US Visa Singapore

You must first have a confirmed job offer from a sponsoring US employer in order to qualify for a H1B1 Singaporean work visa.  We do not provide assistance in finding an H1B1 work visa jobs. 

The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, which took effect on January 1, 2004, created a new class of non-immigrant work visa for Singaporean citizens: the H1B1. Only Singaporean citizens are eligible as principal applicants. Singapore Permanent Residents who are citizens of other nations are not eligible for the H1B1, but non-Singaporean spouses and children of qualified Singaporean H1B1 applicants are eligible for H4 visas as dependent family members.

The visa allows you to live and work in the United States accompanied by your spouse and dependent children.

To qualify for the H1B1 Singaporean visa, you must meet the following criteria:

 

• The position must be a specialty occupation; that is, it must require theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge. Some examples of specialty occupations are jobs in the fields of engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, computer sciences, medicine and health care, education, biotechnology, and business specialties such as management and human resources.

• You must have a post-secondary degree involving at least four year of study in your field of specialization.

• You cannot be self-employed or an independent contractor.

• The period of employment in the U.S. must be temporary, so you must demonstrate non-immigrant intent. Note: this requirement makes the H1B1 Singaporean visa different from the traditional H1B work visa, as applicants for traditional H1B visas do not have to demonstrate that they intend to return to Singapore when the temporary job is finished.  Singaporeans are still eligible to apply for traditional H1B visas.