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You can check the employment history of a migrant worker by:
New S Pass applications that are submitted to MOM from 1 September 2023 will be subjected to the new S Pass qualifying salary of $3,150. For renewals, S Pass holders whose passes are expiring:
There are many situations where it is necessary to exercise due diligence and check that a work pass is valid:
If you are You should Work pass holder Check your work pass from time to time to make sure it is not prematurely cancelled. Premise owner or main contractor Ensure workers entering your building or worksite have valid work passes. Landlord renting room to foreigner Ensure that the prospective tenant is in Singapore legitimately.You should personally inspect the original Work Permit, Employment Pass or S Pass card by doing the following:
You may check the pass validity using the following:
Mode Check using Mobile app SGWorkPass app (For new cards with a QR code) Web browserCheck work pass and application status
Phone MOM interactive voice response system
No, Employment Pass holders do not need to seek approval from MOM to marry a Singaporean or Permanent Resident.
You should ask the new employer to apply for a new Employment Pass for you. There is no need to cancel the existing EP before applying for a new one.
Your application will be considered based on its merits and under prevailing guidelines.
If you are a current or former Work Permit holder (including Training Work Permit holder) who wishes to marry a Singapore citizen or PR, you must apply for approval from MOM.
However, you don’t need to apply for approval if:
If you don’t seek approval when required to do so:
To apply for approval, you need to provide clear copies of the documents listed below and combine them into 1 file, e.g. zip file.
For Prepare these documents Singapore citizen or PRYou need to submit these additional documents, if applicable:
If one or both of you are Provide these documentsMarried:
Divorce certificate
The Certificates of Interim Judgement and Final Judgement are also acceptable for the Singapore citizen or PR.
Widowed Late spouse’s death certificate Expecting a child together Doctor’s memo for pregnancy Not married, but have a child or children together Child or children’s birth certificateWe will email the outcome to the Singapore citizen or PR within 4 weeks.
No, S Pass holders do not need to seek approval from MOM to marry a Singaporean or Permanent Resident.
No, you will need to obtain pre-entry housing check approval from MOM first before securing a booking at the Onboard centre. Otherwise, your worker's Onboard slot may be cancelled, and your company may have its work pass privileges suspended.
This is to ensure that Onboard slots are not taken up by workers who may not enter Singapore eventually.
Yes. If their last-held pass was a Work Permit, they must still get approval from MOM to marry a Singapore citizen or permanent resident.
You may only register your marriage in or outside of Singapore after your spouse-to-be has obtained approval.
Yes, an Employment Pass holder is allowed to own shares in a Singapore-registered company.
You may check the pass expiry date using the following:
Mode Check using Mobile app SGWorkPass app (For new cards with a QR code) Web browser Check work pass and application status Phone MOM interactive voice response system
No, your FIN number will not change.
You can check the employment record of a prospective migrant domestic worker (MDW) by logging in to our FDW eService with your Singpass.
You will need the MDW’s details to access her record:
Alternatively, your employment agency can do the check for you.
Your migrant domestic worker’s (MDW) Work Permit will be revoked if you fail to send her for her checkup on time.
If you wish to continue employing the MDW, you can quickly inform MOM by:
Otherwise, please arrange to send her home immediately. An overstaying fine may be charged.
No. You will have to resubmit a new work pass application for the worker.