Office workers in SingaporeSINGAPORE: Administrative fees for passes for foreigners to work in Singapore will be raised from December 1 this year.
The Manpower Ministry said it is increasing the rates for application and issuance of Employment Pass, S Pass and Work Permit with the aim of "full recovery of cost".
It said the rates were set substantially below cost when they were first introduced in 2005.
The increases are in line with the policy for the cost of public service to be borne by users of the service rather than taxpayers.
The biggest increase in work pass rates is for the issuance of Employment Pass for foreign professionals.
This will go up from S$30 a year to S$120 per transaction.
For skilled workers on S Pass, the rate goes up from S$30 a year to S$70 per transaction.
For unskilled foreign labour on work permit, the rate is still S$20 per transaction but with no subsidy for those who opt to be issued the pass online.
The Ministry said the S$20 subsidy in place since 2005 to encourage online submissions, will be withdrawn from December 1.
The application fee for all three types of work passes (Employment Pass, S Pass and Work Permit) will also go up from S$10 to S$20.
Application and issuance fees for other passes will also be adjusted.
The issuance fee for an EntrePass to start and operate a business for example will cost more; from S$30 per year to S$120 per transaction.
Via: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1156927/1/.html
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