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.
Preparation checklist
Confirm which of the four qualifying profiles you fit, and check your company's industry against Annex B of the GIP factsheet.
Choose Option A, B or C and model the capital, timing and lock-up each one implies.
Assemble audited financial reports for the last 3 years, notarised shareholding documents, a shareholding structure diagram and your CV, with notarised English translations where needed.
Draft the 5-year business or investment plan required in Form B (Options A and C).
Pay the S$20,000 application fee by telegraphic or interbank transfer, keep the transaction slip, and mail hard-copy documents to Contact Singapore within 1 month of remittance.
Upload Forms A, B and C at application.sgip.gov.sg, then prepare for the EDB interview.
After Approval-in-Principle, complete the investment within 6 months and submit evidence plus the signed Investment Undertaking.
Formalise PR within 12 months of Final Approval, then diarise the Re-Entry Permit renewal window — it opens 3 months before expiry and the REP lapses if you miss it.