Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Limit on Number of Dependants an Overseas Network and Expertise Pass Holder can bring in

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1369 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON 3 OCT 2022

QUESTION NO. 2136 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan

To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will place limits on the number of dependants, besides spouses, which an Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass holder will be able to bring in, such as children, parents, and parents-in-law.

Answer:

Similar to Employment Pass (EP) holders who meet the salary criterion for sponsoring dependants, Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass holders will be able to bring in their unmarried children under 21 years old and parents as dependants, with no limit placed on the total number of eligible dependants. This notwithstanding, less than half of EP holders actually bring in dependants, and those that do typically bring in an average of two.