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Work Permit, S Pass, and levy changes affecting construction, marine, process, and manufacturing roles in Singapore.
At an August 11 meeting in Singapore, Bangladesh proposed a joint mechanism to police recruitment agents and confirmed a target of capping total migration costs at Tk 300,000, while Singapore raised concerns about worker welfare and floated a training pathway for Bangladeshi nurses to work as elder-care caregivers.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 17, 2026 · 2 min read
The Ministry of Manpower has published its annual COMPASS C1 salary table. The new figures decide how many points an Employment Pass applicant scores on salary, and they rise across most sectors — including ICT, professional services and finance.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 15, 2026 · 5 min read
MOM is widening the Non-Traditional Sources Occupation List to cover food-service, childcare, and airline cabin-crew roles — new Work Permit pathways for workers from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and other non-traditional source countries.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 5, 2026 · 2 min read
The Ministry of Manpower has quietly lifted the maximum age for a new Work Permit application by one year — a small but real widening of the door for older construction, manufacturing, marine, process and services workers from South and Southeast Asia.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read
A higher wage floor for local workers, an expanded list of eligible source countries for operationally-dependent sectors, and staged levy and EP/S Pass salary increases are all landing through 2026 and into 2027.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Mar 3, 2026 · 2 min read
