Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations 2012
Regulation 11
Letter of consent
Subregulation 1
The Controller may issue a letter of consent to the holder of any pass issued by the Controller of Immigration under the Immigration Regulations (referred to in this regulation as an immigration pass) to allow him to engage in any form of paid employment, or in any business, profession or occupation in Singapore for a duration corresponding to the validity of his immigration pass.
Subregulation 1A
[Deleted by S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024]
Subregulation 1B
[Deleted by S 774/2022 wef 01/10/2022]
Subregulation 1C
[Deleted by S 154/2024 wef 01/03/2024]
Subregulation 2
Every letter of consent issued to a foreigner shall during the validity of the letter of consent be subject to the condition that the foreigner shall —
engage only in the trade, occupation or type of employment or a vocation, profession or any activity specified in the letter of consent (unless sub-paragraph (b) applies); and
obtain the prior consent of the Controller before engaging in any trade, occupation or type of employment or a vocation, profession or any activity not specified in the letter of consent.
Subregulation 3
Every letter of consent issued to a foreigner shall be subject to the condition that the foreigner shall, within 7 days after —
the termination or completion (without renewal) of the employment which is the subject of the letter of consent; or
the cancellation or expiry without renewal of the foreigner’s immigration pass,inform the Controller of such termination or completion of employment, or such cancellation or expiry of the immigration pass, as the case may be.
Subregulation 4
[Deleted by S 275/2022 wef 01/04/2022]