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Employment Pass (EP) & COMPASS Eligibility Checker

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Evaluate MOM 2026 progressive age/sector qualifying salary thresholds and simulate points across C1 to C6 COMPASS criteria.

πŸ›‚Ministry of Manpower (MOM) 2026 Rules Engine

Employment Pass (EP) & COMPASS Eligibility Checker

Check whether your job offer meets MOM's progressive age-tier minimum salary (Stage 1) and test your estimated 40-point COMPASS score (Stage 2) under current 2026 benchmarks.

1️⃣ Candidate & Offer Details

29 years old
21 (Entry Level)35 (Mid Career)45+ (Senior Peak)
$8,500 / mo
$
Top tier includes QS/THE/ARWU top 100, NUS, NTU, IITs, Ivy League, Oxbridge, Peking, Tsinghua, Tokyo Univ.

⭐ Optional Bonus Criteria (C5 & C6)

Stage 1: Minimum Qualifying Salary Benchmarkβœ“ Stage 1 Passed
$8,500offered vs $6,600/mo required

βœ… Meets statutory minimum: Your offered salary meets or exceeds the 2026 MOM threshold for a 29-year-old candidate in the General sector.

Stage 2: COMPASS Points Evaluation

Target: 40 points required to pass
50 / 40

🟒 Estimated Score Meets Passing Bar (β‰₯ 40 pts). Application shows high probability of passing COMPASS.

C1: Salary Benchmark (Individual)
65th to 89th percentile
+10 pts
C2: Educational Qualifications (Individual)
Top-tier institution (Top 100 / Flagship)
+20 pts
C3: Diversity (Firm-level) [Estimate]
Estimated firm nationality ratio
+10 pts
C4: Support for Local Employment (Firm-level) [Estimate]
Estimated local Singaporean/PR PMET share
+10 pts
Family Pass Sponsorship Status:
βœ“ Dependant Pass (Spouse/Kids): $6k/mo req.βœ— LTVP for Parents: $12k/mo req.
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Directional Sanity Check & Verification Notice

This tool provides a directional estimate to sanity-check your situation. COMPASS C3 (Diversity) and C4 (Local Employment) criteria depend strictly on confidential, firm-level Ministry of Manpower workforce registry data that no external tool can access.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. Standard Employment Passes must be sponsored and lodged directly by a Singapore-registered employer. If you are an exceptional global talent earning at least $30,000/month, you can apply independently for the Overseas Networks & Expertise (ONE) Pass.