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Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS)

Agritech Work Permit Scheme

Foreign worker employment for licensed farms

Last updated 8 November 2025

AVS-licensed farms qualify for the Agritech Work Permit Scheme. Foreign workers employed under this scheme are employed to carry out farming-related works only, such as animal breeding. Farms on this scheme must adhere to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) work permit conditions. 

To employ foreign workers under this scheme, the farm needs to: 

  • Be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). 

Source countries 

Under MOM’s Agritech Work Permit Scheme, farms can employ foreign workers from the following source countries:

Type of source and source countries

Type of source 

Country  

Traditional Source (TS) 

Malaysia 

North Asian Sources (NAS) 

South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan 

Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) 

Bangladesh, India, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Philippines, People's Republic of China (PRC), Sri Lanka, Thailand 

Employment period 

The maximum employment period of foreign workers allowed in Singapore are as follows 

Type of foreign workers and maximum employment period

Type of foreign worker 

Maximum employment period  

Unskilled (R2) 

14 years 

Skilled (R1)* 

22 years 

*In accordance with the Market-Based Skills Recognition Framework, MOM defines an R1 skilled worker as a work permit holder who has worked in Singapore for at least four years, and has a fixed monthly salary of at least S$1,600. An R1 skilled worker incurs a lower levy, and can be employed for a maximum of 22 years. 

For enquiries on the Agritech Work Permit Scheme, kindly e-mail to: NParks_Industry@nparks.gov.sg.