S Pass Application Form – Fill Out and Use This PDF

FORM 8

APPLICATION FOR AN EMPLOYMENT / S PASS

For official use only:

PART 1 – EMPLOYING COMPANY DETAILS

1A: Employing Company General Information

Name of Employing Company/Society/Organisation:

Unique Entity Number (UEN):

Registration Number (ACRA):

Company’s Email:

Correspondence Address

1B: Financial & Other Information

Paid-up Capital (S$):

Value of Turnover of the Company in the past 3 years (Please start with the most recent year)

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PART 2 – APPLICATION INFORMATION

2A: Pass Declaration

Please provide the FIN/Work Permit/S Pass number if the foreign employee had ever

applied for or worked in Singapore on an Employment Pass, S Pass or Work Permit

studied in Singapore on a Student’s Pass

stayed in Singapore on a Dependant’s Pass or Long Term Visit Pass.

Foreign Identification Number, FIN (FIN held previously):

Work Permit Number/S Pass Number (WP number held previously):

2B: Pass Duration

If this application is approved, the period granted may be shorter than what you have indicated.

2C: Pass Consideration

The foreign employee may apply for an S Pass if he/she is not a partner, sole proprietor or director of a company.

Does the foreign employee wish to be considered for*: (select one only)

If you wish to be considered for an S Pass (selected Option (I) or (III) above, please provide the following and ensure that Declaration of

Business Activity has been done for the CPF number stated. For details on Declaration of Business Activity, please refer to http://www.mom.gov.sg > Foreign Manpower > Passes & Visas > S Pass > Before You Apply > Documents Required.

(Consists of UEN + CPF Payment Code. Total length of either 14 or 15 digits/characters)

 Please ensure that your company/firm is only making Central Provident Fund contributions to local employees that are actively employed, for the purposes of calculating the number of foreign workers your company/firm may employ.

2D: Job Advertisement Information

Under the Fair Consideration Framework, you must advertise the job in the WDA Jobs Bank for 14 calendar days before you can submit an Employment Pass Application for this position.

Advertisingabove. is not compulsory if the employing company has 25 or fewer employees; or the job position pays a fixed monthly salary of $12,000 and

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2E: Hiring Information

Please tell us why you are unable to find a Singaporean for the post (choose up to 3 reasons). The information you provide here is intended to help MOM understand the profile of the local workforce, and identify skills gaps.

Singaporeans interviewed/ who applied did not have as good technical skills/expertise for the job as the Employment Pass candidate.

Singaporeans interviewed/who applied did not have as good "soft skills" (e.g. communication, leadership) as the Employment Pass candidate.

Singaporeans interviewed/who applied did not have as much relevant industry or target market experience as the Employment Pass candidate.

Singaporeans interviewed/who applied did not have as good qualifications as the Employment Pass candidate.

Our firm was unable to meet the salary expectations of the Singaporeans interviewed/applied.

Singaporeans turned down our offer of employment.

No Singaporeans applied for the job.

(only applicable if you have not interviewed a Singaporean)

No Singaporeans turned up for the interview.

(only applicable if you have not interviewed a Singaporean

Others (MOM may contact you for more information).

Name of this firm:

PART 3 – INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT AGENCY / THIRD PARTY

Applicable if application for foreign employee is made through an Employment Agency or third party.

Name of Employment Agency/Third party:

Employment Agency Licence Number:

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PART 4 – FOREIGN EMPLOYEE’S PERSONAL INFORMATION

4A: Personal Particulars

Please note that for S Pass holders, only the first 45 characters of your name will be printed on the S Pass card.

Name: (as on travel document, excluding salutations, e.g. Mr, Miss, Professor, Doctor)

Alias:

For Malaysian only:

If foreign employee's marital status is 'Married', please fill in the details below:

Is accompanying spouse a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident, Employment/S Pass holder or Work Permit holder?*

Name of spouse:

4B: Travel Document Information

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4C: Residential Address in Singapore

Please note that if the residential address is currently not available, the employing company address will be used for this application. You can update the Ministry of Manpower subsequently once the residential address is available.

Is the foreign employee currently staying in Singapore?*

No. You do not need to provide any more details

Yes. Please fill in the address below:

Correspondence Address

PART 5 – FOREIGN EMPLOYEE’S EDUCATION / MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

Please fill in the two highest qualifications that were awarded to the foreign employee. Please note that qualification is a key criterion in the assessment of the foreign employee’s eligibility for a work pass and should be provided where applicable.

5A: Education Details

(1) Awarding Body /Institution/ University awarded the qualification

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# Please complete the relevant information below if the qualification is STPM or MICSS

Malaysia Independence Chinese Secondary School (MICSS) United Examination Certificate

5B: Societies/Organisations Membership

(Past five years to date)

(1) Society/Organisation Membership

Name of Society/Organisation:

(2) Society/Organisation Membership

Name of Society/Organisation:

PART 6 – FOREIGN EMPLOYEE’S SPOUSE EDUCATION DETAILS

To be completed if the foreign employee’s marital status in Part 4A is ‘Married’.

Foreign Employee’s Spouse Educational Details

(1) Awarding Body /Institution/ University awarded the qualification

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(2) Awarding Body /Institution/ University awarded the qualification

# Please complete the relevant information below if the qualification is STPM or MICSS

Malaysia Independence Chinese Secondary School (MICSS) United Examination Certificate

PART 7 – FOREIGN EMPLOYEE’S EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

7A: Working Experience of Foreign Employee

Start with the most recent working experience.

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7B: Salary Details

Please note that the fixed monthly salary includes only basic monthly salary and fixed monthly allowances. It is important that you read and understand the definition of fixed monthly salary, which can be found at http://www.mom.gov.sg.

Fixed Monthly Salary = Basic Monthly Salary + Fixed Monthly Allowances

As specified in Employment Contract:

 MOM will use the fixed monthly salary to assess the application. If the amount indicated as fixed monthly salary is more than the basic monthly salary, MOM will take the difference as the 'fixed monthly allowances'. If there are no fixed monthly allowances, the amount of fixed monthly salary should be exactly the same as the basic monthly salary.

7C: Address and Duties to be Performed

Occupation:

Refer to the List of Standard Occupation before you fill in the “Occupation” field. If the occupation you indicate cannot be found in the list, a

close match will be assigned by Work Pass Division. For any subsequent amendments to this assigned occupation, you will have to withdraw the existing application and submit a new application. The prevailing administration fee will be charged upon submission.

Is your business entity an Employment Agency/Headhunter firm or does it supply labour to other business entities in the course of conducting its business?*

If Yes, will the foreign employee be deployed to work for another employer so as to supplement that other employer’s manpower resources?

Address where foreign employee’s duties are to be performed

Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate Reference Number:

7D: Vetting Agency/Professional Body/Accreditation Agency Support

Has this application obtained support from the relevant vetting Agency(s)/Professional Body(s)/ Accreditation Agency(s)?*

If ‘Yes’, please select from the followings.

Please select one or more Vetting Agencies if the foreign employee has obtained support from any of the Vetting Agencies listed. Please note that the foreign employee must produce documentary proof of support from the agencies concerned together with this application.

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PART 8 – DECLARATION BY FOREIGN EMPLOYEE

Please tick () accordingly.

If any of the above answers from (a) to (f) is ‘Yes’, please provide details:

I confirm that the information as set out in this application for Employment/S Pass is to the best of my knowledge, true and correct. All documents submitted in support of this application for Employment/S Pass are true copies of the originals. I understand that I may be prosecuted if I have provided any information, which is false in any material particular or is misleading by reason of the omission of any material particular.

I have read and understood the Conditions of Employment/S Pass, as specified in the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations, which are available on the MOM website. I shall ensure that these conditions will be complied with.

Further and in addition, I hereby declare that: –

1.I shall not make any false statement or submit any document which I know to be false in order to obtain an Employment/ S Pass and Visit Pass.

2.I understand that if I breach any condition above, my Employment/S Pass and Visit Pass will be revoked and I can be prosecuted in Court, or expelled and prohibited from entering Singapore.

3.I shall not misuse controlled drugs or take part in any political or other activities during my stay in Singapore, which would make me an undesirable or prohibited immigrant under the Immigration Act.

With reference to this application submitted for Employment/S Pass and residence in Singapore, I give my consent to the Government of Singapore to obtain from and verify information with any person, organisation or any other source for assessing my application.

I hereby give my consent for the Comptroller of Income Tax to verify my income stated in my current and renewal applications, based on my assessment record for the current Year of Assessment, for the Controller of Work Passes. In the event my assessment record for the current Year of Assessment is not available or finalised at the point of verification, I understand the Comptroller of Income Tax will verify my income against my assessment record for the two previous Years of Assessment. I also hereby give my consent for the Comptroller of Income Tax to thereafter communicate the results of the verification to the Controller of Work Passes.

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PART 9 – DECLARATION BY LOCAL EMPLOYER/SPONSOR

I hereby sponsor this application and certify that it is made for the purpose as stated by the foreign employee. I confirm that the information as set out in this application for Employment/S Pass is to the best of my knowledge, true and correct.

I have ensured that the foreign employee fully understands the contents of Part 8 of this application form. I understand that I may be prosecuted if I have provided any information, which is false in any material particular or is misleading by reason of the omission of any material particular. I further understand that any false statement made by my company or myself in relation to this application for Employment/S Pass may adversely affect the future work pass applications of my company/firm.

I am aware that the Controller of Work Passes uses my company/firm’s Central Provident Fund contribution information to determine the number of local workers employed by my company/firm hence determining the number of foreign employees that my company/firm may employ. I have ensured that my company/firm’s Central Provident Fund contribution record of payments as required under the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap.36) only reflects every citizen or permanent resident of Singapore who is employed by my company/firm and at the appropriate contribution rate prescribed by law. My company/firm has made any voluntary CPF contributions only through a separate CPF Submission Number (CSN).

I undertake to:

(i)be responsible for the stay, maintenance and repatriation of the foreign employee;

(ii)indemnify the Singapore Government for any charges or expenses which may be incurred by the Government in respect of the repatriation of the said foreign employee or any of his dependants; and

(iii)be responsible for the compliance by the foreign employee of any quarantine and medical surveillance imposed on the foreign employee under Regulation 8 (2A) of the Immigration Regulations.

In addition, I declare that: –

1.I hereby give my consent to the department to verify the particulars with any government agencies.

2.The company owner(s) is/are not undischarged bankrupt(s).

3.I **have/have not used the services of an Employment Agency or intermediary based in Singapore for the recruitment of the foreign worker. (Please also state the licence number of all Employment Agencies or

Please ensure that a copy of Part 10 of this form is completed by each Employment Agency or intermediary

used.)

I shall keep copies of the foreign employee's education certificates as declared in the application form for as long as the foreign employee is in my employment. I understand the Ministry of Manpower can at any time request for these documents for verification and revoke the pass should the documents be inconsistent with the declaration furnished in the application form or if I am unable to produce the documents.

I have read and understood the Conditions and Regulatory Conditions of Employment Pass/S Pass, as specified in the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations, which are available on the MOM website. I shall ensure that these conditions will be complied with.

I declare that I have read and understood the above.

Authorised Signature# & Date

Official Stamp of Company / Firm:

Name & Designation / Capacity

#Authorised human resource personnel or any person holding at least a managerial position in the sponsoring company.

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PART 10 – DECLARATION BY THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY/INTERMEDIARY

Applicable for S Pass application and if the employer has used the services of an employment agency or intermediary.

(If more than one Employment Agency or intermediary is used, please download and complete another 'Declaration By Employment Agency or Intermediary' form from MOM website.)

Registered Address:

I declare that the abovenamed employer has not been offered (directly or indirectly), any sum or other benefit:

(a)as consideration or as inducement for employing the foreign employee;

(b)as consideration or as inducement for continuing to employ the foreign employee; or

(c)as a financial guarantee related, in any way, to the employment of the foreign employee.

Name and NRIC Number of Authorised Representative

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Official Stamp of Employment Agency /

Intermediary:

Signature of Authorised Representative

PART 11 – DECLARATION BY THIRD PARTY

Applicable for EP&S Pass application and if the third party is submitting the application on behalf of the employing company.

I declare that this application was submitted by my company on the instruction of the employing company. I further declare that I have ensured that all the details on the Pass Holder’s salary, occupation, work experiences and qualifications as set out in the Application Form are provided to my company by the employing company. My company has documentary proof of this in the form of hardcopy application forms signed by the employing company and will retain them for one year from the date of this application for the inspection by the Controller. I understand that my company may be prosecuted if we have provided information which is false in any material particular, or is misleading by reason of the omission of a material particular. I understand that any false statement and/or declaration made by my company or myself in relation to the application for the S Pass may adversely affect the future work pass applications made by my company.

I declare that the above details on the Pass holder’s salary, occupation, work experiences and qualifications are true and accurate.

Note: Controller mentioned in all the above declaration means the Controller of Work Passes