ISSUANCE OF EMPLOYMENT PASSES, S PASSES, DEPENDANT'S PASSES AND LONG TERM SOCIAL VISIT PASSES
Parliament of Singapore · 21 July 2008
Official Report, 21 July 2008, Vol 84, Issue 16 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
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ISSUANCE OF EMPLOYMENT PASSES, S PASSES, DEPENDANT'S PASSES AND LONG TERM SOCIAL VISIT PASSES
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Mr Siew Kum Hong asked the Acting Minister for Manpower for each of the past five years (a) how many Employment Passes and S Passes have been issued; (b) how many Dependant’s Passes have been issued to dependants of Employment Pass and S Pass holders; (c) how many Long Term Social Visit Passes have been issued; (d) what is the average duration of the Long Term Social Visit Passes issued; and (e) how many Long Term Social Visit Pass holders have been issued with work passes.
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Mr Gan Kim Yong: See Table below for the detailed statistics.
Year: |
2004: |
2005: |
2006: |
2007: ---|---|---|---|---
Number of Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass holders
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80,000
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90,000
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110,000
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143,000
Number of dependants of EP and S Pass holders on Dependant Pass/Long Term Social Visit Pass
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53,000
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59,000
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60,000
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69,000
Number of Long Term Social Visit Passes issued
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51,000
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58,000
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62,000
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64,000
The stock of Employment Passes (EP) and S Passes has generally increased in the last few years in tandem with the robust economic growth and job creation. As of December 2007, there were about 143,000 EP and S Pass holders.
Foreigners on EP and selected S Passes may apply for Dependant Passes or Long Term Social Visit Passes for their dependants, such as spouses and children below 21 years of age. As of December 2007, there were about 69,000 dependants on Dependant Passes or Long Term Social Visit Passes.
Long Term Social Visit Passes are also issued to other groups of foreigners such as family members of Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents. In 2007, there were about 64,000 Long Term Social Visit Passes issued. Long Term Social Visit Passes can be issued for up to five years.
Long Term Social Visit Pass holders and Dependant Pass holders must apply for work passes to work in Singapore. The number of these pass holders working in Singapore is not high. As of December 2007, there were about 6,600 Long Term Social Visit Pass holders and Dependant Pass holders with work passes.
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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 21 July 2008. Republished on SGParliament.