A work pass for qualifying entrepreneurs operating a venture-backed or innovative-technology Singapore company, with at least 30% ownership and evidence-based renewal. Passive investment alone is insufficient.
Route overview
Typical timeline / duration: New pass and first renewal: up to one year. Later renewals: up to two years, subject to the applicable renewal criteria.
Important notes
EntrePass is open to all nationalities. Start or intend to start an ACRA-registered private limited company that is venture-backed or owns innovative technology, with the pass holder owning at least 30%. Incorporation alone is insufficient.
Meet at least one specified criterion: a qualifying SGD 100,000 single funding round for a past/current business; recognised incubator/accelerator support; founding and selling a qualifying tech business; significant registered IP; or an eligible Singapore research collaboration.
Provide passport, CV/experience, past-venture records and an English business plan of no more than ten pages, plus evidence for your chosen criterion. Include the company profile where applicable and financial statements if registered for more than 12 months.
If the company is more than 12 months old at application, MOM assesses it against renewal criteria. Screen the excluded-business list; coffee shops, bars, massage/TCM businesses and employment agencies are among those ineligible.
Upload non-English originals with English translations together. Apply online; an approval letter is followed by entry and pass issuance, not automatic authority from merely submitting an application.
MOM stipulates no minimum salary for EntrePass, but ownership, innovation and renewal conditions still apply. There is no foreign-worker levy or quota for this pass; those facts do not exempt the business from other licences or employment rules.
Renewal requires at least 30% ownership, Startup SG Network individual/company profiles, continuing qualifying business activity and financial statements. The first cycle has no numerical spending/workforce floor; other criteria still apply.
At the second renewal cycle the company needs SGD 100,000 annual Total Business Spending and 1 Local Workforce unit; the third needs SGD 200,000 and 2 units. Later cycles rise further; the full table and the correct cycle control.
Spending is not every expense or investment: exclusions include the EntrePass holder's remuneration and specified overseas costs. Local Workforce uses the official PME + LQS/3 formula and payroll/CPF conditions, not simply any one employee.
Family eligibility is separate. Spouse/children need SGD 100,000 annual spending plus 1 workforce unit, or a specified founder/funding/IP alternative. Parents require SGD 200,000 plus 2 units. Apply for the appropriate family pass; no family approval is automatic.
As checked 14 October 2026, application costs SGD 105 and issuance SGD 225, plus SGD 30 for a Multiple Journey Visa where applicable. MOM quotes around six weeks for most new applications; extra checks can take longer.
Initial in-principle approval gives six months to enter and get the pass issued. It does not extend an expiring Short-Term Visit Pass while the application is pending. Renewal applications can start three months before expiry; follow the renewal approval's separate validity.
Preparation checklist
Match the venture and your personal evidence to at least one published qualifying criterion.
Verify the 30% ownership, company age and excluded-business position.
Prepare the ten-page English plan, passport, CV, company and criterion-specific records with translations.
Submit online and pay the application fee; await approval before arranging issuance.
After approval, complete entry, any medical/registration steps and pass issuance within the letter's deadline.
Track qualifying business spending, workforce/CPF, accounts and the correct renewal cycle; assess family passes separately.