Singapore | Updated COMPASS criteria released

Singaporean officials released updated qualifications criterion for the points-based Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS).

Key Points:

• As BAL reported, officials recently released the upcoming salary benchmarking table as part of the first round of annual updates to its COMPASS criteria.
• The COMPASS system is applicable for all Employment Pass (EP) applications, and candidates need to pass a two-stage eligibility framework:
  • Stage 1: Earn at least the qualifying salary.
  • Stage 2: Pass the points-based COMPASS system.
• Officials have now updated the COMPASS system’s qualifications criteria, specifically the 20-points institutions list and 10-points professional qualifications list, which will apply to new and renewal EP applications beginning Jan. 1, 2025.

Additional Information: An application needs to earn 40 points to pass COMPASS through individual and firm-related attributes. Officials have also updated the Shortage Occupation List with new occupations that require highly specialized skills and are in shortage in the local workforce. Further details on how EP applications are evaluated can be found here.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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