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Singapore Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass (ONE Pass) Guide 2026

Updated 2026 Singapore ONE Pass guide covering S$30,000 salary criteria, outstanding-achievement route, 5-year validity, multiple roles, renewal, annual notification and family work rights.

Eligibility Routes

Salary Route

Core Rule

The candidate must earn a fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000.

Past Salary Route

For a candidate qualifying from recent employment, the S$30,000 fixed monthly salary must be earned for the 12 consecutive months leading up to the date of application.

Single Employer Rule

If the candidate earned salaries from more than one employer during those 12 months, the qualifying S$30,000 fixed monthly salary must come from one employer only. Salary from multiple employers cannot be aggregated to reach S$30,000.

Overseas Candidate

An overseas candidate using the salary route must have been working for an established company overseas for at least 1 year, or be coming to an established company in Singapore.

Future Singapore Employment

For prospective Singapore employment, the candidate must be offered fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 by an established company based in Singapore and should apply only when the employment is due to start within 6 months.

Established Company

MOM defines an established company for the relevant ONE Pass route as one with market capitalisation of at least US$500 million or annual revenue of at least S$200 million. Combined amounts from the global office can be considered case by case.

Other Income

Other sources of income may be considered on a case-by-case basis, but they do not replace the published fixed-monthly-salary requirement for the standard salary route.

Existing Singapore Pass Holder

An existing pass holder who has worked in Singapore for at least 1 year can qualify based on the relevant recent Singapore employment history.

Outstanding Achievements

Alternative

A candidate may qualify without meeting the S$30,000 salary criterion if the candidate has outstanding achievements in at least one recognised field.

Fields

Sports.
Arts and culture.
Academia and research.

Assessment

MOM and relevant government agencies such as MCCY, MOE, NRF and A*STAR may assess the application holistically based on the candidate's work and key achievements.

Evidence

The candidate should provide detailed evidence of achievements and supporting materials required by the current MOM outstanding-achievement document guidance.

Not Automatic

A claim of being a senior executive, founder, inventor or high earner does not automatically satisfy this route. MOM assesses whether the achievements meet its high threshold.

Pass Features

Personalised

The ONE Pass is a personalised work pass rather than a conventional employer-sponsored pass tied to one company.

Multiple Companies

The holder can concurrently start, operate and work for multiple companies in Singapore without separate work passes for each role, subject to applicable laws and MOM restrictions.

Multiple Roles

The holder may take on multiple professional roles and contribute to more than one organisation.

Compass

ONE Pass holders are exempt from the COMPASS assessment.

Fair Consideration Framework

ONE Pass applications are exempt from the standard Fair Consideration Framework job-advertising requirement.

Levy Quota

No foreign-worker levy or quota is required for the ONE Pass.

Occupation Restriction

The pass remains subject to Singapore law and any occupation-specific regulatory or licensing requirements. Additional MOM approval may be required for restricted occupations.

Economic Activity Warning

The ONE Pass is not intended to function merely as a visit or travel document. MOM reserves the right to cancel it for extended periods of inactivity without good justification or for non-compliance with Singapore law.

Validity And Renewal

First Pass

Up to 5 years.

Subsequent Renewal

Up to 5 years each time.

Renewal Route1

Earned a fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 on average over the past 5 years in Singapore.

Renewal Route2

Started and is operating a Singapore-based company that employs at least 5 locals, with each earning gross monthly salary of at least the prevailing EP minimum qualifying salary.

Renewal Timing

A renewal application can be submitted up to 6 months before the ONE Pass expires.

Renewal Not Guaranteed

Meeting one published renewal route does not remove MOM's discretion or other applicable renewal requirements.

Salary Calculation Boundary

Do not describe renewal as requiring S$30,000 in every single month. MOM's published renewal criterion is an average fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 over the preceding 5 years.

Local Company Boundary

The company-based renewal route requires a Singapore-based company and at least 5 local employees who each earn at least the prevailing EP qualifying salary.

Annual Notification

Status

MOM requires ONE Pass holders to participate in an annual notification exercise when MOM sends them an email/instruction to do so.

Deadline

The current key-facts page states that the annual income/professional-activity notification is to be made by 31 January of the following year.

Information Required

Employment details, including employer(s) and occupation(s).
Total annual income for the preceding calendar year.
Other professional activities, if applicable.

Who Can Submit

The ONE Pass holder.
An employment agency appointed by the pass holder.
The pass holder's employer.

One Submission Rule

Only one annual-notification submission is required for each pass holder. If more than one submission is made, the latest submission replaces the previous one.

Unemployed

MOM's FAQ framework addresses whether unemployed holders need to submit. The exact requirement is driven by whether MOM has sent the notification instruction rather than by an assumption that every holder is required to file regardless of notification.

Cancellation

If the ONE Pass has already been cancelled, the holder does not need to submit the annual notification. If cancellation has not yet occurred and MOM has sent the notification request, the notification remains required.

Renewal Relevance

Annual professional-activity and income information helps MOM assess the holder's contribution and is relevant to the administration and renewal of the pass.

Fees And Processing

Application Fee

S$105 per pass.

Issuance Fee

S$225 per pass.

Multiple Journey Visa

S$30 where applicable.

Total Without Visa

S$330 in government application and issuance fees for one pass, excluding any applicable Multiple Journey Visa fee.

Processing

Within 4 weeks for most applications.

Outstanding Achievement Processing

Applications under the outstanding-achievements route may take longer because additional assessment by relevant agencies may be required.

Status Check

Applicants can check the application status online after 4 weeks.

Ipa

If approved, the IPA letter is a pre-approved single-entry visa and gives the candidate 6 months to enter Singapore and get the ONE Pass issued.

Issuance Timing

The candidate must be in Singapore to get the pass issued and should complete issuance within 6 months of the IPA.

Issuance Processing

Pass issuance itself is immediate once the issuance requirements are completed.

Card Delivery

After required fingerprint/photo registration or document verification, the ONE Pass card is delivered to the provided local address 5 working days after registration or verification.

Digital Pass

A digital work pass is also available after issuance.

Documents

All Applicants

Passport page showing personal particulars and any amendments.
Supporting documents required for the relevant eligibility route.

Recent Singapore Employment

Monthly payslips for the 12 consecutive months leading up to application.
Most recent IRAS Notice of Assessment, or the latest income-tax return filed with IRAS if the NOA has not yet been received.

Prospective Singapore Employment

Employment or offer documentation showing the fixed monthly salary.
Evidence relating to the established Singapore employer where requested.

Overseas Employment

Evidence of the qualifying overseas employment history.
Documents supporting the overseas employer's established-company status where requested.

Outstanding Achievements

Evidence of major achievements in sports, arts and culture, or academia/research.
Supporting awards, publications, leadership evidence, portfolio material or other documents required by MOM's current guidance.

Name Mismatch

Explanation letter if the candidate's passport name differs from other submitted documents.
Supporting name-change evidence such as a deed poll where applicable.

Document Boundary

The exact document list depends on the route and the candidate's circumstances. Do not impose one fixed bundle of 12 months of payslips, bank statements, foreign tax returns, audited employer statements and achievement evidence on every ONE Pass applicant.

Family

Eligible Passes

Dependant's Pass for eligible spouse and children.
Long-Term Visit Pass for eligible parents and other qualifying family members under the ONE Pass family framework.

Application

ONE Pass holders can apply directly, while an appointed employment agent or employer may also apply on behalf of the main pass holder.

Fees

Application

S$105 for each family pass application.

Issuance

S$225 for each family pass issued.

Multiple Journey Visa

S$30 for each Multiple Journey Visa where applicable.

Spouse Work

A spouse of a ONE Pass holder can work in Singapore through an MOM Letter of Consent subject to the LOC rules, or can apply for an appropriate mainstream work pass independently.

Loc Boundary

The spouse's LOC is a separate MOM work-authorisation route. The ONE Pass holder's own personalised work rights should not be conflated with the spouse's LOC.

Restricted Occupations

Principle

The ONE Pass provides broad flexibility but does not override profession-specific licensing and restricted-occupation rules.

Examples

Certain media roles.
Certain religion-related occupations.
Other occupations for which MOM requires an additional approval or application.

Additional Application

Where MOM requires approval for a restricted occupation, the ONE Pass holder must obtain that approval before starting the restricted work.

Licensing

Professional licensing from a sector regulator remains separate from work-pass eligibility.

Ai Tech2027

Status

MOM announced a new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track for January 2027.

Replacement Context

The new track will replace the existing Tech.Pass; it is not a replacement of the existing general ONE Pass.

Salary Structure

The announced AI and Tech track will allow qualifying applicants to meet a S$30,000 monthly compensation criterion through a combination of at least S$22,500 fixed monthly salary and vested non-cash components such as ESOP/ESOW, subject to the announced rules.

Company Criteria

The announced AI and Tech track includes additional technology-company criteria, including valuation/market capitalisation, revenue, assets under management or qualifying funding depending on the company type.

Experience

The announced track includes an experience criterion of at least 5 cumulative years in qualifying founder/C-suite or technical roles within the specified look-back period.

2026 Boundary

The AI and Tech track is a January 2027 policy change and should not be merged into the eligibility rules for the existing general ONE Pass in August 2026.

Application Process

Choose the correct ONE Pass eligibility route

Step 1

Detail: Determine whether the candidate is applying through the standard fixed-salary route or outstanding-achievements route.

Check salary and employer conditions

Step 2

Detail: For the salary route, verify the S$30,000 fixed monthly salary and, where relevant, the established-company criteria and overseas employment history.

Prepare route-specific documents

Step 3

Detail: Collect passport evidence and the payslips, IRAS records, employment evidence or achievement documents required for the chosen route.

Submit the ONE Pass application

Step 4

Detail: The candidate, appointed employment agent or employer can submit the application online. Pay the S$105 application fee by Visa or Mastercard.

Await MOM assessment

Step 5

Detail: Most applications are processed within 4 weeks. Outstanding-achievement applications may take longer.

Receive the IPA if approved

Step 6

Detail: The IPA gives the successful candidate 6 months to enter Singapore and complete pass issuance.

Enter Singapore and complete issuance

Step 7

Detail: The candidate must be in Singapore to get the pass issued and pays the S$225 issuance fee plus the S$30 Multiple Journey Visa fee if applicable.

Complete card registration when required

Step 8

Detail: If fingerprint and photograph registration is required, complete it at the designated MOM appointment. The card is then delivered to the local address.

Operate under ONE Pass flexibility

Step 9

Detail: The holder can work for multiple companies and take on multiple roles, subject to Singapore laws and any restricted-occupation approvals.

Complete annual notification when instructed

Step 10

Detail: When MOM sends the annual-notification request, submit employment, annual-income and other professional-activity information by the stated deadline.

Apply for renewal when eligible

Step 11

Detail: Up to 6 months before expiry, apply under one of MOM's 5-year renewal routes if the holder meets the current criteria.

Examples

Scenario: Current employee earning S$30,000 fixed monthly salary from one employer for the preceding 12 months

Result: Potential salary-route eligibility

Reason: Meets the published individual salary threshold, subject to the remaining ONE Pass conditions.

Scenario: Applicant earns S$20,000 from Employer A and S$10,000 from Employer B

Result: Does not meet the standard salary route

Reason: MOM states that the qualifying S$30,000 fixed monthly salary must come from one employer when multiple employers paid salary in the preceding 12 months.

Scenario: Overseas candidate moving to a Singapore company paying S$30,000 fixed monthly

Result: Potential salary-route eligibility

Reason: The Singapore employer must meet MOM's established-company requirements and employment should start within 6 months of application.

Scenario: Internationally recognised researcher with outstanding achievements but salary below S$30,000

Result: Potential outstanding-achievements route

Reason: Salary is not mandatory under the alternative achievements route, but MOM and relevant agencies assess the achievements holistically.

Scenario: ONE Pass holder wants to launch a startup while retaining another role

Result: Permitted in principle

Reason: The personalised ONE Pass permits concurrent roles and starting/operating multiple companies, subject to laws and restricted-occupation requirements.

Decision Guide

❓ Do you have fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000?

💡 Action / Assessment: Check the 12-consecutive-month salary route and, if multiple employers paid you, ensure the qualifying S$30,000 comes from one employer.

❓ Are you an overseas candidate moving to Singapore?

💡 Action / Assessment: Check both the S$30,000 fixed salary and the established-company requirement. MOM says prospective employment should start within 6 months of application.

❓ Do you not meet S$30,000 but have major international achievements?

💡 Action / Assessment: Assess the outstanding-achievements route in sports, arts and culture, or academia and research. MOM and relevant agencies review this route holistically.

❓ Do you want to work for several companies or launch your own venture?

💡 Action / Assessment: The existing ONE Pass is designed for concurrent roles and allows holders to start, operate and work for multiple companies, subject to legal and occupation-specific restrictions.

❓ Are you approaching five years on your ONE Pass?

💡 Action / Assessment: Check the two published renewal routes: average fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 over 5 years, or operation of a Singapore-based company with at least 5 qualifying local employees.

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Use natural searches such as Singapore ONE Pass 2026, ONE Pass salary requirement, S$30,000 ONE Pass, ONE Pass renewal, ONE Pass application fee, ONE Pass multiple companies, ONE Pass annual notification and ONE Pass spouse work rights. Keep the January 2027 AI and Tech track separate from the existing general ONE Pass.

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Date Modified

2026-08

Author

NationRules Global Visa Team

Primary Entity

Singapore Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass

Official Sources

Ministry of Manpower

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Salary Boundary

Do not combine salary from multiple employers for the recent-salary route. MOM requires the qualifying fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 to come from one employer where the candidate has multiple employers during the relevant 12-month period.

Renewal Boundary

Do not turn the 5-year renewal salary test into a S$30,000-every-month rule. The published route uses the average fixed monthly salary over the preceding 5 years.

Annual Notification Boundary

The annual notification is a MOM professional-activity and income declaration, not an IRAS tax return. Use the 31 January timing only in the context of MOM's annual notification instructions.

Fee Boundary

Current application and issuance fees are S$105 and S$225 respectively, with S$30 for a Multiple Journey Visa where applicable.

Processing Boundary

Use 'within 4 weeks for most cases' rather than an absolute 4-week guarantee. Outstanding-achievements cases can take longer.

Ipa Boundary

The IPA gives 6 months for entry and pass issuance. It should not be described as the ONE Pass validity period.

Family Boundary

Spouse work rights are delivered through a separate MOM LOC arrangement, not inherited automatically from the main holder's personalised pass.

Future Policy Boundary

The new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track starts in January 2027. Do not apply its announced ESOP/ESOW salary mechanism to the general ONE Pass in August 2026.

Dynamic Claims Warning

MOM may update salary criteria, annual-notification procedures, documents, restricted occupations, fees, processing times and family rules. Revalidate the current MOM pages before publication updates.

Source Hierarchy

Use current MOM ONE Pass eligibility, key-facts, documents-required, application and annual-notification pages as the primary authority. Use the 2026 MOM AI/Tech announcement only for the January 2027 forward-looking section.

Legal Boundary

This guide summarizes published MOM rules and does not guarantee ONE Pass approval, renewal, employment, family-pass approval, LOC approval, professional licensing or permanent residence.

Common Mistakes & Legal Misconceptions

❌ Misconception: Treating S$30,000 as total monthly cash compensation from multiple employers

✅ Statutory Fact: For the recent-salary route, the qualifying fixed monthly salary must come from one employer when the candidate has multiple employers.

❌ Misconception: Including variable bonuses as fixed salary

✅ Statutory Fact: The standard ONE Pass salary route is based on fixed monthly salary. Variable compensation should not be represented as fixed salary simply to reach S$30,000.

❌ Misconception: Saying every overseas company automatically qualifies

✅ Statutory Fact: The relevant company must satisfy MOM's established-company criteria: at least US$500 million market capitalisation or S$200 million annual revenue, with global-office aggregation considered case by case.

❌ Misconception: Using the 2027 AI and Tech compensation rules for an August 2026 general ONE Pass application

✅ Statutory Fact: The AI and Tech track starts in January 2027 and has its own announced rules. It should remain separate from the existing general ONE Pass.

❌ Misconception: Calling the ONE Pass a 5-year guaranteed pass

✅ Statutory Fact: The first and subsequent grants are for up to 5 years; the actual duration and renewal remain subject to MOM's rules.

❌ Misconception: Saying renewal requires S$30,000 every month for 5 years

✅ Statutory Fact: The published salary renewal route requires an average fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 over the past 5 years.

❌ Misconception: Saying the company-based renewal route needs 5 Singapore Citizens specifically

✅ Statutory Fact: MOM's criterion is at least 5 locals, each earning at least the prevailing EP minimum qualifying salary.

❌ Misconception: Treating annual notification as an annual tax return

✅ Statutory Fact: The annual ONE Pass notification is a MOM employment and professional-activity declaration, including annual income. It is distinct from filing personal income tax with IRAS.

❌ Misconception: Saying every ONE Pass holder automatically files an annual notification regardless of MOM instruction

✅ Statutory Fact: MOM's current process states that holders who need to submit receive an email with instructions.

❌ Misconception: Saying every application is processed in exactly 4 weeks

✅ Statutory Fact: MOM states within 4 weeks for most cases; outstanding-achievements cases may take longer.

❌ Misconception: Adding a universal medical examination requirement

✅ Statutory Fact: MOM's issuance instructions state that medical examination is required if indicated by the IPA.

❌ Misconception: Calling the $105 application fee the only ONE Pass government fee

✅ Statutory Fact: The pass also has a S$225 issuance fee and S$30 Multiple Journey Visa fee where applicable.

❌ Misconception: Saying a physical card is always issued without registration

✅ Statutory Fact: Fingerprint and photograph registration are required where MOM indicates them; the card is then delivered after registration or document verification.

❌ Misconception: Saying the ONE Pass holder needs a new work pass for every company

✅ Statutory Fact: The personalised ONE Pass is specifically designed for concurrent roles with multiple companies.

❌ Misconception: Saying the spouse inherits the ONE Pass holder's work rights automatically

✅ Statutory Fact: The spouse uses a separate MOM LOC arrangement or an independent mainstream work pass.

❌ Misconception: Assuming professional licensing is replaced by the ONE Pass

✅ Statutory Fact: Sector-specific registration and professional licences remain necessary where applicable.

❌ Misconception: Treating the ONE Pass as an unrestricted residence or travel document

✅ Statutory Fact: MOM has stated that the pass is not meant to be abused as a visit or travel document and may be revoked for extended economic inactivity without good justification or legal non-compliance.

❌ Misconception: Using a fixed bank-statement requirement for every ONE Pass applicant

✅ Statutory Fact: MOM's current document requirements are route-specific. Recent-Singapore-employment applicants have payslip and IRAS-document requirements, while other routes have different evidence.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The standard salary route requires fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000. For recent employment, the salary must meet that threshold for the 12 consecutive months before application. If more than one employer paid you during that period, the qualifying S$30,000 must come from one employer.

Yes, potentially. MOM has an outstanding-achievements route for candidates with exceptional achievements in sports, arts and culture, or academia and research. MOM and relevant agencies assess these applications holistically.

Yes. The ONE Pass is a personalised pass that allows the holder to concurrently start, operate and work for multiple companies in Singapore, subject to Singapore law and any restricted-occupation requirements.

MOM currently charges S$105 for the ONE Pass application and S$225 for issuance. The combined application and issuance fees are therefore S$330, plus S$30 for a Multiple Journey Visa where applicable.

MOM states that most ONE Pass applications are processed within 4 weeks. Applications under the outstanding-achievements route may take longer because additional assessment by relevant agencies may be required.

You can apply up to 6 months before expiry. MOM's published renewal routes are either an average fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 over the preceding 5 years in Singapore, or operating a Singapore-based company with at least 5 locals, each earning at least the prevailing EP minimum qualifying salary.