Increase In Work Pass Administrative Fees (Singapore)

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has reviewed the administrative fees for all work passes, and will be making changes as it moves towards full cost recovery for the Ministry's work pass operations and services. The administrative fees for most work passes will be increased from 1 December 2011.

This is in line with the Government's financial principle that the full cost of providing a public service should be borne by users of the service rather than taxpayers in general. The fees were first introduced in 2005 and were set at a level that was substantially below cost recovery. They have not been revised since.

Please refer to Table 1 and Table 2 for details of the new administrative fees.

Table 1: Administrative Fees for Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit

Type of Pass	Current		From 1 Dec 2011
	Application	Insurance	Application	Insurance per transaction
Employment Pass	$10	$30/year	$20	$120
S Pass	$10	$30/year	$20	$70
Work Permit	$10	$0/transaction (WPOL) $20/transaction (Manual)	$20	$20

Table 2: Administrative Fees for Other Passes

Type of Pass	Current		From 1 Dec 2011
	Application	Insurance	Application	Insurance per transaction
Personalised Employment Pass	$10	$150	$20	$150
EntrePass	$40	$30/year	$40	$120
Training Employment Pass	$0	$40	$20	$120
Dependant's Pass	$0	$30/year	$0	$120
Work Holiday Pass	$0	$40	$0	$120
Training Work Permit	$10	$20	$20	$20
Miscellaneous Work Pass	$40	$0	$40	$0

Source: http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/Pages/HighlightsDetails.aspx?listid=79