Facts checked on 10 and 23 October 2026 against the sources linked below. Rules change often — check the official page before you act. This is shared experience, not legal or financial advice.

Your own pass

There is no job-seeker visa: your employer applies for your pass.

  • Employment Pass (EP): a fixed monthly salary of at least S$5,600 at 23 or below, rising to S$10,700 at 45 and over, higher in financial services, plus 40 COMPASS points. From 1 January 2027 new applications need S$6,000 to S$11,500, and renewals follow for passes expiring from 1 January 2028 (MOM: EP eligibility).
  • Fees and timing: the application fee is S$105 and the issuance fee S$225. MOM processes or updates most online applications within 10 business days. The in-principle approval letter gives you six months to enter. A first pass lasts up to two years and a renewal up to three (MOM: applying).
  • S Pass: at least S$3,300 a month, rising to S$4,800 at 45, and S$3,600 for new applications from 1 January 2027 (MOM: S Pass).
  • If your job ends: your employer must cancel your pass within a week of your last day of notice. From then you may not work, and the employer can request a Short-Term Visit Pass of up to 90 days (MOM: cancelling). To move, the new employer applies for a new EP; resign only once it is approved.

Family passes

  • Dependant's Pass for a legally married spouse and unmarried children under 21, only if your own fixed monthly salary is at least S$6,000, not your household's (MOM: DP eligibility).
  • Long-Term Visit Pass at the same S$6,000 for a common-law spouse, step-children and adult disabled children; for parents only if you earn at least S$12,000 (MOM: LTVP eligibility).
  • A working spouse: since 1 May 2021 a DP holder who wants a job needs a work pass of their own: an EP, an S Pass, or a DP-Work Permit with no minimum salary (MOM: DP holders working).
  • Parents below S$12,000 come on visit passes, and Indian nationals need a visa each time. Apply through a Local Contact in Singapore with Singpass or Corppass, an authorised visa agent or the nearest Singapore mission (ICA: visas).

Permanent residence and citizenship

EP and S Pass holders can apply to ICA through Singpass. There is no points table and no published minimum. ICA weighs family ties to Singaporeans, economic contribution, qualifications, age, family profile and years of residence. The fee is S$100; on approval the entry permit costs S$20, the five-year re-entry permit S$50 and the identity card S$50. ICA processes applications within about six months (ICA: PR).

  • CPF starts the day you become a PR, and sons granted PR through their parents are liable for full-time National Service from 18.
  • ICA has no affiliation with any migration agency, and anyone who quotes you a success rate is guessing.
  • After at least two years as a PR, at 21 or over, you can apply for citizenship: S$100, then S$70 for the certificate and S$10 for the identity card (ICA: citizenship). Neither Singapore nor India lets an adult keep both nationalities, so it means giving up the Indian passport and applying for an OCI card.

Indian passports and OCI

The High Commission of India is at 31 Grange Road, Singapore 239702 (its website). Passport and OCI applications are lodged at an outsourced application centre, not at Grange Road. On 23 October 2026 we could not establish which provider is in force: BLS International has run the centres since 2016, but Tabla reported that Alankit Assignments would take over from 1 October 2025. Book only through the provider the High Commission's own website names, and be wary of anyone selling appointment slots. The consular section is the first call for a lost passport.

What to ask here

  • Which application centre handled your recent passport renewal, and how did you book?
  • How long did your family's Dependant's Passes take after your EP?
  • Did your spouse go for a DP-Work Permit or their own EP?

The full Namaste guides: jobs and passes and Indians in Singapore.