Work Permit (Foreign Worker) - After you apply

Collection of Work Permit

Upon approval of the request for issuance of the Work Permit, the Foreign Worker (FW) should proceed to the Work Pass Services Centre with the Work Permit issuance notification letter within seven days for fingerprinting and photo imaging. The Work Permit card will subsequently be ready for collection in four working days.

Pending collection of the Work Permit card, the Foreign Worker is advised to retain the letter as evidence that the worker is permitted to continue employment with the employer stated on the letter. The Foreign Worker must produce the letter to the Immigration Checkpoints when entering/departing Singapore. As the Work Permit card is for identification purpose, the worker is strongly advised to collect the card on the date specified and carry the card at all times to avoid misunderstanding encountered with the law enforcement agencies.

The card can be collected at the Work Pass Services Centre by the:

• Foreign Worker;
• Employer; or
• Authorised representative.

Documents Required for Card Collection

a.    The original Notification Letter

b.    The original travel document and the old travel document, if any

c.    Online Foreign Worker Address System (OFWAS) printout reflecting the updated residential address

d.    A letter of authorisation signed by the employer, indicating both the foreigner's and representative's particulars. (Applicable if a representative is coming on the employer’s behalf.) The representative must also bring an official identification document that shows his/her name, NRIC/ travel document no. and photo-image, for verification at the point of card collection. Alternatively, please download the Authorisation Form for Card Collection.

Address of Work Pass Services Centre (WPSC)

The Work Pass Services Centre
Tanjong Pagar Complex
7 Keppel Road, #02-27/29
Singapore 089053

Employers are required to register the residential addresses of their Malaysian Foreign Workers or those Foreign Workers who have transferred employment with the Ministry Of Manpower within five days of starting work.

Cancellation of In-Principle Approval (IPA)

You should cancel the In-Principle Approval (IPA) for your Foreign Worker if you no longer wish to request for the issuance of the Work Permit. This can be done:

• Online through WP Online;
• Manual cancellation via iSubmit; or
• At MOM's Work Pass counters.

Online cancellation

Online cancellation through WP Online is only applicable if the Foreign Worker is not in Singapore.

Manual cancellation via iSubmit

The employer may submit the request for cancellation of the IPA manually if the Foreign Worker will be leaving Singapore with the Short Term Visit Pass granted by Immigration & Checkpoints Authority or have already exited Singapore. This can be done by:

• An electronic submission of the required documents using the iSubmit web portal. Please select ‘8. Cancellation Matters’ under 'Request Type' on the iSubmit portal; or
• Mailing the required documents to the following address:
  
  

  Issuing, Renewal and Cancellation Section
  Work Pass Division
  Ministry of Manpower
  18 Havelock Road
  Singapore 059764

Documents Required for IPA Cancellation

1. A request letter from the employer to cancel the IPA, indicating the following:
   
        -   Foreign Worker's name
        -   Work Permit number
        -   Date of Work Permit application
        -   Foreign Worker's departure date
        -   Employer's contact number 
2. The completed Work Permit application form
3. A clear photocopy of the Security Bond form and schedule list, if the Security Bond has been executed

At MOM's Work Pass counters

For Foreign Worker who has arrived in Singapore and require a Special Pass to leave Singapore.

The employer has to take a Q-ticket from the self-service Q-ticket machine on Level 1, Ministry of Manpower building and submit the following documents at the Work Pass Counter: