An individual who means to work in Singapore requires to get a Singapore work permit or pass, as appropriate to their ability-set or planned work. If you have to visit Singapore since you have to take part in a short-term work assignment (up to 60 days), you will require to get a Miscellaneous Work Pass.
Who Can Obtain a Miscellaneous Work Pass
You can obtain a Miscellaneous Work Pass if you are an overseas citizen who comes under one of the groups below:
- You are one of the planners of a meeting, conference, workshop, or assembly, which:
- Is religious purpose (directly or indirectly)
- Is connected to a race or community (directly or indirectly)
- Is political purpose (directly or indirectly)
- You are a religious employee and will be giving a talk linked to religion (directly or indirectly)
- You are a newsperson or journalist (or crew member) who will be writing a story or covering an event in Singapore
Circumstances of the Miscellaneous Work Pass
- In demand for your Miscellaneous Work Pass to be measured, you have to be sponsored or employed by a Singapore-based association or society
- If you own a Miscellaneous Work Pass, you can only work for a maximum of 60 days
- You are permitted to work at the venue and date which your employer or sponsor specified when they made the appeal
- If any variations are made to the event, for instance, the date, program, venue, or the outline, your employer has to inform the Ministry of Manpower at least one month earlier
- The Pass cannot be renewed
- Your employer does not have to compensate a monthly charge for you, nor are they subject to allocations
Necessities
Once your employer or sponsor makes the Miscellaneous Work Pass appeal, they will require to provide various supportive documents, such as:
- The finalized and signed Miscellaneous Work Pass Appeal Form
- A photo of you meeting the Singapore photo necessities
- A thorough plan event (if appropriate)
- Copy of the biodata sheet of your valid passport
- A copy of the current business profile. The company should be listed with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).
- All documents that you submit have to be in English
How to Apply
The appeal procedure for the Miscellaneous Work Pass is as follows:
- Your company or sponsor finishes and signs the Miscellaneous Work Pass Appeal Form
- They comprise the needed documents that are itemized on the appeal form
- Your employer or sponsor submit the appeal form and the documents over the counter at a SingPost branch
- They should compensate for the application processing charge (S$175) for each person
