There are four types of work visas in Singapore:

1. Employment Pass: P Permit: It is suitable for foreigners who hold recognized degrees, professional qualifications or professional skills and are looking for jobs as professionals, administrators, executives or managers.

If the applicant's monthly basic salary is higher than S $7,, a P1 Permit will be issued;

If the applicant's monthly basic salary is higher than S $3,5 but not more than S $7,, a P2 Permit will be issued;

Q1 Permit: It is applicable to foreigners whose basic salary is more than S $2,5 per month and who hold recognized degrees, professional qualifications or professional skills. Holders of P1, P2 and Q1 employment permits can apply for relative permits for their spouses and children (under 21 years old).

Holders of P1 and P2 employment permits can apply for Social Visit Pass for the following relatives: parents, spouse's parents, stepchildren, spouse (common law), disabled children and unmarried daughters under 21 years old;

2. s-pass: s permit: (a new category that will replace Q2 permit from July 1, 24) is applicable to foreigners with a monthly basic salary of at least S $1,8. Applicants for the S-permit will be evaluated according to a point system, which will consider multiple criteria, including salary, educational procedures, skills, work type and work experience.

the tax on S-permit is S $5 per month, and the maximum number of S-permit holders in each company is 25% of the number of local workers and work permit holders in the company. S permit holders with a monthly basic salary of more than S $2,5 can apply for a relative permit for their spouses and children (under 21 years old);

3. Work permit WP: Work permit is a work permit issued to skilled or unskilled foreigners working in Singapore with a monthly salary of not more than S $1,8. The condition for issuing work permit is that skilled foreign workers have at least SPM qualification or its equivalent qualification, or NTC-3 (practical) vocational certificate related to their work;

4. EntrePass: Also known as Singapore Entrepreneurial Entry Permit, it is a work permit for foreign entrepreneurs jointly examined and approved by Singapore Ministry of Manpower and Singapore Bureau of Standardization. Applicants are eligible to apply for a business license as long as they are prepared to set up a new company in Singapore and have complete information.

Extended information:

Requirements for applying for a work visa in Singapore:

1. Applicants must be at least 18 years old;

2. The company must be registered as a private limited company with a secretary and accountant in the Singapore Companies Registry;

3. The applicant must hold at least 3% of the company's shares;

4. The company has a registered capital of at least S $5,. And deposit it in the company account of Singapore bank, and ask for the company bank statement for verification;

5. The date of registration of a Singapore company shall not exceed 6 months;

6. The enterprise must be legal;

7. From September 1st, 213, the following points have been added to the approved criteria. Applicants need to meet at least one of the following conditions: the recognized third-party venture capital or angel investment can be provided by Hande Overseas; The minimum investment amount is S $1,; Shareholders' certificates and other relevant documents are required.

holding patents or intellectual property rights, copyrights, etc. approved by national patents and intellectual property departments; Must be a registered national level; One of the shareholders must be a patent holder. Patents must be associated with entrepreneurial projects.

having R&D cooperation with R&D institutions recognized by Singapore A * Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore's world-class R&D center) or local institutions of higher learning; The period of scientific research cooperation is not hard and fast; Scientific research institutions need to provide a contact person to check the information. Scientific research projects must be related to entrepreneurial projects;

Only those with ongoing research cooperation are eligible to apply, and the service contract will not be regarded as research cooperation. Incubation industry supported by SPRING Singapore or National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore. Only companies that are doing incubation are eligible; Incubation projects must be related to entrepreneurial projects.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Singapore Visa