NOTICE OF PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS APPLICATION

1st October 2014

Please be informed that all submissions for Professional Visit Pass (PVP) - Experts Category application at Visa, Pass and Permit Division will not be entertained starting 26 September 2014.

Effective 1 October 2014, all submissions for PVP - Category I, II & III applications must be submitted online at Expatriate Services Division.

The 3 categories of experts for consideration under ESD are as below :

  • 1. ApCategory I: Expert

    1. Provide assistance to installation or maintenance or repair of machinery and installation of new products
    2. Secondment of foreign expert in mining activities
    3. Simulator tester for airplane
    4. Lecturer seminar / course / lecturer
    5. ICT expert
    6. Provide training to local / oversees staff
    7. Secondment
    8. Auditor
    9. Post-doctoral fellow / invited professor / invited lecturer
  • 2. Category II: Research

  • 3. Category III: Practical Training / Internship

Conditions:

  • All applications must be submitted through a sponsor company that is registered successfully with ESD;
  • Each application is for a maximum period of 12 months only as per contract, restricted to a specific purpose / project stated under the contract;
  • Please ensure before submission that the applicant has a passport validity of at least 1 year; and
  • Application is for principal submission only. No dependents are allowed.

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