🇸🇬 Work & skilled workers

The enhanced Primary Care Plan (PCP) will bring clinics closer to migrant workers (most within 2km), provide a standardised co-payment of $5 per consultation for both physical clinic consultations and telemedicine services, and introduce revised annual capitation rates ranging from $97 to $113 per worker per year. Four Anchor Operators (AOs) have been appointed for five years from 1 April 2027 to deliver the enhanced PCP. The six PCP geographical zones will be consolidated into four larger zones. A new PCP Enrolment Portal will be introduced for employers from 1 April 2027, and Anchor Operators will enhance appointment booking systems for migrant workers.

MOM's current guidance states that ONE Pass holders seeking renewal must satisfy one of the following: earn an average fixed monthly salary of S$30,000 or more over the preceding five years in Singapore; or operate a Singapore-based company employing at least five local employees, each earning at least the prevailing EP minimum qualifying salary. For applicants relying on salary evidence, MOM requires supporting documentation. Depending on the applicant's circumstances, this includes: monthly payslips; Singapore tax documentation, such as the latest Notice of Assessment; documents supporting other income sources where applicable; employment verification evidence where relevant. The renewal application can be submitted up to six months before the existing ONE Pass expires.

-Singapore's updated SOL applies to new and renewal EP applications from 1 January 2026. -Candidates working in listed shortage occupations can qualify for the C5 Skills Bonus. -Eligible technology occupations on the SOL can also qualify for a 5-year EP. -The candidate must actually perform the duties of the listed occupation. -The occupation selected in the EP application must match the relevant job title requirements. -Additional requirements may include qualifications, relevant work experience or professional registration.

To qualify for an Employment Pass (EP) in Singapore, candidates must now pass a two-stage eligibility framework: 1. Meet the revised EP qualifying salary, which is benchmarked against the top one-third of local Professional, Manager, Executive, and Technician (PMET) salaries by age. 2. Unless exempted, pass the points-based Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) by earning at least 40 points. The new qualifying salaries apply to new applications from 1 January 2027, and to renewals of passes expiring from 1 January 2028. For most sectors (excluding financial services): - The minimum qualifying salary for new applications and renewals increases from $5,600 (up to $10,700 at age 45+) to $6,000 (up to $11,500 at age 45+). For the financial services sector: - The minimum qualifying salary for new applications and renewals increases from $6,200 (up to $11,800 at age 45+) to $6,600 (up to $12,700 at age 45+). COMPASS scoring criteria include: - C1. Salary: Up to 20 points based on salary percentile against local PMETs. - C2. Qualifications: Up to 20 points for degree-equivalent qualifications from top-tier or highly-recognised institutions. - C3. Diversity: Up to 20 points based on the candidate's nationality share among the firm's PMET employees. - C4. Support for local employment: Up to 20 points based on the organization's local PMET share relative to its sector. - C5. Skills bonus (Shortage Occupation List): 10 or 20 bonus points for jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), depending on nationality share. - C6. Strategic Economic Priorities (SEP) bonus: 10 bonus points for organisations participating in eligible investment, innovation, or internationalisation activities, or endorsed by NTUC. Candidates are exempt from COMPASS if they: - Have a fixed monthly salary of at least $22,500. - Are applying as an overseas intra-corporate transferee. - Are filling the role for 1 month or less.