Investor visa PR (Permanent residence)

Download the Global Investor Programme e-application forms: Form A, Form B, Form C and Form 4.

Complete and sign the original Forms A, B and C. Prepare Form 4 for yourself and your spouse if included, and list eligible unmarried children under 21 on both your and your spouse’s Form 4 where applicable.

Prepare the required documents for your Global Investor Programme application.

Pay the non-refundable S$20,000 application fee in one bank transfer before submitting your application. Pay any bank or transaction charges and keep the hard-copy transaction slip.

Upload the completed original e-application forms to the Global Investor Programme portal, not scans of the forms.

Within one month after paying the fee, send the required hard-copy forms, payment slip and supporting documents to the Economic Development Board’s Contact Singapore office. The office will then email you instructions for uploading electronic copies of the supporting documents.

Follow the emailed instructions to upload electronic copies of your supporting documents.

Attend a Global Investor Programme interview if the Economic Development Board asks you to.

Wait for a decision on your application and respond to any questions or requests for more documents. If approved in principle, you will receive instructions for the next steps.

If you are approved in principle, make the investment for your chosen option within the six-month approval period.

Send proof of your investment to the Economic Development Board within the six-month approval period.

Follow your approval instructions and log in to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority’s permanent residence service to complete the required tasks and upload your photograph and documents. If you are in Singapore, keep a valid immigration pass until your permanent residence formalities are complete.

When notified, pay the permanent residence issuance fees online by the deadline given to you.

Download the letter to see whether you need to attend an appointment. If no visit is required, your entry permit and re-entry permit will be issued electronically.

If your letter requires a visit, attend your appointment at the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority Services Centre in Singapore. Use the authority’s appointment service if you need to reschedule.

Collect your identity card when you are notified that it is ready. You can then use it as proof of your Singapore permanent resident status.