Singapore Representative Office Registration with Employment Pass

Singapore Representative Office + Employment Permit Registration Facility

A Singapore Representative Office gives overseas companies looking to set up shop in Singapore a way to evaluate the market’s commercial potential before adopting any protracted or significant commitments. A Representative Agency is not permitted to conduct business operations that generate income.

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Establishing a Representative Unit with Migration in Singapore. The international commercial business must fulfil the subsequent standards:

The international entity’s overall revenues must total over USD 250,000
The international business has been established for far more than three years
The planned RO team size must be at most five personnel

Taxation Of Singapore Representative Office

A Singapore representative office cannot participate in business operations that make profits. Hence it is optional to file yearly accounting reports. However, revenue reimbursed to the workforce of the Representative Department, involving the Principal Deputy, is substance to Singapore particular revenue taxes. If you choose to set up a Singapore Representative Office, you must take the following Stages:

Apply to register for the Representative Office. You can also get help from IMC registering your Representative Desk
Especially once you have successfully established the Representative Offices, may you request a Work Permit. The General Delegate, a foreign firm employee, nominated, must apply for a Work Permit. The Chief Deputy will be able to move to Singapore to manage the Representatives Offices using the Work Permit
You will want a regional listed office address. If necessary, IMC will facilitate to use our established business addresses. Remember that you can register at a regional headquarters and apply for a work permit without visiting Singapore

The following prerequisites are necessary to meet any international business entity:

The offshore entity’s annual revenues must total over USD 250,000
The international business has been established for more than three years
The suggested workforce size for RO must be less than five employees

Note: Notably, applications for Employee Passes and Representative Offices registrations can be conducted without your presence in Singapore.

Documentation Needed to Register a Representative Desk

A comprehensive petition accompanied by the necessary paperwork must be submitted to Global Business Singapore to establish a regional headquarters in Singapore. The registration will take about five business days to complete.

When establishing a regional headquarters in Singapore, the accompanying paperwork is necessary:

Submitted petition
The replica of the incorporation paperwork for the parent firm
A copy of the most recent financial report and examined statements of the parent company
Legally signed agreement to adhere to the regulations regulating representative offices in Singapore

All uploaded documentation must be written in English or have an official translation. Typically, necessary paperwork is in order and the anticipated operations of the Singapore General Secretariat are within the proper parameters, the responsibility for completing it is typically uncomplicated. Enterprise Singapore might occasionally ask for more details to provide clearer answers.

Stage 1 – Send Your Application and Include Information Regarding Integration

Following receiving the data about the registration of your firm, we can:

Make sure that the name of the prospective firm is available
Check up on you to address outstanding questions (if there are any) and provide pertinent advice

Stage 2 – Complete the Payment

When the invoiced amount for the operations is received, we shall start drafting the paperwork necessary for incorporation. credit cards, Corporate Paynow and Electronic Bank Transfers are all acceptable forms of payment. Please note that Cheque and Cash payments are not accepted.

Stage 3 – Request an Employee Permit (EP)

For faster notification of the conclusion of the registration, IMC sends all Employment Permit (EP) application software to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

MOM processes the petition in 3-4 weeks. Only after IE Singapore has validated the representative’s office programs is it possible to submit a request for a work permit.

As the necessary paperwork is in order and the anticipated Representative Offices operations fall within the proper parameters, the approval procedure is typically straightforward. Enterprise Singapore might occasionally ask for more details to provide clearer answers.

Representative Office Registration

The Representatives post registration
Notifications and history using IE Singapore for surveillance
Update with officials to obtain any explanations that may be necessary

Application for Work Permit for General Director

We provide the services listed below:

Employment Permit Online (EPOL) petition with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
Creation, collation, and presentation of necessary papers
Monitoring progress with the Ministry of Manpower
Update the officials to get any explanations that are needed

All of our job pass applications are submitted electronically. Due to it, the approvals procedure will take half as long.

Registered Office Address

All Singapore-incorporated entities are required by the Corporations Act to maintain a legal address in Singapore.

All Singaporean firms are required to have a local postal address for business correspondence
IMC can help you with Registered office address requirement

Conditional Permit Request

Recipients of a Work Permit or EntrePass working visa may qualify for a Dependency Permit visa for their partner and any unmarried youngsters under the age of 21.

Computation of Dependent Pass (DP) Applications
Digital registration for quicker outcomes
Monitoring progress with the Ministry of Manpower
Follow-Up Coordinating with institutions when corrections are needed

Company Formation in Singapore - FAQ

Does a foreigner need to visit Singapore to establish a company?

No, you do not have to be physically present in Singapore to set up a company.

What are the key requirements for setting up a Singapore company?

A company needs to have at least one shareholder who can be a local or foreign individual or company
At least one of the directors must be a natural person, above the age of eighteen years old, and a resident of Singapore
A shareholder who is a natural person can also be a director of the company
A qualified company secretary has to be appointed. The secretary must be a resident of Singapore
Company must have a physical, local address in Singapore
The company must have a paid up capital of at least $1

What are the minimum and maximum number of shareholders a company can have?

A Singapore Private Limited Company (LLC) registration requires at least 1 shareholder. A Private Limited Company can have a maximum of 50 shareholders.

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