Good fit
Founders of venture-backed or innovative-technology companies who can meet the 30% ownership requirement and document at least one of MOM's qualifying entrepreneur, innovator, investor, or research criteria.
Singapore · Startup / Entrepreneur
EntrePass
A Singapore own-company work pass for foreign entrepreneurs who start or operate an ACRA-registered private limited company, hold at least 30% of it, and meet at least one qualifying funding, accelerator, technology, IP, or research criterion.
Status note. MOM describes EntrePass as a route for eligible foreign entrepreneurs operating venture-backed or innovative-technology businesses. Qualification and renewal criteria are business-specific and remain flagged for human review.
Decision fit
Who this pathway serves
Important limits
Ordinary small businesses such as coffee shops, bars, employment agencies, and similar excluded businesses, or founders without the qualifying business profile. This is distinct from the standard employer-sponsored EP.
Minimums
Eligibility
Age
No hard age floor or ceiling is modeled.
Work experience
Minimum: Not stated years
Language
Not stated
Education
Minimum: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Assessment: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Selection threshold
Points: Not stated
Competition: Not stated
Health and character
Medical exam: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Police certificate: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Costs
Funds and fees
Settlement funds
No settlement-fund table is published.
Application fees
No fee table is published.
Outcomes
Residence, work, and family
Permanent residence
The retained EntrePass, family, and ACRA pages do not establish a permanent-residence pathway.
Work: Yes · Study: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Family
Family passes require business-spending and local-workforce thresholds. MOM lists Dependant's Pass for a legally married spouse and unmarried children under 21, and Long-Term Visit Pass routes for common-law spouses, certain children, and parents.
Partner: Yes · Children: Yes
Citizenship
The retained EntrePass, family, and ACRA pages do not establish a citizenship pathway.
Processing time
The retained overview page links to application and renewal procedures but does not state one processing-time value.
Modeled: Not stated–Not stated months
Sources
Official sources
Citations
Field provenance
Information only, not legal advice. Rules, fees, and processing times change. Confirm the linked official pages before acting.