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Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Foreign Employee Dormitories Act, 2015 (No. 3 of 2015). - Adoption: 2015-02-16 | SGP-2015-L-100522 An Act to provide for the regulation of operators of dormitories for foreign employees and for matters connected with or incidental to that.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Infringement and Appeal Board Proceedings) Regulations 2013 (No. S. 732). - Adoption: 2013-12-02 | Date of entry into force: 2013-12-06 | SGP-2013-R-97195
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Job Flexibility Work Pass Exemption) Notification 2013 (No. S. 393). - Adoption: 2013-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 2013-07-01 | SGP-2013-R-97196
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations 2012 (No. S 569). - Adoption: 2012-11-09 | SGP-2012-R-94133 1 Citation and commencement
2 Work passes
3 In-principle approval
4 Work permit
5 S pass
6 Employment pass
7 Personalised employment pass
8 EntrePass
9 Work holiday pass
10 Miscellaneous work pass
11 Letter of consent
12 Furnishing of security
13 Forfeiture of security
14 Fees
15 Refund
16 Waiver of fees
17 Recovery of certain fees for damaged or lost work pass
18 Liability for certain costs
19 Personal identifier may be taken
20 Application of work pass conditions to sole proprietorships
20A Matters that can be considered by Controller in determining debarment
21 Revocation
22 Transitional provisions
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Amendment) Act 2012 (Commencement) Notification 2012 (No S. 556). - Adoption: 2012-11-08 | SGP-2012-R-97194
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act 24 of 2012). - Adoption: 2012-10-12 | SGP-2012-L-94129 Makes numerous amendments to the principle Act.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Immigration (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 18 of 2012). - Adoption: 2012-09-03 | SGP-2012-L-94130 An Act to amend the Immigration Act (Chapter 133 of the 2008 Revised Edition) and to make related amendments to the Customs Act (Chapter 70 of the 2004 Revised Edition).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) Order 2011 (No. S 371). - Adoption: 2011-06-30 | Date of entry into force: 2011-07-01 | SGP-2011-L-90084 Part I - Preliminary
Part II - Payment of Levy and Funds
Part III - Levy Rates Applicable
Part IV - General
Revokes the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) Order 2010 (G.N. No. S 324/2010)
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (No. S 68). Adoption: 2009-02-19 | SGP-2009-R-81590 Amends regulations 8 (change of residence for holders of dependent's pass or student's pass) and regulation 19 (change of residence for holders of a disembarkation and embarkation card).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008 (No. S 393). Adoption: 2008-08-04 | Date of entry into force: 2008-08-06 | SGP-2008-R-79512 Amends regulations 3A, 3C (amendments to Singapore visa), 8 (visit pass or student pass), 11, 12, 13(3) (paragraph (3) is deleted), 14-17, 19-23 and 40. Adds a new regulation 9 (replacement of pass).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Specified Pass Holders - Exemptions from Section 6(2)) Order 2008 (No. S. 394). Adoption: 2008-08-04 | Date of entry into force: 2008-08-06 | SGP-2008-R-79513
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions) Notification (G.N. No. S 46/2008). - Adoption: 2008-02-01 | SGP-2008-R-90085 Section 2 provides an exemption from having a work pass for certain activities as listed.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2007 (No. S 471). Adoption: 2007-09-05 | SGP-2007-R-77166 Amends paras. 14, 15 and 16 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) Order 2007 (No. S 343)
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Bail and Personal Bond) Regulations 2007 (No. S 338). - Adoption: 2007-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2007-07-01 | SGP-2007-R-76855 Regulates the release of a foreign national following arrest by an employment inspector.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Employment of Foreign Workers (Security Measures for Work Place) (Amendment) Notification 2007 (No. S 344). Adoption: 2007-06-29 | SGP-2007-M-76859 Amends the title of the Act to Employment of Foreign Manpower (Security Measures for Work Place) Notification and makes necessary measures to the notification to change the terminology to be in line with the title.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Pass Exemptions) Notification 2007 (No. 2) (G.N. No. S 345). - Adoption: 2007-06-29 | SGP-2007-M-76860 Exempts certain officers and seament on international voyages as well as students on vacation from section 5 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007 (No. S 347). Adoption: 2007-06-29 | SGP-2007-R-76862 Amends regulations 8, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 39 and 40 of the Regulations as well as the First, Second and Third Schedule following amendments made to the Foreign Manpower Act.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Employment of Foreign Workers (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 30 of 2007). Adoption: 2007-06-01 | Date of entry into force: 2007-07-01 | SGP-2007-L-76853 Makes various amendments to the principal Act including amendment of the long title (section 1), definitions (section 2). Makes several terminology changes such as changing work permit to work pass (sections 3, 5 and 6) and foreign worker is now referred to as foreign employee (sections 5, 8). A new section 7 is inserted concerning application for work passes. Section 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27 and 29 are also amended and a new Schedule concerning personal identifiers is inserted after section 30 of the Act.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 (No. S 214). Adoption: 2007-05-21 | Date of entry into force: 2007-05-01 | SGP-2007-R-76473 Amends the Second Schedule to the Immigration Regulations (Rg 1).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2007 (No. S144). Adoption: 2007-03-28 | Date of entry into force: 2007-04-01 | SGP-2007-R-76124 Amends sections 2, 4A and 13 of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Work Permit (Exemption) Notification 2007 (No. S 66). Adoption: 2007-02-15 | SGP-2007-M-75439 Employers wishing to employ a foreign worker who holds a personalised employment pass issued under the Immigration Regulations (Cap. 133, Rg 1), are exempted from applying for a work permit under the Employment of Foreign Workers Act.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2006 (No. S726). Adoption: 2006-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | SGP-2006-R-75453 Makes a number of amendments to regulation 2 concerning definitions. Also deletes and substitutes paragraphs 4A, 4B and 4C and adds new paragraphs 4D and 4E concerning levy payable by employers. Also amends paragraphs 6, 8, 9, 15A, 18, and 21-26.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2006. Adoption: 2006-09-07 | Date of entry into force: 2006-10-01 | SGP-2006-R-75359 Amends numerous paragraphs of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order (O 1) by deleating the words "at any time on or after 1st of July 2005".
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2006 (No. S 245). Adoption: 2006-04-24 | SGP-2006-R-73889 Makes minor amendments to the Immigration Regulations, Regulation 32(2) and the First Schedule concerning forms.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 2) Order, 2005 (No. S 433). Adoption: 2005-07-01 | SGP-2005-R-71977 Amends the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order (O 1). Substitutes para. 4 with new paras. 4A, 4B and 4 C concerning levy payable by employers which is dependant on percentage of foreign workers in the enterprise.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order, 2005 (No. S 118/2005). Adoption: 2005-03-10 | SGP-2005-R-70564 Made under section 11(1) of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act. The Order reduces the levies for foriegn workers set out in Para. 5(1) of the Emplyoment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 2) Order, 2001 (No. S 599). Adoption: 2001-11-24 | Date of entry into force: 2001-10-01 | SGP-2001-R-61004 Made under Section 11(1) of Employment of Foreign Workers Act. Amends Sections 2, 3 and 5 of Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order. Provides for change in skill level of unskilled foreign worker, and for time for payment of levy under Section 5.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 3) Order 1998 (No. S 647). Adoption: 1998-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-01 | SGP-1998-R-52671 Sets forth amounts of levies.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Exemption) (No. 2) Notification 1998 (No. S 508). Adoption: 1998-09-29 | Date of entry into force: 1998-12-01 | SGP-1998-R-51534 Exempts foreigners who hold a valid dependent's pass issued under s. 11 of the Immigration Regulations and a letter issued by the Controller of Work Permits permitting them to work from provisions of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Chapter 91A).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Immigration (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 34 of 1998). Adoption: 1998-09-23 | SGP-1998-L-52676 Amends the Immigration Act (Chapter 133 of 1997 revised edition) with regard to the definition of illegal immigrants, which shall include persons found without identity documents or visible means of subsistence, or persons suffering from HIV. Sets forth punishments for refusing to submit to a mandatory medical exam and for harbouring or employing an illegal immigrant.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 1997 (No. S 326 of 1997). Adoption: 1997-07-15 | SGP-1997-R-47636 Amends provisions of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order (O1) regarding levies on foreign workers and skilled and unskilled process industry maintenance workers.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Security Measures for Work Place) Notification [G.N. No. S 73/96]. - Adoption: 1996-03-01 | SGP-1996-M-86244 Sets out the security measures in workplaces employing foreign manpower.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Immigration (Amendment) Act 1995 (No. 41 of 1995). Adoption: 1995-11-18 | SGP-1995-L-43149 Amends Immigration Act (Chapter 133 of the 1995 revised edition). Replaces provisions setting forth punishments for offences against the Act. Inserts a new section 57A prohibiting an immigration offender from entering a workplace; if this should happen, the employer shall be presumed to have committed an offence unless he or she can prove due diligence in preventing the offender from entering the workplace.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 1995 (No. S 496). Adoption: 1995-11-04 | Date of entry into force: 1995-11-03 | SGP-1995-R-43151 Replaces First Schedule which sets forth the application form for permanent residence of professional/technical personnel and skilled workers.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Central Provident Fund (Exemption--Foreign Employees) Order 1995 (No. S 320). Adoption: 1995-07-26 | Date of entry into force: 1995-08-01 | SGP-1995-R-41952 Concerns the application of section 7 of the Central Provident Fund Act to employers of foreign employees.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Central Provident Fund (Permanent Residents--Employees) Regulations 1995 (No. S 321). Adoption: 1995-07-26 | Date of entry into force: 1995-08-01 | SGP-1995-R-41953 Sets forth the contributions payable in respect of foreign employees during the first 2 years after they become permanent residents. Revokes Central Provident Fund (Permanent Residents--Employees) Regulations.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Central Provident Fund (Exemption--Levy under Employment of Foreign Workers Act) (Revocation) Order 1995 (No. S 319). Adoption: 1995-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 1995-08-01 | SGP-1995-R-41951 Revokes Central Provident (Exemption--Levy under Employment of Foreign Workers Act) Order 1995.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
The Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 1995 (No. S 143). Adoption: 1995-03-27 | Date of entry into force: 1995-04-01 | SGP-1995-R-41535 Amends provisions of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act relating to levies to be paid by employers for foreign workers. In particular, the Order affects levies to be paid for domestic workers, construction workers, marine workers and manufacturing workers.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (No. S 71 of 1995) Adoption: 1995-02-23 | Date of entry into force: 1995-03-01 | SGP-1995-R-40204 Amends the First Schedule to the Immigration Regulations by substituting Form 27 for a new Form 27.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1994 (No. S 215 of 1994) Adoption: 1994-05-06 | SGP-1994-R-37220 Substitutes in Regulation 5 the words "Regulation 32(1)" for the words "Regulation 32(2)". Made under the Immigration Act (Chapter 133).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (No. S 15 of 1994) Adoption: 1993-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 1994-01-14 | SGP-1993-R-36246 Rules in respect of visits pass. Made under the Immigration Act (Chapter 133).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 3) Order 1992 (No. S 387 of 1992) Adoption: 1992-08-27 | Date of entry into force: 1992-01-01 | SGP-1992-R-31897 Provides for the definition of "foreign manufacturing worker" and for levies payable by an employer for foreign manufacturing trainees who are undergoing training with an approved employer. Made pursuant to the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Chapter 91A).
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1992 (No. S 251) Adoption: 1992-06-05 | Date of entry into force: 1992-07-01 | SGP-1992-R-30026 Under the authority of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Chapter 91A), the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1992 is modified principally by the deletion and replacement of paragraph 3 of that Order.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Work Permit (Exemption) Notification 1992 (No. S 252) Adoption: 1992-06-01 | Date of entry into force: 1992-06-05 | SGP-1992-M-30027 This Notification made pursuant to the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Chapter 91A), exempts persons who employ or wish to employ a foreign worker who is a permanent resident in Singapore from applying for a work permit under s. 7 of the Act in respect of that foreign worker.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment No. 3) Order 1991 (No. S 577) Adoption: 1991-12-23 | Date of entry into force: 1992-01-01 | SGP-1991-R-28878 Under the authority of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Chapter 91A), the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order 1991 is modified principally by the deletion and replacement of Paragraph 3 of that Order.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) (Amendment) Order 1991. Adoption: 1991-06-07 | Date of entry into force: 1991-04-01 | SGP-1991-R-25254 Amends paragraph 2 of the Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy) Order 1990 so that the levy payable in respect of foreign workers is now $300 per month or $10 per working day.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 (No. 21 of 1990). (Employment of Foreign Workers Act 1990 (No. 21 of 1990)) - Adoption: 1990-11-01 | SGP-1990-L-26509 The Act repeals and re-enacts with amendments the Regulation of Employment Act (Chapter 272 of the 1985 Revised Edition). Prohibits the employment of foreign workers without valid work permits and creates penalties for employers who do so (s. 5); establishes under the jurisdiction of the Controller of Work Permits procedures for the granting (s. 7) and termination (s. 9) of work permits; provides for the possibility of a levy on employers who employ certain classes of foreign workers (s. 11); enumerates the powers of employment inspectors (s. 16); and lists penalties and the jurisdiction of the courts to impose them.
Singapore - Migrant workers - Law, Act
Immigration Act (Cap. 133). - Adoption: 1963-09-16 | SGP-1963-L-69792 Comprehensive legislation separated into six parts, relating to immigration into, and departure from Singapore. Deals with admission and departure, including the provision of a list of prohibited immigrants; entry and re-entry permits; procedure on arrival, including the clarification of the duties and responsibilites of immigration officers; and the rules regulating the removal of illegal or prohibited immigrants.