This route grants permanent residence, not a visa. Singapore's closest equivalent to an investor-residence route: PR for investors who meet substantial investment requirements.
Route overview
Permanent residence by investment — not a visa
Typical timeline / duration: Permanent residence, formalised within 12 months of Final Approval. Comes with a 5-year Re-Entry Permit, renewable for 5 or 3 years if the investment, employment and residency conditions are met.
Important notes
Grants Singapore Permanent Residence, not a visa or pass. Spouse and unmarried children under 21 can be included as dependants; parents and children 21+ cannot (they may apply for a Long Term Visit Pass instead).
Qualify under one of four profiles: Established Business Owners, Next Generation Business Owners, Founders of Fast Growth Companies, or Family Office Principals.
Option A — invest at least S$10 million in a new or expanding Singapore business, hold 30%+ of it, sit on its management team, and operate in an EDB-listed industry.
Option B — invest S$25 million in a GIP-select fund investing in Singapore-based companies, from a personal account at a Singapore-registered bank.
Option C — set up a Singapore single family office with at least S$200 million AUM, of which at least S$50 million is transferred to Singapore and deployed in EDB-specified investments. Family Office Principals must use Option C.
The investment must be made within 6 months of the Approval-in-Principle letter, with documentary evidence and a signed Investment Undertaking submitted to EDB.
Option A and C applicants must submit a detailed 5-year business plan with projected employment and financials (Form B).
Clean criminal record and full notarised documentation of shareholding, audited accounts and personal particulars.
This is a residence route, not a visa: successful applicants receive Singapore Permanent Residence.
GIP is separate from EntrePass. EntrePass is a work pass for founders of smaller innovative or venture-backed companies; GIP is a PR route for large-scale investors.
Full work and business rights come with PR status, but PR is tied to keeping the investment and meeting renewal conditions.
Male dependants who obtain PR through a GIP application become liable for National Service.
Option C applicants must show the S$50 million deployed in EDB-specified investments within 12 months of Final Approval and maintain it for the life of the Re-Entry Permit.
The S$20,000 application fee is non-refundable, and EDB gives no undertaking that GIP will continue in its present form.