Singapore – Visas
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Exceptionally safe, efficient and English-speaking, Singapore taxes only local income and levies no capital-gains tax. Employer-sponsored work permits are the main and well-trodden route in.
Singapore at a glance
Cost of living
Moderate
Property
Moderate
Healthcare
Strong
Safety
Very safe
Climate
Warm (~27°C)
English
Native / official
Expat community
Very large
Where Singapore is strongest: safety #4 of 77size of expat community #8 of 80tax friendliness #16 of 81
Worth weighing up: visa ease #69 of 81property affordability #47 of 74cost of living #45 of 76
TaxTerritorial; no foreign-income or CGT
Visa / residencyEmployment Pass; no retiree visa; no dual citizenship
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