Tech.Pass

Who qualifies

• Organisation types: Natural person (worker, trainee, founder).
• The applicant must have a last drawn fixed monthly salary, in the last 1 year, of at least S$22,500 (or foreign-currency equivalent).
• The applicant must have at least 5 cumulative years of experience in a leading role in either a tech company with a valuation or market capitalisation of at least US$500 million or at least US$30 million funding raised, or a tech venture capital firm with at least US$500 million in assets under management.
• The applicant's working experience must be within the past 10 years from the application date.
• Candidates or business owners with other income sources, including non-cash components, may be considered against the salary criterion case by case.
• Renewal requires either at least S$270,000 in assessable income on the latest IRAS Notice of Assessment; or total annual business spending of at least S$100,000 plus employment of at least 1 local PME earning at least S$3,900 fixed monthly or 3 local qualifying salary employees earning at least S$1,600 monthly, with CPF contributions for at least 3 months; or a Singapore-incorporated business entity with a digital or technology core product that has secured more than US$10 million cumulative investment funding in the past 36 months and received any funding from a programme-recognised investment firm.
• For the business-spending renewal route, an owner or founder must have an ACRA-registered private limited company, own at least 30% of it, and prove ongoing business activity.

What it funds

• Recruiting, salary support, job redesign, career conversion
• Early-stage / founder / incubation support

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

Download and complete the Tech.Pass application form (plus a dependant form if applicable), obtain the auto-generated payment reference number, pay the S$105 application fee, and upload the signed form and supporting documents through EDB's FormSG online submission form.

1. Pre-application: check that you meet the eligibility criteria and prepare the supporting documents listed on the application page.
2. Download the Tech.Pass application form for yourself and for dependants, if applicable.
3. Complete the application form as a soft copy and get it signed, and obtain the payment reference number automatically generated in the form.
4. Pay the application fee of S$105 for each application by PayNow, Visa, Mastercard or Amex when using the online submission form (FormSG); payment must be made separately for each Tech.Pass and dependant's application.
5. Upload the completed and signed application form, travel document page and supporting documents through the online submission form.
6. Await the outcome; if approved, MOM emails a formal notification of approval with the in-principle approval (IPA) letter.
7. Have the pass issued in person at the MOM Employment Pass Services Centre by appointment, within 6 months of the in-principle approval, while in Singapore.

Before applying

• Application fees are non-refundable.
• The first pass must be issued within 6 months of the in-principle approval; no extension to the IPA will be granted.
• Renewal applications can be submitted up to 6 months before the expiry of the current pass.
• A renewed pass must be issued within 3 months of the in-principle approval.

Documents

• Original completed and signed application form — Upload as one PDF file, maximum 3 MB; contains the auto-generated payment reference number.
• Screenshot of banking page confirming that payment is successful — Upload as one PDF or JPG file, maximum 1 MB.
• Travel document page showing candidate's personal particulars — Upload as one PDF or JPG file, maximum 1 MB.
• Candidate's payslips for the past 3 months — Salary-criterion evidence; upload as one PDF file, maximum 3 MB. Other-income evidence may include audited financial statements and share purchase agreements.
• Documents supporting the leading-role criterion — Upload as one PDF or JPG file, maximum 1 MB; examples include valuation reports, annual reports, financial statements, funding data, Pitchbook or Crunchbase evidence.
• English translation of non-English documents (if applicable) — Required for each non-English document; a translation service provider may prepare it.
• Original completed and signed Dependant's Pass / Long-Term Visit Pass application form (if applicable) — For each dependant; upload as one PDF file, maximum 7 MB.
• Travel document page showing the dependant's personal particulars (if applicable) — For each dependant; upload as one PDF or JPG file, maximum 1 MB.
• Additional documents depending on the family member (if applicable) — Upload as one PDF or JPG file, maximum 4 MB; the form specifies marriage, birth, adoption, common-law relationship, custody/no-objection, medical-condition or parentage evidence, plus vaccination verification where applicable.
• Completed and signed renewal form (if applicable) — For renewal; upload as one PDF file, maximum 3 MB.
• Latest Notice of Assessment issued by IRAS (if applicable) — For renewal criterion 1; included in the single supporting-evidence PDF, maximum 7 MB.
• Business spending and employment evidence (if applicable) — For renewal criterion 2: recent ACRA business profile, audited financial statements, recent bank statements, employee CPF statements and proof of ongoing business activity; upload as one PDF, maximum 7 MB.
• Investment funding evidence (if applicable) — For renewal criterion 3: evidence of funding secured in the past 36 months and from recognised firms; upload as one PDF, maximum 7 MB.

Processing time: It takes around 8 weeks to process Tech.Pass applications, from when all documents are in order.

Contact: mailto:techpass@edb.gov.sg

Application window: From 28 January 2027 EDB will no longer accept new and renewal Tech.Pass applications; the ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track replaces it from January 2027.

Closes: 2027-01-28