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Singapore · digital nomad visa · 2026

Singapore's digital nomad visa: no dedicated visa

Singapore has no dedicated digital nomad visa. Here is what that means in practice, what route remote workers actually use, and how the days are counted.

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How we know

We could not reach an official government page for this one when we checked. What follows is the best published source we could read — treat it as a lead, not as the rule, and confirm with the consulate.

Status
No dedicated visa
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

Singapore has no digital nomad or remote-work visa. Working in Singapore requires a work pass from the Ministry of Manpower, and there is no pass category whose basis is remote work for a foreign employer. The closest long-stay routes are all employment- or company-based, which a remote worker paid by a foreign company does not satisfy. (1) OVERSEAS NETWORKS & EXPERTISE (ONE) PASS — requires a "Fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000" with an established employer, or outstanding achievement in sports, arts and culture, or academia and research; granted for 5 years and "is renewable for 5 years each time". Renewal requires maintaining an average salary of S$30,000 over the preceding 5 years, or operating a Singapore company employing at least 5 locals earning the prevailing Employment Pass minimum salary. (2) EMPLOYMENT PASS — for "Foreign professionals, managers and executives with a job offer in Singapore who meet the eligibility criteria." As of April 2026 the qualifying salary is "$5,600 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $10,700 at age 45 and above)" outside financial services, and "$6,200 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $11,800 at age 45 and above)" in financial services. From 1 January 2027 these rise to "$6,000 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $11,500 at age 45 and above)" and "$6,600 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $12,700 at age 45 and above)" respectively. Candidates must also "earn 40 points" under the COMPASS framework. Duration: "First-time candidates: Up to 2 years", "Renewals: Up to 3 years". (3) ENTREPASS — for founders holding at least 30% of an ACRA-registered private limited company that is "Venture-backed or owns innovative technologies", qualifying for example by having "raised at least SGD 100,000 from a single funding round from investors for any past or current business". (4) The Long Term Visit Pass is a family/dependant route, not a work route.

What it means for your tax days

A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days. Singapore treats you as tax resident once you are present 183 days At least 183 days of stay/work in the previous calendar year (income is assessed on a preceding-year basis) — though the system is territorial, so foreign income may fall outside it. Days are not the only test: Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents who normally reside in Singapore apart from temporary absences are residents. Two administrative concessions extend residence to foreigners: the THREE-YEAR concession (stay or work in Singapore continuously for 3 consecutive years — resident for all 3 years even if under 183 days in the first and third year) and the TWO-YEAR concession (employment straddling 2 calendar years where the employment period plus physical presence immediately before/after covers a continuous period of at least 183 days — resident for both years; applies to foreign employees entering from 1 Jan 2007 but excludes company directors, public entertainers and professionals). Foreigners issued a work pass valid for at least 1 year are also treated as tax resident, subject to review at tax clearance. The full tests and the official source are on our Singapore tax-day page.

Sources

We could not reach an official government page for this one when we checked. What follows is the best published source we could read — treat it as a lead, not as the rule, and confirm with the consulate.

Questions people ask about Singapore

Does Singapore have a digital nomad visa?

No. Singapore has no dedicated digital nomad visa. Singapore has no digital nomad or remote-work visa. Working in Singapore requires a work pass from the Ministry of Manpower, and there is no pass category whose basis is remote work for a foreign employer. The closest long-stay routes are all employment- or company-based, which a remote worker paid by a foreign company does not satisfy. (1) OVERSEAS NETWORKS & EXPERTISE (ONE) PASS — requires a "Fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000" with an established employer, or outstanding achievement in sports, arts and culture, or academia and research; granted for 5 years and "is renewable for 5 years each time". Renewal requires maintaining an average salary of S$30,000 over the preceding 5 years, or operating a Singapore company employing at least 5 locals earning the prevailing Employment Pass minimum salary. (2) EMPLOYMENT PASS — for "Foreign professionals, managers and executives with a job offer in Singapore who meet the eligibility criteria." As of April 2026 the qualifying salary is "$5,600 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $10,700 at age 45 and above)" outside financial services, and "$6,200 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $11,800 at age 45 and above)" in financial services. From 1 January 2027 these rise to "$6,000 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $11,500 at age 45 and above)" and "$6,600 (increases progressively with age from age 23, up to $12,700 at age 45 and above)" respectively. Candidates must also "earn 40 points" under the COMPASS framework. Duration: "First-time candidates: Up to 2 years", "Renewals: Up to 3 years". (3) ENTREPASS — for founders holding at least 30% of an ACRA-registered private limited company that is "Venture-backed or owns innovative technologies", qualifying for example by having "raised at least SGD 100,000 from a single funding round from investors for any past or current business". (4) The Long Term Visit Pass is a family/dependant route, not a work route.

Does a digital nomad visa in Singapore make you tax resident?

Not by itself — but staying does. Singapore treats you as tax resident once you are there 183 days At least 183 days of stay/work in the previous calendar year (income is assessed on a preceding-year basis), though the system is territorial. See our Singapore tax-day page for the tests and the official source.

How does Stretch help with the Singapore stay?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.