{"id":"singapore-gip","name":"Singapore Global Investor Programme","type":"RBI","status":"operational","country":"Singapore","country_code":"SG","url":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/immigration/singapore-global-investor-programme","min_investment":{"amount":10000000,"currency":"SGD","route":"Business investment (Option A, SGD 10m)"},"investment_routes":[{"name":"Option A","type":"Direct business investment","min":7789000,"currency":"USD","amount_local":"SGD 10,000,000","local_currency":"SGD","local_amount":10000000,"amount_usd":7789000},{"name":"Option B","type":"GIP-select fund investment","min":19472500,"currency":"USD","amount_local":"SGD 25,000,000","local_currency":"SGD","local_amount":25000000,"amount_usd":19472500},{"name":"Option C","type":"Single Family Office","min":38945000,"currency":"USD","amount_local":"SGD 200,000,000 AUM (of which SGD 50,000,000 deployed in Singapore)","local_currency":"SGD","local_amount":200000000,"amount_usd":38945000}],"family_pricing":{"single_applicant":"Investment threshold is identical regardless of family size (S$10M / S$25M / S$200M-AUM by option); the application fee is S$20,000 per application.","family_inclusion":"Spouse and unmarried children below age 21 (as at the date of application submission) can be included as dependants under the same GIP application and obtain PR. Parents and unmarried children aged 21+ cannot be included as PR dependants but may apply for a Long Term Visit Pass tied to the validity of the main applicant's Re-Entry Permit.","notes":"Male children who obtain PR as dependants are liable for National Service (NS); male dependants whose spouse is the main applicant may also be liable for NS. See www.cmpb.gov.sg. No per-dependant surcharge to the investment threshold."},"processing_time":"Approximately 12 months for a GIP application to be processed, subject to complete document submission and due-diligence checks.","visa_free_count":null,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":null,"minimum_stay":"No fixed annual day-count to hold PR, but the 5-year REP must be renewed by the 5th year. Renewal requires either meeting the economic conditions of the chosen option (e.g. Option A: ≥30 employees with ≥10 incremental; Option C: ≥5 incremental FO professionals + maintained S$50M deployment; Option B: maintained S$25M fund investment) AND/OR that the applicant or all PR dependants resided in Singapore for more than half the REP period. A 3-year REP renewal is available where only one of the economic/residence limbs is met.","tax_note":"income tax: Progressive resident rates from 0% (first S$20,000) up to 24% on chargeable income above S$1,000,000 (YA 2026, IRAS). Tax residency generally applies at 183+ days in a calendar year.; CGT: None — Singapore does not levy capital gains tax (gains on shares, property, funds and other assets are generally not taxable, unless assessed as trading/business income).","path_to_citizenship":"Singapore PR can lead to citizenship by naturalisation under ICA rules. (unverified)","highlights":["Direct Permanent Residence in a top-tier financial hub","Capital retained as the applicant’s asset, not a donation"],"atomic_answer":"Singapore’s GIP grants Permanent Residence to established business owners and family offices via SGD 10m business investment (Option A, ~USD 7.8m), SGD 25m into a GIP-select fund (Option B), or a SGD 200m-AUM single family office deploying SGD 50m (Option C). Highly selective; ~12-month processing.","fees":{"due_diligence":null,"processing":null,"interview":null,"certificate":null,"application_main":null,"application_dependent":null,"notes":"Unlike Caribbean CBI 'donation' models, the GIP capital is invested (business equity, fund units or family-office assets) and remains the applicant's asset, subject to the holding/maintenance and renewal conditions.","other":{"application_fee":"SGD 20,000 (revised with effect from 5 May 2025; non-refundable regardless of application outcome; must be paid in a single transaction before submission, applicant bears all transfer/intermediary charges)","legal_fees":null,"total_estimated_cost":"Government cost = SGD 20,000 application fee + the qualifying investment under the chosen option (Option A SGD 10M / Option B SGD 25M / Option C SGD 200M AUM with SGD 50M deployed). The investment is a deployed capital commitment, not a non-refundable government donation.","notes":"Unlike Caribbean CBI 'donation' models, the GIP capital is invested (business equity, fund units or family-office assets) and remains the applicant's asset, subject to the holding/maintenance and renewal conditions."}},"last_updated":"2026-06-04","data_freshness":{"verification_confidence":90,"last_verified":"2026-09-22","last_corroborated":"2026-09-22","fields_tracked":4,"stale_fields":2},"mirabello_index":{"composite":55.5,"rank_overall":70,"rank_in_type":57,"scores":{"cost":29,"speed":57,"tax":85,"stability":87},"confidence":0.57},"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":false,"as_of":"2026-06","status":"not listed on FATF, EU tax, US OFAC, or OECD CRS-risk lists"},"processing_stages":["1. Submit completed GIP Application Forms (online + hard copy) to EDB, with S$20,000 fee paid before submission; supporting documents must reach EDB within 1 month of fee remittance.","2. Invited for an interview with EDB.","3. If assessment criteria are met, ICA issues an Approval-in-Principle (AIP), valid for 6 months.","4. Fulfil the investment condition under the chosen option within 6 months of the AIP letter.","5. Submit evidence of investment and the signed Investment Undertaking.","6. Once EDB verifies investment documents, ICA issues the Final Approval letter (Option C: must deploy ≥S$50M into specified investments within 12 months of Final Approval).","7. Formalise Permanent Residence in Singapore within 12 months of the Final Approval letter; a 5-year Re-Entry Permit (REP) is then issued."],"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"region":null,"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS certified)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-09-22T18:57:23.636Z","government_fees":"see schedule","claims_provenance":{"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/gip","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":87,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/how-we-help/global-investor-programme.html","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-09-22","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-21"},"path_to_citizenship":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/gip","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"processing_time":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/gip","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":87,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"}},"graph":{"source":"d1-live","provenanced_fields":4}}