Moving & Visas
Which pass fits you, what the salary floors actually are, and how the timeline plays out — from the first application to collecting the card and bringing your family.
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Can you hold two jobs, take freelance work or a second employer on a work pass? The conditions, who applies for consent, and what happens to you and the employer if it is done without it.
5 min02Your pass belongs to your employer, not you. What actually happens between resigning and starting, the 90-day gap that catches people, and what it means for your family.
5 min03Renewal is a fresh assessment, not a formality. When to apply, why your COMPASS score can fall without you changing anything, and the 2028 date that matters more than 2027.
5 min04Your pass ties you to one employer. What it allows at the edges: directorships, selling online, volunteering and overseas work, and where the line sits.
5 min05Who you can bring at S$6,000 and S$12,000, who counts as family, and the rule change that stops a spouse on a Dependant's Pass from simply taking a job.
5 min06The three passes most newcomers arrive on, what each one requires in 2026, the salary floors and COMPASS points, and the questions to ask your employer or school before you sign anything.
5 min07Singpass, bank account, SIM, rental, address registration — in the right order, plus the things that aren't urgent but will bite you later.
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