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Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (EPEC)

Have good educational background and professional working experience? Looking for a job in Singapore? If you are a foreigner and would like to work in Singapore, you:

1. Have to first secure a job offer in Singapore;
2. Once you have a job offer, you need to apply for an Employment Pass;
3. Only upon approval of the employment pass you can start employment in Singapore.

The main problem with the above steps is that many Singapore companies are often reluctant to make job offers because they don't know if the employment pass will be approved or not. In order to address the above problem, Singapore government has introduced so called employment pass eligibility certificate (EPEC).  This certificate from Singapore government will make it lot easier for you to find a job in Singapore for the following two reasons:

• You will be issued a 6-12 months visa to stay in Singapore and look for a job.
• Your prospective employer will have the assurance that you will be issued an employment pass if they decide to hire you.

The processing time for an employment pass eligibility certificate (epec) application is about 3-4 weeks from the date of submission. 

We can help you with filing of the application for employment pass eligibility certificate for a fee of S$600. If you need us to file your application, you will first need to send us the payment (see payment instructions) and thereafter notify us with your name and payment date at info@asiabizsetup.com. Note that we do not provide any guarantees that your application will be approved and the fee is not refundable. Also, due to the large volume of EPEC applicants, we regret to say that we can respond to your EPEC queries only after receiving the payment.

EPEC Requirements: We will need the following documents from you for application of employment eligibility certificate:

• Copies of your educational certificates and transcripts
• Passport copy
• 2 passport size photos
• A copy of your Curriculum Vitae (CV)

All documents must be in English or official English translation is required.

After you have found a job in Singapore and have obtained your employment pass, you are eligible to apply for permanent residence in Singapore.

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