What the release reports
M-SEP offers qualifying strategic-growth firms temporary S Pass and Work Permit quota above standard ceilings. The launch provides up to five percent of base workforce, capped at fifty workers, for two years.
Details and conditions
Firms must participate in investment, innovation or internationalisation programmes and commit to local hiring or training. Both commitments must be met for renewal.
Context and follow-up
Local workforce share must be maintained; failure can lead to a two-year suspension from the scheme. The annex sets qualifying programmes and commitment details. This 2022 launch framework is an archived announcement, not unlimited exemption from foreign-worker controls.
Official attachments and further guidance
Official source
This report is independently written from the MOM release dated above. Case status, policy announcements and historical figures refer to that release.
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