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Singapore’s visas for foreigners include the employment

pass (P pass) for skilled workers, the S pass for middle-skilled
foreign workers, the Work permit that is for domestic workers and
construction workers, and other work passes like the letter of

consent, the training work permit and the training employment
pass. P pass holders have university degrees and seek

professional, administrative, executive and managerial jobs.
There is also a Q pass; though holders of these earn smaller
pay, these workers hold “acceptable degrees, professional

qualifications or specialist skills (Yeoh, 2007). The S pass,
introduced in 2007, is Singapore’s points system scheme for

other foreign workers (Yeoh, 2007).

Foreigners wishing for permanent residency for
non-Singaporeans must obtain an entry permit, the official

application for Singapore permanent residence. Those
eligible for this entry permit are the following: spouses and

unmarried children (below 21 years old) of a Singaporean citizen
or permanent resident; aged parents of a Singaporean citizen,
holders of P, Q or S work passes working in Singapore; and

investors and entrepreneurs (Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
website: https://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/overseasmis-

sion/doha/consular_services/pr_application.html/). Singapore
is also enticing foreign entrepreneurs and investors through a
Global Investor Programme (a scheme by the Ministry of Foreign

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