Singapore · Talent & extraordinary ability
Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass
Launched on 1 January 2023 and still open as at July 2026. It is not subject to COMPASS.
The ONE Pass is the only Singapore work pass that is not tied to a single employer. You can work for multiple companies, start businesses and sit on boards at the same time, for 5 years. For a senior operator or investor who wants that kind of optionality without locking up SGD 10m, it offers materially better value than GIP.
Qualifying routes
A fixed monthly salary of at least SGD 30,000, roughly SGD 360k a year, within the last year, either in Singapore or with an overseas employer. It must come from an established company.
Exceptional achievement in arts and culture, sport, science and technology, or academia and research. There is no salary threshold for this route.
The facts
- Minimum
- 30k SGD
- Total landed cost
- SGD 105 for the application fee, plus SGD 225 for issuance. No investment is required.
- Route type
- By qualification
- Timeline
- 1–2 months (MOM targets around 4 weeks to process a complete application.)
- Physical presence
- There is no minimum stay required to hold the pass. Renewal, though, requires either a salary record in Singapore or an operating Singapore company.
- Family
- Your spouse, who may work under a Letter of ConsentChildren under 21Parents, on a Long Term Visit Pass
- Permanent residency
- There is no automatic route. ONE Pass holders can apply for PR through the ordinary channel, and applications are viewed favourably.
- Citizenship
- Only possible through PR, and it remains discretionary.
- Language test
- None
- Dual citizenship
- Not permitted. You would have to renounce.
- Requirements
- SGD 30,000 fixed monthly salary within the last year, or an offer at that level from a Singapore-based employerIf salary is from an overseas employer, that employer must have market capitalisation of at least USD 500m or annual revenue of at least USD 200mAlternatively, outstanding achievement in a qualifying field
- Renewal at year 5 is the pinch point. You must show either an average SGD 30,000 monthly salary in Singapore over the past 5 years, or a Singapore company employing at least 5 locals each paid at or above the prevailing EP qualifying salary. A pass-holder who spent 5 years investing rather than earning a Singapore salary can fail this test.
- The pass is a work pass, not residence-by-investment. It confers no PR entitlement and no security of tenure.
- The SGD 30,000 threshold is a fixed monthly salary figure. Bonuses, equity and carried interest generally do not count.