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Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
Hi Everyone,
Posting my personal situation here hoping to find some advice / people who have gone through the same thing.
I am currently in Singapore on employment pass, and my husband is employed in the US. We want to get a dependent pass for him to be able to visit me (however he will still be staying in Singapore for less than 6 months out of a year). He plans to keep his job as a software engineer for his US employer. The employer is a global company but the legal entity of his contract is US-based, and has no business in Singapore.
Would this be feasible? We are fine to pay income taxes in Singapore however it should be assessed, but just want to make sure we are not breaking any employment law here.
Thank you very much in advance for your help and support!
Posting my personal situation here hoping to find some advice / people who have gone through the same thing.
I am currently in Singapore on employment pass, and my husband is employed in the US. We want to get a dependent pass for him to be able to visit me (however he will still be staying in Singapore for less than 6 months out of a year). He plans to keep his job as a software engineer for his US employer. The employer is a global company but the legal entity of his contract is US-based, and has no business in Singapore.
Would this be feasible? We are fine to pay income taxes in Singapore however it should be assessed, but just want to make sure we are not breaking any employment law here.
Thank you very much in advance for your help and support!
Last edited by hx2022 on Thu, 27 Jan 2022 8:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
Don’t see why this would be an issue. If his work is based in the US and he’s paying US taxes, there should be no problem with him staying here and working remotely.
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Re: Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
On A DP - you are not allowed to work. Not sure if remote work will violate this.Lisafuller wrote: ↑Thu, 27 Jan 2022 1:44 amDon’t see why this would be an issue. If his work is based in the US and he’s paying US taxes, there should be no problem with him staying here and working remotely.
Re: Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
For anyone wondering - I called MoM and they said this situation is acceptable, as long as we pay the taxes due in Singapore. Also make sure the dependent pass holder's job does not interfere with local business at all - not meeting clients, not signing contracts in SG.
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Re: Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
Better to get this in writing over an email to make things safe.hx2022 wrote: ↑Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:06 amFor anyone wondering - I called MoM and they said this situation is acceptable, as long as we pay the taxes due in Singapore. Also make sure the dependent pass holder's job does not interfere with local business at all - not meeting clients, not signing contracts in SG.
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Re: Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
I know, my thought was that since the work was not being done in SG it would not be in violation.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:44 amOn A DP - you are not allowed to work. Not sure if remote work will violate this.Lisafuller wrote: ↑Thu, 27 Jan 2022 1:44 amDon’t see why this would be an issue. If his work is based in the US and he’s paying US taxes, there should be no problem with him staying here and working remotely.
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Re: Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
Very good that you went ahead to confirm, this was what I had in mind. As long as the business is not being done in SG I can’t imagine any issues.hx2022 wrote: ↑Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:06 amFor anyone wondering - I called MoM and they said this situation is acceptable, as long as we pay the taxes due in Singapore. Also make sure the dependent pass holder's job does not interfere with local business at all - not meeting clients, not signing contracts in SG.
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Re: Remote working situation for dependent pass holders
Can you please share the link or the mail received by MOM?
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Did you, at the very least, take the time to read the thread? If you did you will understand why nobody has replied. Did you use 'Google' to get here?sahilgujral wrote: ↑Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:19 amCan you please share the link or the mail received by MOM?

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