{"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)"},"qualification_basis":"investment","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 Re-Entry Permit (REP) is reviewed by the 5th year. A 5-year renewal requires ALL of: the investment conditions of the chosen option fulfilled; its economic condition met (Option A: at least 30 employees in Singapore, at least half of them Singapore Citizens, including at least 10 incremental employees; Option B: the S$25M GIP-select fund investment maintained; Option C: at least 5 incremental family office professionals, at least 3 of them Singapore Citizens, and the S$50M deployment in EDB specified investments maintained); AND the applicant or all dependants who obtained PR under the application resided in Singapore for more than half of the time. A 3-year renewal is available where the investment conditions are fulfilled and EITHER the economic condition OR the residence condition 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":"No. The GIP grants Singapore Permanent Residence only. Singapore citizenship is a separate application to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), assessed at its discretion on factors such as family ties, economic contribution, qualifications, age and length of residency, and sits outside the programme's terms. Treat it as a possible later step that needs its own advice, including on Singapore's treatment of dual nationality.","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)","application_fee_source_note":"OFFICIAL SOURCES NOT RECONCILED (2026-10-13): the current EDB GIP page (https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/how-we-help/global-investor-programme.html) states only a S$100 non-refundable ICA processing fee per applicant and does not mention the S$20,000 application fee; the S$20,000 figure is not re-confirmed on a current official page. They may be two different fees (EDB application fee vs ICA processing fee). Do not state either as the complete government fee until confirmed with EDB.","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":88,"last_verified":"2026-06-04","last_corroborated":"2026-10-22","fields_tracked":6,"stale_fields":4},"mirabello_index":{"composite":55.5,"rank_overall":70,"rank_in_type":55,"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,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"region":null,"family":{"id":"singapore-gip","country_code":"SG","family_model":"included_at_application","relatives":{"spouse":{"eligible":true,"unmarried_partner":null,"same_sex":null,"min_age_inclusive":null,"conditions":"Spouse included as dependant under the same application."},"children":{"eligible":true,"max_age_inclusive":20,"age_rule_text":"Unmarried children below 21 as at the date of application submission.","age_measured_at":"application","adult_child_max_age_inclusive":null,"adult_child_conditions":"Unmarried children 21 and over cannot be PR dependants; may apply for a Long Term Visit Pass.","step_adopted":null,"disabled_child_any_age":null},"parents":{"eligible":false,"conditions":"Not eligible as PR dependants; may apply for a Long Term Visit Pass tied to the principal's Re-Entry Permit validity."},"grandparents":{"eligible":null},"siblings":{"eligible":null},"other":{"eligible":null,"conditions":"Application must disclose spouse, children, parents and siblings (EDB page)."}},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":true,"add_later":null,"add_later_conditions":null,"add_later_deadline":null,"after_approval_births_marriages":null,"age_out_during_processing":"Age fixed at submission date, so a child turning 21 while pending is still assessed as at submission (inferred from factsheet wording)."},"costs":{"currency":"SGD","contribution_includes_family":"Investment threshold identical regardless of family size","per_category":{"spouse":null,"child_under_18":null,"child_18_plus":null,"parent":null},"government_fees":[{"item":"ICA processing fee, non-refundable","amount":100,"currency":"SGD","applies_to":"per applicant (EDB page)"},{"item":"Application fee (KB)","amount":20000,"currency":"SGD","applies_to":"per application (KB only, unverified)"}],"due_diligence_per_adult":null,"notes":"Male PR-dependant children are liable for National Service."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":"Re-Entry Permit conditions apply","work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":"derivative","if_principal_divorces_or_dies":null},"verification":"single-authority verified","confidence":{"authority":0.75,"freshness":0.7,"textual_clarity":0.75},"evidence":[{"field":"relatives.children","basis":"EDB GIP Factsheet (read via search extract)","source_url":"https://edb.gov.sg/content/dam/edb-japan/how-we-help/global-investor-programme/downloads/GIP%20Factsheet%20(English).pdf","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-09"},{"field":"costs.government_fees","basis":"EDB GIP page","source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/how-we-help/global-investor-programme.html","source_tier":"B_official_guidance","verified_date":"2026-10-09"}],"conflicts":[{"field":"costs.government_fees","kb":"S$20,000 per application","official":"EDB page: S$100 non-refundable ICA processing fee per applicant","used":"S$100 shown as verified; S$20,000 unreconciled, possibly different fee"}],"gaps":["Whether dependants can be added after approval","LTVP duration/fee for parents","Fee reconciliation S$100 vs S$20,000","Factsheet not directly fetched"],"last_checked":"2026-10-09"},"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS-certified team)","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":"2026-11-06T05:30:03.658Z","government_fees":"see schedule","tax":"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).","claims_provenance":{"family_pricing":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/gip","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":87,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/gip","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":84,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/gip","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":84,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"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":84,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"},"tax":{"source_url":"https://www.edb.gov.sg/gip","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-06-04","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-09-02"}}}