Global Investor Programme

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Anyone interested in starting or investing in Singapore can apply for Singapore Permanent Residence (PR) through the Global Investor Program (GIP). Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply for Singapore Permanent Residence through this program.

Applicant	Established business owner	Next-generation business owners	Founders of Fast-Growing Companies	Family Office Principals
Eligibility criteria	a) You must possess at least 3 years of entrepreneurial and business track record; b) You should currently be running a company 1 with an annual turnover of at least S$200 million in the year immediately preceding your application, and at least S$200 million per annum on average for the three years immediately preceding your application; c) If your company is privatelyheld2 , you should have at least 30% shareholding in the company; AND d) Your company must be engaged in one or more of the industries listed in Annex B.	a) Your immediate family should have at least 30% shareholding or is the largest shareholder in the company you use to qualify; b) This company’s annual turnover must be at least S$500 million in the year immediately preceding your application, and at least S$500 million per annum on average for the three years immediately preceding your application; c) You must be part of the management team of the company (e.g. C-suite / Board of Directors); AND d) Your company must be engaged in one or more of the industries listed in Annex B.	a) You must be a founder and one of the largest individual shareholders of a company with a valuation of at least S$500 million; b) Your company must be invested into by reputable Venture Capital /Private Equity firms; AND c) Your company must be engaged in one or more of the industries listed in Annex B.	a) You must possess at least 5 years of entrepreneurial, investment or management track record; AND b) You must have net investible assets of at least S$200 million. (NB: Net Investible Assets include all financial assets, such as bank deposits, capital market products, collective investment schemes, premiums paid in respect of life insurance policies and other investment products, excluding real estate.)
Investment program	Option A, B or C			Option C

 

#Investment Options
Option A: Invest S$2.5 million in a new business entity or in the expansion of an existing business operation.
Option B: Invest S$2.5 million in a GIP fund3
that invests in Singapore-based companies.
Option C: Invest S$2.5 million in a new or existing Singapore-based single family office having Assets-Under-Management (AUM*) of at least S$200 million.

 

Investment Scheme Evaluation Criteria

Option A	Invest no less than S $ 2.5 million to establish a new business entity or expand an existing business operation.
	Applicants who apply for Option A must submit a detailed 5-year business or investment plan with projected employment, expenditure and financial projections that will incur in the Option A company (as outlined in Form B of the GIP Application Form). The business plan will be assessed based on its feasibility, your role in growing the Option A company, the business activities and the creation of local jobs; and  You should have at least 30% shareholding in the Option A company and must be part of the management team of the company (e.g. C-suite / Board of Directors); and  Your Option A company must be engaged in one of the industries listed in Annex B.
Option B	Invest no less than SGD 2.5 million in a Global Business Investor Programme Fund that primarily invests in Singapore companies.
	Applicants who apply for Option B will be assessed based on their future business or investment plans in Singapore. This may include specific details on proposed business activities, amount of investment, creation of local jobs, etc.
Option C	Invest no less than S $ 2.5 million in a new or existing single family financial office established in Singapore. The office must manage the new currency is not less than two hundred million dollars of assets.
	Applicants who apply for Option C must submit a detailed 5-year business plan with projected employment and annual financial projections (as outlined in Form B of the GIP Application Form). The business plan will be assessed based on your role in your single family office, the functions of your family office, your proposed investment sectors, asset types and geographical focus.

 

4 The Office will evaluate the application submitted by the applicant and the interview.

5 As long as its offshore assets of not less than S $ 50 million in investable assets have been transferred to Singapore and held in Singapore’s single family financial office, the offshore assets can be used as part of the managed assets.

 Approval process: