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The S Pass
The S Pass visa is a working visa designed for mid-level skilled foreigners who seek employment in engineering, electronics, oil and other industries Singapore specialises and needs skilled hands in.
This visa allows Singaporean companies to hire overseas technicians at a salary of no less than $2,200 SGD provided that the foreigner possesses a valuable working experience and knowledge in the niche. In addition, the hiring company is required to meet the standards for a quota and levy.
What is the S Pass Visa?
The S Pass visa is the intermediate visa for mid-levelled skilled workers. This gives foreigners a visa that will suit their needs if they feel that they are under qualified for a Employment Pass and overqualified for a Work Permit. Click on the tabs below to find out more information on the S Pass visa!
- Salary: The salary of the employee must be at least $2,200, corresponds to the person’s age and work experience. This means that the older or more experienced the hired technician is, the higher the salary he should receive.
- Education: The government seeks for diploma or degree holders from respectable institutions. Certificates of courses for the technicians should be no less than a year-long full-time study.
- Relevant experience: Successful candidates are expected to showcase years of experience in their niche. The older the candidate, the more is to be expected of them.
- Validity of passport: The applicant’s passport should be at least 7 months valid prior to the expiration date
- Established: The company applying for the applicant must well established and have an account with the CPF board. If the application is the first for the company, the activities’ conducted have to be declared to the government.
- Lower salary requirement: The lower salary requirement of $2,200 SGD compared to the salary requirement of the employment pass, $3,600, makes it easier for workers who wish to apply for a visa to work and reside in Singapore
- Renewal: The visa can be extended after the first run of validity (approximately 2 years) for another 3 years (or less if the applicant passport expires before that time period)
- PR: The S Pass allows the applicant the opportunity to pursue Singapore’s permanent residency in due time.
- Application: Application can only be done by a local eligible employer or an authorized visa agency
- Location: The applicant must not be in the country while the visa is being processed. They are only allowed to arrive after the approval
- Family: Some categories of the S Pass holders allow them to bring the families to Singapore as dependants provided that their salaries meet a certain benchmark ($5,000 SGD as of September 2015)
- Healthcare: The employer is subjected to buying medical insurance and paying levies for every employee, as well as meeting quota requirement.
- Business ownership: The applicant holding the S Pass visa in Singapore cannot start their own business
- Marriage: S Pass holders are allowed to marry in Singapore but having children (dependants) is regulated by the salary criteria for sponsoring dependants.
S Pass Visa Rejection
S Pass rejection is usually due to the hiring company or the foreign applicant's failure to meet requirement; listed below are some common failures:
Quota: The S Pass application transcends the quota for the employer.
CPF: The employer is having issues with his CPF account.
Qualification: The application’s qualifications were not substantiated with the relevant documentation.
Salary: The salary of the applicant does not correspond his age or work experience (this concerns underselling or overselling the candidate).
Too many applicants: The applicant’s declared skills are in abundance in Singapore and/or the employer failed to prove that the applicant was crucial for the company’s business.
Passport Validity: The applicant’s passport has a small validity period.
An appeal must be submitted within 3 months from the rejection date if the employer or applicant wishes.
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