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Singapore business and entrepreneur pathways

Immigration routes for high-caliber startup founders, innovators, and investors through Enterprise Singapore and the MOM EntrePass scheme.

Who it suits

Who this pathway suits

Venture-backed entrepreneurs, tech founders, and intellectual property developers.

Eligibility

Eligibility at a glance

  • EntrePass Scheme: Must have registered, or intend to register, a private limited company with ACRA
  • Must be backed by recognized third-party venture capital/angel funding (min S$100,000), hold an approved registered intellectual property, or be an incubatee in a government-recognized incubator
  • No fixed minimum salary requirement
Process

How the process works

  1. Submit business plan and funding documentation via MOM EntrePass digital portal
  2. Enterprise Singapore and MOM assess technological innovation and commercial viability
  3. Receive In-Principle Approval, incorporate company, and collect biometric EntrePass
Documents

Documents you will typically need

  • Comprehensive business plan, patent/IP documentation, VC investment term sheets, founder resume, passport
Good to know

What to keep in mind

EntrePass holders are exempt from the standard foreign worker levy and can sponsor family upon meeting business expenditure milestones.

Official source: Ministry of Manpower Singapore — EntrePass. Government authorities make all final decisions; no outcome is guaranteed.

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