How to Acquire Singapore’s New Work Pass: The Tech.Pass


Introduction to Singapore Tech.Pass

In January 2021, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) introduced the Singapore Tech.Pass. It is intended to attarct highly accomplished experts and entrepreneurs in the technology sector from around the world. 

There will be a yearly quota of 500 Tech.Passes given to foreign tech professionals and will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.

As an added benefit, candidates can apply for the Tech.Pass on their own accord. In the past, with work passes like the Employment Pass and S-Pass, candidates had to secure a job first, and then their employer would apply for the work pass on their behalf.

The Tech.Pass is scheduled to be valid for two years, at which point the worker can apply for it to be renewed.

What Can you do with the Singapore Tech.Pass?

Those holding a Singapore Tech.Pass will be given some benefits that were not available in any single existing work pass. Some of those benefits are listed below:

  • Start a technology company in Singapore.
  • Move from being an employer to becoming an entrepreneur.
  • Join one or more Singapore-based companies at any stage as their employee.
  • Be an investor/shareholder in one or more Singapore-based companies.
  • Become a director for one or more Singapore-based companies.
  • Become a mentor or consultant at a Singaporean university and lecture in local institutions of higher learning.
  • Join your family who is already in Singapore.
  • Sponsor a family member through a Dependant’s Pass or Long-Term Visit Pass to live with you in Singapore. 

Sounds interesting to you? Would you like to learn how to apply for the Singapore Tech.Pass? Check this Rikvin.com blog.


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