Singapore Company Incorporation with Employment Pass (Package)

• Incorporate a company in Singapore using our local resident nominee director
• Apply for Employment Pass (for more about Employment Pass in Singapore, click here)
• Upon successful application, you may commence business activities in Singapore
• Apply for dependent visas for family members

If you are an foreigner interested in incorporating a Singaporean company or are keen to relocate to Singapore, please read on. We have simplified the explanation of incorporating a Singapore company, and the best part is that  we at Paul Hype Page & Co. can do it for you.

Step 1: Understand the requirements of Incorporating a Singapore Company

Requirements of Incorporating a Singaporean Company:

1) Directors

A minimum of one resident director (a Singapore Citizen, a Singaporean Permanent Resident, a person who has been issued an EntrePass, Employment Pass, or Dependent Pass) is mandatory.

2) Shareholders

The shareholder can be an individual or a corporate entity. 100% local or foreign shareholding is allowed. A director and shareholder can be the same or different person.

3) Paid-up Capital

Minimum paid-up capital for registration of a Singapore company is S$1.

4) Registered Address

The address must be a physical local address. A PO Box is not allowed.

5) Company Secretary

Companies Act requires one company secretary to be both a natural person and an ordinary resident of Singapore.

6) Audit Requirements

Unless exempted from audit requirements under the Companies Act, every company must appoint an auditor within three months after its incorporation. Only small private companies and dormant companies are exempt from audit requirements. A small exempt private company is one that meets the following conditions 1.) The turnover for the financial year is less than S$5m. 2.) The company does not have more than 20 shareholders, and 3.) The company does not have, directly or indirectly, a corporation as a beneficial shareholder.

Ready to incorporate your company in Singapore?

Incorporation Guide

For more information on Company Incorporation in Singapore, please refer to our Singapore Incorporation Guide

Step 2: Fill up the Online Incorporation Form and prepare the necessary documents

Required Documents

Before you begin, we will need the following documents from you:

1) From each Singapore resident individual shareholder and director:

• Copy of Singapore IC or a copy of the individual’s passport if he/she is not a citizen of Singapore
• Proof of residential address, such as a recent utility bill, residential phone bill, tax bill, or cable TV bill
• All documents must be in English or officially translated in English
• All copies of documents must be certified true copies by a notary public or originals presented at our office for signing
• If overseas, you may email us the scanned copies of documents so we can proceed with preparing the necessary incorporation documents. However we must receive the certified true copies (or sight the originals at our office) before we can incorporate the company.Our compliance department may ask for additional information if necessary.

2) For each corporate shareholder:

• Foreign Corporate Company Certificate for each corporate shareholder
• Special Director Resolution to resolve becoming newly incorporated company subsidiary’s shareholder

Start your Incorporation process with our Online Incorporation Form

Step 3: Understand, Preparation and Submission of your Employment Pass Application

Employment Pass Assessment Criteria:

1. Current citizenship
2. Specialist skills
3. Applicant’s age
4. Relevant work experience to EP Application
5. Company paid up capital / background / industry reputation
6. Applicant’s educational diploma or degree

The success rate of our company Employment Applications including appeal cases is approximately 80%.

Self Assessment Tool for Employment Pass Application

You may use the  Self Assessment Tool (SAT)  provided by Singapore MOM (Ministry of Manpower) Website to check your eligibility for an Employment Pass Application.

More Information on E-Pass

To learn more about Employment Passes, please click below:

• Employment Pass  (BEST CHOICE)
• Employment Pass Requirements
• Employment Pass Procedures
• Employment Pass Success Factors 

Step 4: Approval and Collection of Employment Pass

Approval and Collection of Employment Pass

Upon approval of employment pass , you will received a notification from us informing you that your Employment Pass (“EP”) has been approved for 12 or 24 months.  We will attach In-Principle Approval (“IPA”) letter for your reference or entry document to Singapore.

Make an appointment for a meeting to sign IPA

You will have to make an appointment with our staff via our External Appointment Scheduler for the signing of the IPA before heading to MOM on the following day for finger printing.

Documents required on hand for meeting/appointment

What you need to have on hand when visiting our office for online issuance of your Employment Pass:-

• Applicant’s passport or travel document (original)
• Passport-sized photo (taken within last 3 months) – *if you do not have one now, you can take it at the MOM service centre
• Details of applicant’s Short Term Visit Pass / immigration pass that he or she is currently holding to remain in Singapore
• Applicant’s residential address in Singapore (if any)
• Contact details of at least an authorised contact person(s) for us to send an SMS or email alert, and a delivery address, for the purpose of card delivery – we will provide
• Clear, scanned copies of the following documents in PDF format:
• Disembarkation / Embarkation card (immigration white card)
• Completed Declaration form attached with the foreigner’s In-Principle Approval letter

Notification Letter

When the request to issue the EP card has been approved, we will print out the Notification Letter online for you. This letter allows you to stay, and travel in and out of Singapore while waiting for the EP card to be delivered over to our office 4 working days after your appointment with MOM for finger printings had completed.

How Long does it take for the Approval of Visa by MOM?

Find out more on MOM’s deciding factors.

Step 5: Starting Your Business in Singapore

Official Director & Shareholder of the company

After you have collect your employment card from MOM , you can officially become director and shareholder of the company.

Company Resolutions

We will prepare the company’s resolutions to appoint you as the company’s director and shareholder.

Make an appointment for a meeting to sign Resolutions

Please make an appointment with our staff via our External Appointment Scheduler for signing of the resolutions before heading to our office.

Start Up Kit

We will prepare the following Start Up Kit for you.

1. Setup an Accounting Software for client
2. Information Pack of  Serviced Office
3. Singapore Employment Contract Template
4. Financial Planning and Budgeting Template
5. Sample of Business Plan

Compliance with Singapore Law

For more information about Compliance with Singapore Law Requirements

• ACRA Singapore Company  Filing Requirements

• Filing Your Tax Returns – Annual Tax Filing Requirements

Fees for Incorporation with Employment Pass (Package)