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WP/SP Renewal

Question

Dear HR Professionals,

Would like to check if staff WP/SP is up for renewal and their passport validity is less than 2 years.

Would you ask the staff to renew their passport or renew the WP for 1 year?

Thank you.

Avenlin

 

 

Reply 1

It will be better if they can renew passport because for renewal of SP/WP is based on the validity of the passport. If in case, the passport is less than 2 years, usually MOM would give shorter validity of the work pass. You will have to inform the employee that this is the usual case.

Michelle

 

 

Reply 2

Our company's practise is to ask our staff to renew their passport but if they refuse to renew their passport we proceed on renewing their WP/SP according to their passport validity.

Vicky

 

 

Reply 3

Yes, you may want your staff to renew their passport first, as the work permit expiry will follow the expiry of the passport.

DS

 

 

Reply 4

Normally can proceed to renew work pass for 2 years and update MOM the new passport via i-submit in due course.

AL

 

 

Reply 5

The staff should renew their passport which is better for both sides.

Lee

 

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