Employment pass
9.—(1)  An employment pass may be issued by the Controller to any person other than a prohibited immigrant who is not a work permit pass holder and who satisfies the Controller that he wishes to enter Singapore (otherwise than as a visitor, tourist, transit passenger or student) in order to engage in any business, profession or occupation that is approved by the Controller, or to take up employment with such company or firm as may be approved for the purpose of this regulation by the Controller.
(2)  Subject to the conditions stated in the pass and to these Regulations, an employment pass shall authorise the holder thereof to enter Singapore on or before the date stated in the pass and to remain therein for such period as may be specified therein but not exceeding 5 years from the date of the entry:
Provided that, subject to these Regulations, the Controller may by endorsement on such pass from time to time make it valid for any number of entries during the period of its validity or extend the period of its validity or alter, add to, or delete any conditions stated therein.
(3)  Every employment pass issued to any person under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the condition that during the validity of the pass the holder shall not, without the consent in writing of the Controller, engage in any form of paid employment, or in any business, profession or occupation in Singapore, other than the particular employment, business, profession or occupation specified in that pass.
(4)  Every application for an employment pass shall be —
(a)made in such form as the Controller may require;
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(b)accompanied by certified or photostat copies —
(i)of certificates of the applicant’s academic or professional qualifications; and
(ii)of testimonials from the applicant’s previous employer relating to his experience;
(c)accompanied by two recent photographs of the applicant;
(d)supported by a declaration made by a sponsor approved by the Controller as to —
(i)the truth of the statements contained in the application; and
(ii)the good character of the applicant;
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(e)supported by an undertaking from the sponsor referred to in sub-paragraph (d) that the sponsor shall —
(i)be responsible for the stay, maintenance and repatriation of the applicant; and
(ii)indemnify the Government for any charges or expenses which may be incurred by the Government in respect of the repatriation of the applicant or any dependant of the applicant; and
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(f)supported by such other documents as the Controller may require.
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(5)  (a)  Upon completion or termination of employment or resignation from employment of any employee, the employer and the employee shall report in writing and in person respectively to the Controller within 7 days of the completion or termination of employment or resignation from employment.
(b)Where an employee is to continue in the employ of the employer upon the expiry of the employee’s employment pass, both the employer and the employee shall, before the expiry of the employment pass, report in writing and in person respectively to the Controller and submit a new application in the prescribed form.
(5A)  Where an employment pass is issued to a person in order that he may take up a particular employment, and the employment in respect of which the employment pass is issued is terminated, whether by the person’s resignation or by any other cause —
(a)the employment pass shall be deemed to be cancelled from the date the employment is terminated; and
(b)the holder of the pass shall not remain in Singapore after the date the employment was terminated unless he is otherwise entitled to remain in Singapore under the provisions of the Act or of these Regulations.
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(6)  An employment pass shall be in the Form 9 or in the form of an endorsement made in the passport or other travel document of the employee as the Controller may determine.