Singapore · Talent & extraordinary ability
Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass
Open
Last verified July 2026
Launched 1 January 2023 and open as at July 2026. Not subject to COMPASS.
The ONE Pass is the only Singapore work pass that is not tied to an employer — you can work for multiple companies, start businesses, and sit on boards concurrently, for 5 years. For a senior operator or investor who wants optionality without SGD 10m of locked capital, it is materially better value than GIP.
Qualifying routes
30k SGD
Salary route
Fixed monthly salary of at least SGD 30,000 (roughly SGD 360k/year) within the last year, or with an overseas employer; must be from an established company
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Outstanding achievement route
Exceptional achievement in arts and culture, sport, science and technology, or academia and research — no salary threshold
The facts
- Qualifying figure
- 30k SGD
- Total landed cost
- SGD 105 application fee plus SGD 225 issuance fee; no investment required
- Timeline
- 1–2 months — MOM targets around 4 weeks for complete applications
- Physical presence
- No minimum stay to hold the pass, but renewal requires either the salary record in Singapore or an operating Singapore company
- Family
- spouse (may work on a Letter of Consent)children under 21parents (Long Term Visit Pass)
- Permanent residency
- no automatic route; ONE Pass holders may apply for PR through the ordinary channel and are viewed favourably
- Citizenship
- via PR only; 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
What can go wrong
- 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.
- 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.