Plan foreign workforce recruitment compliant with Ministry of Manpower (MOM) standards across Construction, Manufacturing, Marine Shipyard, Process, and Services sectors. We manage quota audits, source country eligibility, security bonds, and onboarding.
MOM regulates Work Permit issuance strictly according to your Singapore company’s primary SSIC business sector and physical facility.
Governed by Building and Construction Authority (BCA) guidelines. Requires valid BCA registry, CoreTrade registration, or SEC(K) skills evaluation certificates, and compliance with the Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC).
Applicable to firms holding a registered factory licence under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act. Subject to the manufacturing Dependency Ratio Ceiling (maximum 60% foreign worker quota).
Covers retail, food and beverage (F&B), hospitality, cleaning, and commercial administration. Subject to strict source country limitations (primarily Malaysia, PRC, and NAS) and lower sub-quotas.
Restricted to businesses operating within recognized shipyards, offshore engineering facilities, and ship repair docks under specialized maritime safety certifications.
Applies to plants and facilities in petroleum, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceutical manufacturing operating in dedicated industrial clusters (e.g., Jurong Island).
The number of Work Permit holders your firm can hire depends on having active local Singaporean and Permanent Resident employees paid at least the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS).
Employers must comply with strict source territory rules and statutory welfare safeguards before bringing workers into Singapore.
Workers may only be recruited from source countries authorized for the employer’s specific economic sector:
Singapore legislation requires comprehensive protections for Work Permit holders:
We verify your company’s SSIC registration, current CPF local workforce tier, and compute your available Work Permit quota buffer.
We submit the application via WP Online, secure In-Principle Approval (IPA), and coordinate the S$5,000 security bond and medical insurance.
We coordinate Onboard Centre reporting, statutory pre-employment medical examinations, OFWAS address registration, and MOM card issuance.
MOM: Work Permit for Foreign Workers · MOM Sector-Specific Rules · MOM Housing & OFWAS
Guidance reviewed 16 October 2026. This service covers corporate business-sector workers and does not include migrant domestic workers. Final approval rests exclusively with the Ministry of Manpower.
Share a brief outline of your plans. We will confirm the available support, scope and next steps with you before any engagement.
No. MOM applies sector-specific requirements. Start with the rules for your company’s sector before planning recruitment or arrival dates.
Mention your current pass category, expiry date or decision date when enquiring. We will discuss the circumstances and confirm what support is available.
No. MOM assesses applications and may request further information. Eligibility, processing and approval depend on the application and the rules in force.
