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IMPACT – HIGH
What is the change? The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has posted new standard processing times for Work Passes, Dependant’s Passes and Long Term Visit Passes.
What does the change mean? The posted processing time for online submissions of Work Passes, Dependant’s Passes and Long Term Visit Passes is now three weeks, up from the previous standard of one week.
Background: The new processing times were posted within the last week. MOM said processing times had not been updated since between 2005 and 2010.
“Our employment and security landscape has since evolved and MOM has put in place more measures to check and verify work pass applications,” MOM said in a statement. “These measures, such as verifying documents, qualifications and data with other government agencies and even overseas organisations take more time.” MOM added that it has “stepped up to check if the hiring firms are adopting fair employment practices.”
Additional information on the application process for passes and permits is available on MOM’s FAQ site.
BAL Analysis: Employers should take note of the new processing times and plan their schedules accordingly. While the posted processing times reflect how long it takes for standard applications to be processed, delays are possible if MOM requests additional information or if there are other unexpected complications.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group in Singapore. For additional information, please contact singapore@bal.com.
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