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TECH @ SG PROGRAMME

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Eligible Company

Up to 10 new EPs over two years for foreign employees who will be hired as part of your company’s core team in Singapore; and thereafter,

Coverage for the first renewal of each new EP obtained under the programme (each renewal will be valid for up to three years).

Eligibility

Your company must meet all of the following criteria to qualify for the Tech@SG Programme:

Incorporated a business entity in Singapore with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Have a digital or technology offering as your core business product or service
This includes instances where the company has a business model built on proprietary hardware and/or software technologies, such as big data and analytics, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Examples of such companies include software-as-a-service, e-commerce, digital media, digital gaming, medtech, biotech, cleantech and fintech companies.
Business activities under these categories will not qualify for support: coffee shops, hawker centres, food courts. bars, night clubs, karaoke lounges; foot reflexology, massage parlours; acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbal dispensing businesses; employment agencies; geomancy businesses.

Secured more than US$10 million (cumulative) in investment funding in the past 36 months
Received funding (no minimum amount) from a programme-recognised investment firm in the past 36 months.

EPs will be issued by MOM. After ensuring your company qualifies for Tech@SG, you must also ensure that the individuals whom you are applying EPs for meet all of the following requirements:

Applicant’s fixed monthly salary meets MOM’s minimum prevailing EP salary criteria 

Applicant is considered a core team member whose functional role and seniority are in line with the conditions outlined below:
Functional role: Applicants should be in roles that fall into one of the following categories:
Core business functions, e.g. business development, human resources, finance, partnerships, strategy, general management
Technical functions, e.g. product management, product development, software engineering, solution architecting, product design, data science
Seniority: Applicants should be in roles that are Manager-level and above
Applicants in Analyst-, Associate-, Executive-, and Representative-level roles will not be considered as core team members.

How it works

Application Process

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Pre-application

Our in-house team of professionals will check that our company meets the programme's eligibility criteria and has prepared the relevant information for the application.

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Submit Application

Our in-house team of professional collect all relevant application information and prepare application documents and applicant's testimonial. We will follow through the entire application process all the way until approval is granted

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Arrange for Employment Pass

After receiving endorsement of the programme from relevant government agency, we can proceed to assist you in submitting key company members' Singapore Employment Pass (EP).

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