WORKING IN SINGAPORE

All foreigners wishing to live and work in Singapore must have a work permit or an employment pass (like a visa), which must be obtained on their behalf by their employers. The work permit is for those whose basic monthly salary is $2,500 S or less. To apply for an employment pass, the applicant must have a salary of more than $2,501 S per month. The employer must also apply for a dependent's pass for the employee’s dependents. Permission to live in Singapore is included in the employment pass and dependent's pass, rather than as a separate visa. Through various programs offered by the government, expatriates can apply for a permanent residence visa either before coming to Singapore or after starting work in Singapore. Work pass is given for the skill shortage areas like, accountant, art Auctioneers, arts Administrators, arts Agent, arts Critics, arts Curators, arts Dealers, arts Restorers and Conservators, Choreographer, Dancer, Lighting Designers, Musical Instrument Repair Experts / Technicians, Performer / Musician, Playwright, Scriptwriters, Set Designers, Sound Designers, Stage Managers, Technical Directors, Banking and Finance Product Specialist, Relationship Managers, Tax Consultants, Trust Planning & Administration Professionals, Biomedical Sciences Manufacturing including Bio-Processing, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Formulation, R&D (Bio-Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Bio-Statistics, Clinical Research, Computational Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology, Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Chemical Engineering Technicians (Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, and Specialty Chemicals), Chemists, Chemical Engineers and Chemical Engineering Technicians (Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, and Specialty Chemicals), Communications and Media, 3D-Animators, Animation Director, Character Designer, Director, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Editor, Games Designer, Producer / Project Manager, Art Director, Translator & Sub-titler, Script Writer / Script Supervisor, Senior Games Programmer, Sound / Audio,  Designers/ Engineers, Technical Director, Commissioning Editor, Casting Director, Education Services, Lecturers / Professors, Teachers for International Baccalaureate (IB), Other Teaching Professionals, Engineering and Emerging Technology, Aerospace Maintenance Engineers, Computer Validation Engineers, Project Managers, R&D Engineers, Research Scientists, Healthcare, Assistant Nurse, Auditory Verbal Therapist, Clinical Coder, Clinical Laboratory Technicians / Medical Technologist, Dieticians, Industrial Nurse, Medical Social Worker, Midwife, Nutritionist, Occupational Therapists, Other Nurses, Pharmacists, Physiotherapy, Podiatrist, Psychologist, Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Registered Nurses / Enrolled Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Specialised Nurse, Speech Therapists, Info-Communications Technology, Computer Engineers, Infocomm Project Managers, Information Technology Designers & Analysts, Programmers, Sales Representatives (Technical), Logistics and Transport, Project Manager, Supply Chain Solutions, Regional Logistics Manager, Associate Consultants / Project Engineers, Consultants / Project Managers, Commercial/Engineering Design, Engineers, Health Safety & Environment, Engineers, Production Engineers, Project Managers, Senior / Project Engineers, Research and Development, R&D Professionals in Information Technology, Biochemical Technology, Agrobiology,  Environmental Technology, Manufacturing & Engineering Technologies, Electronics & Advanced, Materials and Biomedical Sciences.

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