Living and Working in Singapore

Singapore is famed for its financial industry, considered the fourth largest foreign exchange market in the world. A centre for financial services, Singapore is alive with employment opportunities for the global professional.

At Morgan McKinley our experts in financial services recruitment abroad can help to secure you the job you want in a number of global locations, including Singapore. With celebrated sustained economic growth, open door business policies, political stability and good health care system, working in Singapore has never been so attractive to finance professionals looking to move abroad.

Living in Singapore – fast facts

• Singapore has booming biomedical sciences, chemicals, electronics, engineering and IT industries.
• The currency is the Singapore dollar.
• The population of Singapore is estimated at just above 4.5 million.

Visa and tax requirements in Singapore

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (www.mfa.gov.sg) states that visitors to Singapore require a valid passport, details of confirmed onward or return journeys, demonstrable funds, and a visa, if required. The type of visa varies from airport transit, business, tourist, student to employment and permanent residence visa.

The Singapore Embassy (http://singapore.embassyhomepage.com/) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (http://www.ica.gov.sg/services_centre.aspx?pageid=232&secid=20) can help to provide you with further details about applying for a visa. Once you have secured your visa, speak to Morgan McKinley about opportunities in Singapore.

We are experts in professional recruitment and with our international presence we are well positioned to help find you suitable employment in a global marketplace. We have offices in Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, the UK, Ireland, Australia, the Netherlands and Dubai. Our global reach teamed with our local presence means that we are in an excellent position to help you find work in the country of your choice.

Interested in exploring Singapore as a career destination?  www.contactsingapore.sg is packed with useful information about all you need to know about working and living in Singapore.