Ways of immigrating to Singapore
S $ 65438+2500 Global Business Investor Program
Contact Singapore, an organization initiated by the Singapore Enterprise Development Agency and other units, has designed a global business investor plan for successful entrepreneurs who have rich business experience and intend to use Singapore as a platform to expand their international business, that is, applicants can directly apply for permanent residency in Singapore in one step, hereinafter referred to as PR.
This immigration method includes two schemes:
A invest at least S $2.5 million in Singapore to establish new business entities or expand existing business operations;
B invest at least s $2.5 million in the global business investor program fund.
The applicant's basic evaluation criteria include:
1. You must have at least three years of business experience and submit the audited financial report of the company you own in the last three years;
2. The company's turnover in the last year must reach at least S $50 million, and the average annual turnover in the last three years must also reach at least S $50 million;
If the company is privately owned, the applicant must hold at least 30% of the shares. The applicant's scope of responsibility in the company and the company's profitability will also be considered for approval.
Additional evaluation criteria are also proposed for applicants who choose option A:
1. Business or investment plans for the next five years, including recruitment plans and annual financial plans, must be submitted;
2. The applicant must achieve the objectives listed in the above business or investment plan within five years after investment;
The company you invest in must belong to the designated 25 business fields. Please contact us for specific industry details.
Advantages and disadvantages analysis
Fast, direct and worry-free is its greatest advantage, but the disadvantage is that it needs to invest a lot of real money in Singapore, and the application may not be approved. Whether to approve or not depends largely on the comprehensive performance of the enterprises owned by the applicant and whether the applicant belongs to the business leader that Liaison Singapore hopes to introduce.
2. Self-employed immigrants
Self-employed immigrants refer to investors who set up a company in Singapore, first get a work permit in their own company, and then apply for PR after a certain period of operation and accumulation to realize family immigration.
Process of applying for individual business license:
Applicants need to plan a practical entrepreneurial project;
The applicant needs to own a private limited company in Singapore. To start business, the company has the necessary conditions:
-Apply for a business license. If you are engaged in the catering industry, you need to apply for a health permit from the Singapore Environment Agency;
-Having a fixed business place and preparing a lease contract;
-Carrying out substantive operational activities;
Hire local staff;
—— Pay provident fund for local employees according to law;
Personal information of the applicant:
-Bachelor's degree or above is preferred (since it is a self-employed immigrant, the first focus of the evaluation is not education, so we have successfully handled self-employed immigrants for customers with junior high school education for many times);
-Relevant work experience (business experience is very important, because you are here to start a company, not to work).
3. Singapore entrepreneurship allows immigrants
The work permit for foreign entrepreneurs jointly planned by Singapore Ministry of Manpower and Singapore Bureau of Standards and New Technology needs to be submitted within six months after the establishment of the Singapore company, which means that the newly registered company can obtain the business license of the company's senior management before it is fully operational. Such an attractive choice is believed to be very attractive to many friends who want to move to Singapore. Just like this, it is also an immigration method promoted by many friends and businessmen.
At the end of 20 13, the human resources department put forward new requirements for handling business licenses, which cooled the original fiery immigration plan. According to the new policy, the enterprise owned by the applicant must meet at least one of the following four conditions:
(1) Obtained capital injection from venture capital or angel investment led by Singapore government;
(2) Holding a patent, intellectual property right or copyright recognized by the national patent and intellectual property department;
(3) Cooperate with R&D institutions recognized by Singapore A* STAR or universities in Singapore;
Note: A* STAR (Singapore Science and Technology Research Agency, Singapore R&D Evaluation Agency)
(4) As an innovative enterprise in incubation, the enterprise has been recognized by institutions such as SPRING Singapore and entered the incubation R&D project.
4. Employers sponsor skilled immigrants
Employers sponsor skilled immigrants to apply for Singapore PR after working in Singapore for several years by obtaining employment permits (including EP and S permits).
This method is the main channel for highly educated people to settle in Singapore at present, and its advantages include:
(1) Low cost. Take a work visa as a worker and get paid every month;
(2) It is relatively easy for family members to move to Singapore. As long as the monthly salary reaches S $6,000, employment permit holders can apply for family visas for spouses and children, and if the monthly salary reaches S $ 12000, they can apply for family visas for parents.
(3) Free access to Singapore.
5. Marriage migration
According to the laws of Singapore, anyone who marries a Singaporean citizen or permanent resident (male or female) is eligible to apply for permanent residence, such as the famous movie star Gong Li.
Of course, the Singapore Immigration Bureau will treat each applicant according to the specific circumstances. Not every applicant can obtain permanent resident status, but even if he uses fake marriage to become Singapore PR, once someone reports it or is found in the investigation of the Immigration Bureau in the future, his permanent resident status will be cancelled immediately. After all, marriage is not a child's play, and Singapore, which pays attention to integrity, cannot tolerate any falsehood.
6. Art talent migration plan
Sponsored by the National Arts Council and other institutions, it helps foreign artists who have made outstanding achievements in their respective fields to obtain Singapore PR and make contributions to Singapore's cultural and artistic fields with their global influence. The Singapore immigration program for overseas artistic talents involves dance, music, stage play, literature and art, visual art and related professional skills.
Singapore's common immigration generally includes the following two ways.
1. Investment immigration: investment of S $2 million (100000 RMB) or investment immigration status. This is also the only way to immigrate without age and education requirements, as Chu Tianxu said upstairs.
2. Skilled immigrants: You can apply for permanent residence (PR) after working in Singapore for more than half a year and meeting EP/SP standards. It should be noted that after 20 1 1 year, the immigration card is getting closer and closer, and many people who have studied in Singapore for several years and continue to work are refused to apply for PR. You can apply for naturalization after two years of successful PR application.
Advantages of Singapore immigrants
-it costs money to study and see a doctor. Of course, the government will give some subsidies. Pension (called CPF in Singapore) is earned when you are young, which is similar to that in China. If you haven't saved enough provident fund and have other sources of income, it's a pity that you need to continue working to support yourself after retirement. For example, the food street in Singapore is full of bowl collectors with gray hair. Singapore's philosophy is not to raise lazy people, live a good life and work hard by yourself.
-RV is definitely a luxury. Let's talk about buying a house first If you become a citizen or have been PR for more than three years, you can buy HDB)(PR can only buy second-hand HDB), and the relative income is really cheap, about RMB 0/~ 20,000 per square meter. However, if these two conditions are not met, you can only buy a private apartment (condo), ranging from 50,000 to 15 1000 square meters depending on the location. You need to buy a photo (driving license COE) before buying a car. The latest COE price is S $80,000 (400,000 RMB). In other words, 400,000 yuan will be gone before the car arrives, and the COE is only valid for 10 years.
Benefits of Singapore immigration
-the economy is developed. Located in the center of Southeast Asia, it guards the traffic in the Straits of Malacca, and the universities are clean and honest, which has created a prosperous country. The local employment rate is extremely high, and it is very easy to find a job with PR or citizenship.
-Public order is good. Known as one of the countries with the lowest crime rate in the world, it is safe to walk alone in the street in the middle of the night.
A Chinese country is very suitable for immigrants from China. Nearly 80% of Singapore's population is Chinese, Mandarin is the common language, and its food culture is very close to that of China. China immigrants can easily adapt to Singapore. In the United States, Canada, Australia and other immigrant countries, it is almost impossible for the first generation of immigrants to integrate with the locals.
-Education. Bilingual teaching, don't worry about the second generation of immigrants leaving Chinese culture. The admission rate of universities in Singapore is also very high. It's a few blocks easier to apply for prestigious universities in Europe and America from Singapore than in China.
Why do immigrants choose Singapore?
1. Children education
In the ranking of primary and secondary education in 76 countries published by the World Economic Cooperation Organization in 20 15, Singapore ranks first, and its basic education is first-class, which is universally recognized.
Education in Singapore is famous for its earnest running of schools and outstanding academic achievements. Develop education with funds as high as 4%-5% of GNP every year. With the support of the government, Singapore has developed excellent holistic education, fully developed students' learning potential and thinking ability, and trained students to become bilingual talents.
After receiving education in Singapore, you will have a greater hope of applying to the University of Singapore or a world-renowned university, and you will have a broader career development prospect than others after graduation.
2. Safe cities
In 20 17, Singapore's urban safety index ranked second in the world with 89.64 points, second only to Tokyo. In the past 30 years, the crime rate in Singapore has been declining year by year, thanks to the government's long-term supervision and support in social security and stability measures. At present, the annual crime rate in Singapore is only 0.5%, which is one of the lowest in the world.
In Singapore, it is very safe to walk in the street even at night. Under the strict laws of Singapore, fewer and fewer people dare to cross the legal red line. Living here, you don't have to be nervous about the personal safety of yourself and your family.
3. Garden City
Singapore has been committed to building an eco-city with a safe, comfortable, clean and beautiful environment. There are few rural areas in Singapore. The territory is lush, clean and beautiful, with tree-lined roads and small gardens and lawns all over the streets. With green flowers and fresh air, it is recognized as a "garden city country" in the world.
4. Business environment
Singapore is a veritable international trade and financial center and a transit point for Asian trade. Bilateral trade with the United States is free and there are no tariffs. Even companies from China can trade with American and European companies here. Therefore, it can be said that it is very convenient for Singapore to trade with other countries, which is why more and more China entrepreneurs choose Singapore as the reason for seeking to break through the international market.
5. Tax Paradise
High taxes are a headache for many high-bourgeois. The harsher the tax system, the more taxes people with huge funds have to pay. Being a tax resident in Singapore can legally avoid taxes and optimize asset allocation!
Singapore is not a global tax, but a regional tax with a low tax system (corporate income tax17%; There is no capital gains tax), overseas income does not need to be declared and taxed, and there is no inheritance tax. Whether working in Singapore or doing business, you can enjoy a relaxed tax policy, which is very conducive to the preservation and inheritance of personal wealth.
Moreover, under the asset storm of global overseas asset information transparency, having Singapore identity can avoid the disclosure of overseas asset information, and pay taxes at Singapore's low tax rate, which greatly guarantees property safety.
6. China people are livable
The population of Singapore is 76% Chinese, the main language of communication is still Chinese, and most of the living habits and ways of thinking still retain the tradition of China. Living in Singapore, especially when the elderly go to Singapore to support the elderly, there will be no language barriers and cultural conflicts, and it will be easier to integrate into the local society, and there will be no strangeness and oppression.
Moreover, Singapore has clean streets, beautiful environment, fresh air and convenient transportation. In HSBC's annual survey of foreigners, Singapore ranked first for three consecutive years, making it the best place to live in the world!
7. The social welfare security system is sound.
Singapore has a sound medical security system, developed medical facilities and many well-known public and private hospitals. Can let you and your family enjoy world-class medical care and security. There are more than 830 hospitals in 7 10 square kilometer, and the overall medical level ranks sixth in the world and first in Asia.