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Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
Hi!
My husband will be moving from Indonesia to Singapore for a new job and I plan to move with him using Dependant's Pass.
I'm currently working at DBS Indonesia (which serving Indonesian customer only) and have a plan to work remotely from Singapore upon my relocation.
In this case, do I need to have an Employment Pass?
My husband will be moving from Indonesia to Singapore for a new job and I plan to move with him using Dependant's Pass.
I'm currently working at DBS Indonesia (which serving Indonesian customer only) and have a plan to work remotely from Singapore upon my relocation.
In this case, do I need to have an Employment Pass?
Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
This has been answered before in the forum, as long as you are not working for a Singapore registered company, you can continue working remotely for the Indonesian registered company. No EP is required. You also do not need to inform MOM about your work.
Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
Hi One of my friend is on dependent pass and she is planning to register a company in Netherlands since her partner is there. Will she be able to work from here
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Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
I can confirm you can work as long as your job function do not have any kind of business relationship with any Singapore-based company or client. Tbh MOM is amazingly responsive to queries. Got my answer in less than 6 hrs.
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Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
@swiftrobberswiftrobber wrote: ↑Sat, 20 Nov 2021 4:08 amI can confirm you can work as long as your job function do not have any kind of business relationship with any Singapore-based company or client. Tbh MOM is amazingly responsive to queries. Got my answer in less than 6 hrs.
Could you please share the response you received from MOM here for clarity? Thanks for your help!
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Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
They will tell you that so long as the foreign company you are working for has no legal presence in Singapore, nor provides goods and services in Singapore, and so long as you are not servicing clients in Singapore, you can work without a work permit.asiaexpat1990 wrote: ↑Fri, 22 Apr 2022 7:29 pm@swiftrobberswiftrobber wrote: ↑Sat, 20 Nov 2021 4:08 amI can confirm you can work as long as your job function do not have any kind of business relationship with any Singapore-based company or client. Tbh MOM is amazingly responsive to queries. Got my answer in less than 6 hrs.
Could you please share the response you received from MOM here for clarity? Thanks for your help!
Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
Could you please share the email id you contacted MOM on? I have mom_wpd@mom.gov.sg from one of their sister sites but not sure if this is the one. Thanks a lot!swiftrobber wrote: ↑Sat, 20 Nov 2021 4:08 amI can confirm you can work as long as your job function do not have any kind of business relationship with any Singapore-based company or client. Tbh MOM is amazingly responsive to queries. Got my answer in less than 6 hrs.
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Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
Did you even try it?akshu0023 wrote: ↑Mon, 29 Aug 2022 2:55 amI have mom_wpd@mom.gov.sg from one of their sister sites but not sure if this is the one. Thanks a lot!

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Re: Working Remotely with Dependant's Pass
Yes, this email id works.
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SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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