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Documents required for Employment Pass

Find out which documents you need to prepare before submitting an Employment Pass application.

Documents required

  • Personal particulars page of candidate’s passport.

    If the candidate’s name on the passport differs from that on their other documents, please also upload an explanation letter and supporting documents (e.g. deed poll).
  • Company’s latest business profile or instant information registered with ACRA.
  • Verification proof for candidate's qualifications (if applicable)

Ensure verification proof is submitted correctly to avoid delays in your application.

  • Additional documents are required for:

Healthcare professionals, lawyers, football players or coachesShow

You need supporting documents from the respective professional bodies:

Occupation Professional body For enquiries
Dentist Singapore Dental Council SDC@spb.gov.sg
Diagnostic radiographer Allied Health Professions Council AHPC@spb.gov.sg
Doctor Singapore Medical Council SMC@spb.gov.sg
Emergency medical technician Unit for Prehospital Emergency Care PAO_enquiry@upec.sg
Football player or coach Sport Singapore Enquiry form
Lawyer Legal Services Regulatory Authority https://eservices.mlaw.gov.sg/enquiry
Nurse Singapore Nursing Board SNB@spb.gov.sg
Occupational therapist Allied Health Professions Council AHPC@spb.gov.sg
Paramedic Unit for Prehospital Emergency Care PAO_enquiry@upec.sg
Pharmacist Singapore Pharmacy Council SPC@spb.gov.sg
Physiotherapist Allied Health Professions Council AHPC@spb.gov.sg
Radiation therapist Allied Health Professions Council AHPC@spb.gov.sg
Speech therapist Allied Health Professions Council AHPC@spb.gov.sg
TCM practitioner Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board TCMPB@spb.gov.sg

Employees in a food establishmentShow

A copy of the online page that can be accessed when you scan the QR code on the foodshop licence issued by Singapore Food Agency (SFA). The page should indicate your foodshop license validity period.

If you have a new establishment and don't have the licence yet, you can submit a copy of the “Application for Foodshop Licence” letter issued to you by SFA.

We may ask for other documents when we review the application. For example, documents to prove that salary declared will be paid.

For non-English documents, you must upload the original document together with an English translation as 1 file. The translation can be done by a translation service provider.

Verification proof requirements

You must ensure that your candidates’ qualifications are authentic and were awarded by accredited institutions.

You only need to verify your candidate’s qualifications once. You will not be prompted to upload a verification proof if the candidate’s qualifications have been verified before. 

We will only accept verification proof from sources listed below:

Background screening companiesShow

If you choose to submit verification proof from background screening companies, they must:

To avoid delays in your application, read the step-by-step guide on how to submit verification proof for background screening companies.

For verification proof issued before 1 September 2023, you will need to ask the background screening company to reissue the verification proof with an MOM verification reference number.

Government/awarding institution's verification portalShow

We only accept verification proof from online verification portals if they are one of the following:

  • Screenshots from government or institutions' portals that are:
    • Officially available in English
    • Public, accessible and verifiable by MOM

    These government agencies and awarding institutions offer online verification portals. Do note that this is a non-exhaustive list and there may be other eligible institutions who meet the above criteria.

  • Verification proof from Center for Student Services and Development for qualifications from China
    During the application, please submit the correct certificate for the relevant qualification.
    • Diploma: Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate
    • Degree and above: Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate

    To avoid delays in your application, read the step-by-step guide on how to submit verification proof for government/awarding institution's verification portal.

  • Letter of qualification from professional bodies (e.g. healthcare)

The following will not be accepted as verification proof:

  • Education certificates
  • Documents certified by a notary public
  • School letters
  • Online Verification Report of Student Record from Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD)
  • Self-translated verification proofs from portals
  • Screenshots/verification proof from sources that are not verifiable by MOM (e.g. HEDD, My eQuals, National Student Clearinghouse etc)
  • Screenshot of verified qualification in OpenCerts portal

If your government or awarding institution does not have an online portal for verification of qualification, please approach a background screening company to verify your qualification.

Digital certificates issued by educational institutions and verified through OpenCerts portalShow

If you choose to submit verification proof from the OpenCerts portal, they should be submitted as a digital certificate in .opencerts format. 

Only selected educational institutions can be verified by OpenCerts.

To avoid delays in your application, read the step-by-step guide on how to submit verification proof for OpenCerts portal.

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