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Employment Pass renewal in Singapore

An Employment Pass renewal isn’t automatic — your candidate must still meet the salary floor and clear COMPASS, and both can change between application and renewal. We manage the renewal end to end: rechecking eligibility and COMPASS, preparing and submitting in good time, and flagging any issue early enough to fix it. A fixed fee, quoted upfront.
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Singapore EA Licence 25C3142
The service

What does the Employment Pass renewal service include?

Renewals aren’t a formality — eligibility, the salary floor and COMPASS can all shift between application and renewal. We review where your candidate stands, recheck COMPASS and the salary floor, prepare and submit the renewal, and flag any issue early enough to do something about it. The aim is simple: no lapse, no lost worker, no scramble at the deadline.

Eligibility recheck

COMPASS recheck

Salary-floor check

Document preparation

Renewal submission

Reminders ahead of expiry

Not automatic

Is Employment Pass renewal automatic?

No. A renewal is a fresh assessment — your candidate must still meet the qualifying salary and clear COMPASS, and MOM can decline a renewal just as it can a new application. Because the salary floor rises with age and the COMPASS criteria can move, a candidate who passed comfortably the first time can be borderline at renewal. Starting early gives you the room to fix that before the deadline forces your hand.
COMPASS

Does COMPASS apply to Employment Pass renewals?

Yes. Since the framework extended to renewals, every Employment Pass renewal is assessed under COMPASS. A score that cleared 40 points at application can fall short later if salaries, your firm’s nationality mix, or your local-employment share have changed. We recheck COMPASS ahead of renewal and give you an indicative read on where you stand before you file — MOM makes the final call.
COMPASS assessment
Timing

When should I start an Employment Pass renewal?

Well before expiry. Renewals can usually be filed in a window before the pass lapses, and starting early is the whole point — it leaves time to adjust salary, strengthen a COMPASS criterion, or sort documentation before the deadline forces your hand. Leave it late and your options narrow to whatever you can do quickly, which is rarely the best outcome.
Durations and renewal windows vary; any timeframe reflects typically published information at our last review — not a guarantee.
What changes

What can change between application and renewal?

More than people expect. The qualifying salary rises with the candidate’s age and is raised periodically by MOM, so the bar your candidate cleared at 30 is higher at renewal. COMPASS depends partly on your firm — your nationality mix and local-employment share move as you hire and lose people. The role, salary and sector matter too. We check all of it against the current rules, rather than assuming last time’s position still holds.

What if my candidate no longer meets the bar at renewal?

There are usually options, but be realistic about what moves. Raising the salary to the current floor is often the most direct fix; COMPASS has levers, though the firm-level ones shift slowly. Where a renewal is refused, we can prepare an appeal. We tell you honestly what’s worth doing — and where a different pass or a different plan is genuinely the better answer.
EP appeal service
At scale

Can you manage several Employment Pass renewals?

If you hold several Employment Passes with different expiry dates, tracking them — and rechecking COMPASS for each — is a job in itself. We can manage renewals one at a time, or keep an eye on expiries and COMPASS positions across your whole pass-holding workforce, so nothing lapses by surprise and you’re never filing in a panic.
Fees

What does it cost?

A fixed fee per renewal, quoted upfront — or a retainer if you want expiries and COMPASS positions tracked year-round across several pass holders. Statutory and government costs are separate. We confirm the fee for your case before any work starts.
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Employment Pass renewal — common questions

No. A renewal is reassessed — the candidate must still meet the qualifying salary and clear COMPASS, and a renewal can be declined. Because the salary floor rises with age and COMPASS can shift, a comfortable pass at application can be borderline at renewal.

Well before expiry. Renewals are usually filed in a window before the pass lapses, and starting early leaves time to adjust salary or strengthen a COMPASS criterion before the deadline. We send reminders ahead of expiry so it doesn't creep up on you.

Yes — renewals are assessed under COMPASS. A score that passed at application can fall short later if salaries, your firm's nationality mix, or your local-employment share have changed. We recheck COMPASS ahead of renewal and give you an indicative read.

Yes. If the candidate no longer meets the salary floor or COMPASS, or other circumstances have changed, a renewal can be declined. We flag that risk early, and where a refusal happens, we can prepare an appeal.

The qualifying salary rises with age and is raised periodically by MOM, so it can outpace a static salary. Raising the offer to the current floor is often the most direct fix — we confirm the figure that applies and talk you through the options.

There's no guaranteed timeline — it depends on the case and on MOM. We work to published processing information, start early, and track the renewal so you're not left exposed near the expiry date.

Yes. We can manage renewals one-off, or keep track of expiry dates and COMPASS positions across your whole pass-holding workforce — so nothing lapses by surprise and you can plan ahead.

An Employment Pass renewal turns on COMPASS and the salary floor, with no quota or levy. Work Permit and S Pass renewals turn on quota, levy and — for S Passes — COMPASS. We handle both; they're just assessed differently.

Yes. Biz Manpower Pte Ltd holds Singapore Employment Agency Licence 25C3142, regulated under the Employment Agencies Act. You can verify the licence yourself on MOM's public Employment Agency directory.

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