.
How Work Status Shapes Your PR Assessment
Work or visit status affects which ICA category may be available and which records are relevant. ICA lists Employment Pass and S Pass holders as a PR category, while EntrePass, Dependant Pass, and LTVP holders must verify whether another published category applies.
Use these guides to distinguish MOM work-pass requirements from ICA PR eligibility and to prepare the correct employment, business, family, identity, qualification, and translation records.
Singapore PR consultantICA-listed work-pass route; prepare current employment, pay, tax, qualification, identity, and family records.
ICA-listed work-pass route; MOM salary and quota rules are not published PR approval cutoffs.
Not separately listed by ICA as a PR category; confirm another route or applicable investor programme.
Not itself a general PR category; verify family, work-pass, student, or another listed route.
Not itself a PR guarantee; verify the applicable spouse, child, or other published category.
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