New short-term work passes for foreigners - Singapore
FOREIGNERS working on short-term assignments in Singapore are no longer to be issued with Professional Visit Passes (PVPs) by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. Instead, from Feb 1, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will introduce two new Work Pass categories for such foreigners - the Miscellaneous Work Pass and the Work Permit (Performing Artiste).
Foreigners currently exempt under the PVP scheme as well as those performing two new short-term activities will be exempted, but they will still need to notify MOM before performing such activities.
The Miscellaneous Work Pass is valid for up to 60 days and will apply to:
a foreigner involved in activities directly related to the organisation or conduct of any seminar, conference, workshop, gathering or talk concerning religion, race or community, cause, or political end;
a foreign religious worker giving talks on any religion;
a foreign journalist, reporter or accompanying crew member not supported or sponsored by any Singapore government agency to cover an event or write a story in Singapore.
The maximum duration of the Work Permit (Performing Artiste) is six months. The new pass will apply to foreign artistes performing at any bar, discotheque, lounge, night club, pub, hotel, private club or restaurant.
Two types of activity will be exempt because they are of short duration, sporadic in nature and do not involve an employer-employee relationship with a local company. They might also require specialised expertise generally unavailable here.
The first type includes those in the commissioning or audit of any new plant or equipment, and those involved in the installation, dismantling, transfer, repair or maintenance of any equipment. The other type of activity involves those in the arbitration or mediation services in relation to matters not involving religion, race or community, nor a cause or a political end.
Foreigners performing Work Pass Exempt activities can do so for the duration of their Social Visit Passes subject to a maximum of 60 days.
More information is available on the MOM website at www.mom.gov.sg
Source : Business Times - 26 Jan 2008
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