Singapore sets higher salary requirement for work visa from 2025

Expats now must earn $4,200 a month as city-state tightens foreign labor rules

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Companies that bring foreign workers to Singapore will have to pay them more starting next year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Companies hiring foreign professionals in Singapore next year will need to pay them higher minimum salaries to qualify for work visas, a move that could affect global businesses that plan to send expats to the regional economic hub.

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