Для получения EntrePass $50,000 это уставной капитал компании (а не гарантия в банке), который апликант должен внести во вновь открытую компанию (а компания должна быть открыта в течении 6 месяцев) после получения EntrePass.
Но, на этом дело не заканчивается. Вот почитайте что пишут "авторитетные источники" (ну или не очень авторитетные) ...
Цитирую:
In addition to general EntrePass Eligibility Requirements, you must also fulfil at least one of the new “innovativeness” conditions:
• The company is receiving monetary funding or investment of at least S$100,000 from a third-party Venture Capitalist (VC) or angel investor accredited by a Singapore Government agency.
• The company holds an Intellectual Property (IP) that is registered with a recognised national IP institution.
• The company has on-going research collaboration with an institution recognised by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) or Institutes of Higher Learning in Singapore.
• The company is an incubatee at a Singapore Government-supported incubator.
Теперь о Employment Pass (EP), согласен с SABO что получение EP может оказатся легче (и что главное - дешевле). Не согласен с: "Не волнуйтесь, если откажут, подавайте апелляцию". Вот ещё выдержка из "авторитетного источника":
As Singapore continues to tighten restriction on employing foreign manpower, employment pass rejections are becoming increasingly common. Appealing a rejected employment pass application is also becoming a highly complicated process. It is imperative that applicants put the best possible appeal forward from the start, or else they run the risk jeopardizing their entire appeal process. There are several reasons why an application may be rejected. The Government is trying to ensure that EPs are granted to candidates who compliment, rather than compete with the local labour force. It is also becoming progressively more important that the candidate and the employer meet certain criteria. What is interesting is that in addition to the hard criteria (salary, education etc.), we are noticing particular trends in the type of soft criteria (performance of company, business line of company, ability to generate local jobs) MOM is looking for.