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I work for a company and already hold an Employment Pass (EP).

Due to the nature of the work i have to be outside of Singapore most of the time and fly in quite frequently for day or two.

Is there any minimum stay requirement for EP holder in Singapore? I do not want to have any problems with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) but i will need to be outside of Singapore for multiple months at a time.

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  • Is your job based in Singapore mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/employment-pass/eligibility?
    – Traveller
    Jan 15, 2020 at 9:29
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    Yes it is, i'm now fulltime in singapore, and i already have the EP, what im asking is if i just leave singapore while having EP is there some time after which MOM will be upset with me having EP? my company is fine with maintaining my EP,
    – vach
    Jan 15, 2020 at 9:44

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It's hard to prove a negative, but as far as I know there is no residence requirement for holding an EP: all that matters is that you're regularly paid in Singapore. I previously worked in Singapore in a near-100% travel job and never had any issues with this.

Until 2020, Singapore even had tax breaks for frequent travellers: https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/Schemes/Individuals/Not-Ordinarily-Resident--NOR--Scheme/

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