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Singapore Visa & Pass Services from Kenya

ICA decides who needs an entry visa. MOM decides Employment Pass, S Pass and family passes. They are not the same product.

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ICA entry visas are not MOM work passes

Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority lists the travel documents that need a visa to travel to Singapore. Kenyan ordinary passports are not currently on that visa-required list. A visa, where required, is only permission to travel to a checkpoint; ICA officers then issue a Visit Pass. Work and long-term family stay require Ministry of Manpower passes such as Employment Pass, S Pass, Dependant’s Pass or Long-Term Visit Pass.

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Visitor Entry (ICA)

Visitor entry for holidays and short stays. Kenyan ordinary passport holders are not currently listed by ICA among visa-required nationalities.

Who it generally suits

Holders of travel documents on ICA’s visa-required list. Kenyan ordinary passport holders are not currently listed among those nationalities. Refugee, alien and certain other documents may still need a visa.

Typical permitted purpose

Short visits. Period of stay is set by the Visit Pass (e-Pass) at the checkpoint, not by visa validity.

Basic eligibility overview

Check the live ICA visa-required list for your travel document. All visitors must hold an individually issued passport. Submit an SG Arrival Card; ICA notes it is not a visa.

Common supporting documents

  • Valid passport
  • SG Arrival Card
  • Return ticket and funds as required at the checkpoint
  • Visa only if your travel document is on the ICA list

Business Travel

Short-term business visits (meetings, discussions) are still visitor entry. They are not an Employment Pass.

Who it generally suits

Travellers attending meetings or similar visitor-permitted business who will not take up employment in Singapore.

Typical permitted purpose

Meetings and other short business visits.

Basic eligibility overview

Same ICA entry rules as other visitors. Transcend helps you prepare invitation letters and travel documents for a short business visit.

Common supporting documents

  • Passport and SG Arrival Card
  • Company invitation or meeting details
  • Proof you will leave at the end of the visit

Employment Pass (MOM)

A Ministry of Manpower work pass for professionals, managers and executives.

Who it generally suits

Candidates with a Singapore employer who can meet MOM’s qualifying salary and COMPASS (or other) criteria in force at the time.

Typical permitted purpose

Employment for the sponsoring employer.

Basic eligibility overview

MOM publishes a minimum qualifying salary that varies by age and sector, plus a points-based complementarity assessment for many applications. The employer applies.

Common supporting documents

  • Passport
  • Employer application via EP Online
  • Educational qualifications
  • Job details matching MOM requirements

S Pass (MOM)

A Ministry of Manpower work pass for mid-skilled staff.

Who it generally suits

Employers hiring mid-skilled workers who meet S Pass quota, levy and qualifying-salary rules.

Typical permitted purpose

Employment in the approved occupation for that employer.

Basic eligibility overview

MOM sets a minimum qualifying salary (age-tiered) and firm-level quota/levy. The employer applies.

Common supporting documents

  • Passport
  • Employer S Pass application
  • Qualifications and job description

Dependant’s Pass

A MOM family pass for legally married spouses and unmarried children under 21 of eligible Employment Pass or S Pass holders.

Who it generally suits

Qualifying family members of a pass holder who meets MOM’s Dependant’s Pass sponsorship criteria (including salary thresholds that MOM publishes).

Typical permitted purpose

Living in Singapore as the spouse or child of an eligible Employment Pass or S Pass holder.

Basic eligibility overview

The main pass holder must be eligible to sponsor. Common-law partners and other relatives often use Long-Term Visit Pass instead.

Common supporting documents

  • Marriage or birth certificates
  • Sponsor’s pass details
  • Passports
  • MOM family-pass application by the employer/sponsor

Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP)

A MOM pass used for certain family members who are not eligible for a Dependant’s Pass, such as some common-law partners, step-children or parents, depending on current MOM rules.

Who it generally suits

Family members of eligible pass holders who MOM lists for LTVP rather than Dependant’s Pass.

Typical permitted purpose

A longer family stay with an eligible pass holder, where a Dependant’s Pass does not apply.

Basic eligibility overview

Tied to the sponsor’s pass type and MOM’s family-pass criteria, which can include salary floors.

Common supporting documents

  • Proof of relationship
  • Sponsor pass and salary evidence
  • Passports
  • MOM LTVP application

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