Can parent of studying child work in Singapore?

If you are a Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP) holder accompanying a child who is studying in Singapore, you are not allowed to work during your first year here.

This is to encourage you to spend more time with your child and help him or her adjust to Singapore’s education system.

After you have been in Singapore for a year, you can find a job and your employer can apply for a Work Permit for you. Your employer needs to apply for the permit using WP Online at www.mom.gov.sg.

Under the Work Permit, you are:

• Able to work in any sector.
• Not subject to source country restriction.
• Only counted under your employer’s overall quota.
• Subject to the foreign worker levy.
• Not allowed to work in objectionable occupations (bar or dance hostess, masseur, etc.).