Source document
GIP Factsheet (English), 16 August 2021
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What the document holds
EDB GIP factsheet dated 16 August 2021 (16 pp.): four applicant profiles with qualifying criteria (Established Business Owners: 3 years, turnover S$200m, 30% if private; Next Generation Business Owners: family company turnover S$500m; Founders of Fast Growth Companies: company valuation S$500m with VC/PE backing; Family Office Principals: 5 years and S$200m net investible assets, Option C only); Options A, B and C at S$2.5m (C: single family office with AUM S$200m, S$50m held in Singapore); assessment criteria (5-year plans, 30% shareholding in Option A company); 7 processing steps (AIP 6 months; formalise within 12 months of Final Approval); processing time about 9-12 months; post-AIP documents; 5-year re-entry permit and renewal conditions (10 employees incl. 5 citizens, S$2m annual total business expenditure, 3 professionals for Option C; residence more than half the time); application fee S$10,000 and bank details; documents within 1 month; Annex A supporting documents; Annex B industry list. No programme statistics. Option C and fee were already recorded; this pass adds the profile thresholds, Option A shareholding, renewal, formalisation rules and the processing time. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
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Rules and prices (24)
- Business investmentmain applicantSGD 2,500,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Investment in a single family officemain applicant; single family office with AUM of at least S$200 millionSGD 2,500,000Mar 2020 – 14 Mar 2023 · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Investment fund unitsmain applicantSGD 2,500,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Family office assets held in Singaporepart of the family office AUM held in SingaporeSGD 50,000,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Application feeper applicationSGD 10,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Time limit to complete application documentsmaximum time between paying the application fee and submitting the application1 monthsDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Years of business or investment experience requiredEstablished Business Owners: minimum entrepreneurial and business track record3 yearsDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Years of business or investment experience requiredFamily Office Principals: minimum entrepreneurial, investment or management track record5 yearsDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Re-entry permit validityfirst re-entry permit issued on formalisation of PR; renewed for 3 or 5 years if conditions are met5 yearsDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Deadline to make the investmenttime to make the investment after Approval-in-Principle of PR (the AIP is valid for 6 months)6 monthsDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Time limit to formalise permanent residencetime to formalise PR status after the Final Approval letter12 monthsDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Maximum age of a dependent childchildren included as dependants in the PR application must be below this age (unmarried, as at the date of application, in the 2014 and later factsheets)21 yearsDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Family office professionals employed, for renewalOption C re-entry permit renewal: non-family professionals (legal, tax or investment roles) among the family office's employees3 employeesDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Employees required for renewalre-entry permit renewal: employees of the Option A company, the business set up (Option B) or the family office (Option C), of whom at least 5 Singapore Citizens10 employeesDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Minimum shareholding in the businessOption A: applicant's minimum shareholding in the Option A company, and must be in its management team30%Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Minimum shareholding in the companyapplicant's minimum shareholding in the qualifying company, if privately owned30%Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Minimum shareholding in the companyNext Generation Business Owners: immediate family's minimum shareholding in the qualifying company (or largest shareholder)30%Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Share of time lived in the country, for renewalre-entry permit renewal: residence in Singapore of the investor or GIP-PR dependants (more than half the time; alternative condition for a 3-year renewal, required with the business condition for a 5-year renewal)50 percent of the timeDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Total business spending, for renewalre-entry permit renewal: annual total business expenditure of the Option A company, the business set up (Option B) or the family office (Option C)2,000,000 SGD per yearDate not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Minimum company turnoverEstablished Business Owners: annual turnover of the company the applicant runs, in the year before applying and on average over the three years beforeSGD 200,000,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Family office assets under managementsingle family office assets under managementSGD 200,000,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Net worth requiredFamily Office Principals: net investible assets of the applicant (financial assets, excluding real estate); qualifies for Option C onlySGD 200,000,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Minimum company turnoverNext Generation Business Owners: annual turnover of the family company, in the year before applying and on average over the three years beforeSGD 500,000,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
- Minimum valuation of the founder's companyFounders of Fast Growth Companies: valuation of the company the applicant founded and is one of the largest individual shareholders ofSGD 500,000,000Date not stated · Singapore EDB 2021Singapore · Global Investor Programme
About the document
What it covers GIP terms after the March 2020 revision: four applicant profiles, Options A/B/C at S$2.5 million, renewal criteria, S$10,000 application fee.
Notes Retrieved from the Wayback Machine capture of 7 Mar 2022; no longer on the EDB site.
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