東京コンサルティングファーム、シンガポール駐在員の岩城です。
外国人がシンガポールで就労する場合、就労ビザが必要な業務と就労ビザの取得が免除されている業務がわけられています。
就労ビザの免除が認められている業務はWork Pass Exempt Activitiesと定義され、大きく11種類の業務でその活動内容が詳細に定められています。
一般的に出張者が関わる業務は以下の通りとなります。
Seminars and Conferences
Carrying out activities directly related to organising or conducting a seminar, conference, workshop, gathering or talk (e.g. speaker, moderator, facilitator or trainer).
The event must not:
- Have sale or promotion of goods or services as its main purpose.
- Relate to any religious belief or to religion generally.
- Relate to race or community generally.
- Be cause-related or directed towards a political end.
The exemption does not apply to the following, for which a work pass is needed:
- Providing peripheral services for the event (e.g. cleaning and catering services).
- Setting up, maintaining, repairing and dismantling the exhibition sites or booths.
- Doing administration work, such as invigilation, marking and setting exam papers.
Specialised Services related to a New Plant/ Operations / Equipment
Providing expertise relating to:
- Commissioning or audit of any new plant and equipment.
- Installing, dismantling, transfer, repair, or maintenance of any machine or equipment.
- Transfer of knowledge on process of new operations in Singapore.
The exemption does not apply to the following, for which a work pass is needed:
- Conducting activities that involve the sale of products or services to the public.
- Manufacturing any products to be sold.
- Providing renovation or carpentry services.
その他Work Pass Exempt Activitiesに該当する業務はMinistry of Manpower(人材開発省、以下「MOM」という)のホームページにて確認ができます。
http://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/work-pass-exempt-activities/eligible-activities
出張者であっても、Work Pass Exempt Activitiesに該当しない業務を行う際には、就労ビザの取得が義務付けられております。これに違反した際の具体的な罰則は設けられておりませんが、MOMより監視を受ける対象となり、同省は就労ビザの発行管轄省でもあるため、今後の就労ビザ取得や更新に影響を受ける可能性があります。
【問い合わせ先】
Tokyo Consulting Firm Co. Pte. Ltd.,
岩城 徳朗（iwaki noriaki）
iwaki.noriaki@tokyoconsultinggroup.com
+65-6632-3589
