Singapore keeps raising the bar for foreign workers. And it opens a five-year door for the top few.
Opinion — the views expressed are the author's own.
Singapore is not blocking immigration. It is filtering it.
The minimum salary for an Employment Pass rises from S$5,600 a month in 2025 to S$6,000 in 2027. In financial services, S$6,200. The bar for ordinary hiring climbs every year.
At the same time, the ONE Pass runs the other way. Earn S$30,000 a month, or prove you are the best in your field, and Singapore hands you a renewable five-year pass.
The strategy is not headcount. It is quality. Singapore is not trying to add workers. It is trying to pick the best ones.
Immigration policy here is not a wall. It is a filter. It blocks the average and lets the exceptional through.
