Personalized Employment Pass (PEP)

Key Facts of Personalized Employment Pass (PEP)

An Personalized Employment Pass (PEP) is a work visa issued to high-earning foreign professionals and managers, and comes with additional benefits compared to an Employment Pass. It provides the passholder greater job mobility without having to re-apply for a new pass when changing jobs, and greater job flexibility to work in any sector within Singapore. The downside is that the passholder cannot start their own business as a PEP holder.

The pass is valid for up to 3 years and is not renewable.

Personalized Employment Pass eligibility

• Persons of any nationality or citizenship can apply for an Employment Pass.

• Candidate must earn either a fixed monthly salary of at least S$18,000 within the last 6 months, or at least S$12,000 if currently holding an Employment Pass. From September 1, 2023, the fixed monthly salary criteria for both existing EP holders and overseas foreign professionals will be raised to S$22,500 (benchmarked to the top 10% EP holders).

• Candidates cannot be an Employment Pass holder under the sponsorship scheme or intend to work freelance without any direct employers.

• Candidates cannot be sole proprietors, partners or shareholders in ACRA-registered companies and journalists, sub-editors, or producers, as PEP holders are prohibited from starting a business or conducting any form of entrepreneurial activity.

• As of February 1, 2022, candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Required documents

• Personal particulars page of candidate's passport

• Candidate's educational certificates

• Candidate's latest tax statement

• Monthly payslips and bank account statements for the past 3 months

• Employment contract for new and previous employment (if any) with an employer in Singapore

• Employment history stating company name, occupation, fixed monthly salary in Singapore dollars, country and period of employment (if not a current EP holder)

• Verification proof of qualification by background screening companies

• Any additional documents that MOM may request

Note that all documents must be in English or translated into English.