{"id":640,"date":"2026-09-08T17:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/?page_id=640"},"modified":"2026-09-11T03:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:54:37","slug":"client-case-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/client-case-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Client Case Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.xcc{--ink:#0d3b45;--card:#fff;--rule:#dde4e6;--muted:#7c8d92;--body:#3d4f54;--serif:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--body);line-height:1.6;font-size:15px}.xcc *{box-sizing:border-box}.xcc-wrap{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}.xcc-mast{padding:56px 0 30px}.xcc-crumb{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.4px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}.xcc-mast 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a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;padding:14px 30px;border:1px solid var(--ink);border-radius:99px;color:var(--ink);font-size:16px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none!important;transition:background .15s,color .15s}.xcc-more a:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}.xcc--dark .xcc-nav{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);background:rgba(255,255,255,.16);color:#fff}.xcc--dark .xcc-nav:hover{background:#fff;border-color:#fff;color:#0d3b45}.xcc--dark .xcc-more a{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);color:#fff}.xcc--dark .xcc-more a:hover{background:#fff;color:#0d3b45}<\/style><div class=\"xcc\"><div class=\"xcc-wrap\"><section class=\"xcc-hero\"><div class=\"xcc-hero-in has-media\"><div class=\"xcc-hero-copy\"><div class=\"xcc-hero-eyebrow\">Client Case Studies<\/div><h1>Real files, real constraints, real outcomes.<\/h1><p>Every case below is an engagement we handled: what the client needed, what stood in the way, and what it took to get the approval. Names and identifying details have been changed.<\/p><a class=\"xcc-hero-btn\" href=\"#xcc-list\">Read the cases<\/a><\/div><div class=\"xcc-hero-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Case-Studies-hero-handshake-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/section><header class=\"xcc-mast\" id=\"xcc-list\"><div class=\"xcc-crumb\">Names and identifying details have been changed to protect client privacy<\/div><h2>Client Case Studies<\/h2><p>Approvals we have secured, alongside worked scenarios built from the current rules. Client identities are limited to surname and descriptor.<\/p><\/header><div class=\"xcc-pills-wrap\"><style>.xin-ed__places{display:block;flex:1 1 auto;text-align:left}.xin-ed__dateline{align-items:flex-start}.xin-places{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin:0 0 10px}.xin-places__item{font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#06465a;text-decoration:none;padding:7px 15px;border:1px solid #d5dee1;border-radius:999px;white-space:nowrap;transition:background .2s ease,color .2s ease,border-color .2s ease}.xin-places__item:hover{border-color:#06465a}.xin-places__item.is-on{background:#06465a;border-color:#06465a;color:#fff}.xin-places--l0 .xin-places__item{letter-spacing:.1em}.xin-places--l1 .xin-places__item,.xin-places--l2 .xin-places__item{font-size:11px;padding:6px 13px;color:#3d4f54;border-color:#e2e8ea}.xin-places--l1 .xin-places__item.is-on,.xin-places--l2 .xin-places__item.is-on{background:#3d4f54;border-color:#3d4f54;color:#fff}@media(max-width:767px){.xin-places{gap:6px}.xin-places__item{font-size:11px;padding:6px 12px}}<\/style><nav id=\"xin-filters\" class=\"xin-places xin-places--l0\" aria-label=\"Filter by place\"><a class=\"xin-places__item is-on\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/client-case-studies\/#xin-filters\">All markets<\/a><a class=\"xin-places__item\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/client-case-studies\/?in=china#xin-filters\">China<\/a><a class=\"xin-places__item\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/client-case-studies\/?in=hong-kong#xin-filters\">Hong Kong<\/a><a class=\"xin-places__item\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/client-case-studies\/?in=singapore#xin-filters\">Singapore<\/a><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"xcc-grid\"><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/germany-solo-founder-no-local-staff\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Germany<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A software founder in Berlin, 34, and the only employee of his own company.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">A Singapore entity to sell into South-East Asia, with himself on the pass.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">He believed a one-man company was the weakest possible sponsor for its own pass.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/a-diploma-a-bakery-and-an-employment-pass-in-six-weeks\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">China<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Shanghai bakery owner with a three-year diploma and years of building and running a business.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To extend the bakery to Singapore and use it as the centre of a wider international trading strategy.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">A three-year diploma sits below what most people assume an Employment Pass requires.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/netherlands-e-commerce-owners-entrepass-or-employment-pass\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Netherlands<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">Two Dutch founders running a profitable online homeware business, with no venture funding.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To base themselves in Singapore and run the business from here.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">They were planning around EntrePass, which is built for venture-backed businesses, not profitable trading.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/from-a-shenzhen-trading-business-to-a-singapore-base-with-the-children-in-mind\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">China<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">Mr Zhao spent years in electronic components trading in Shenzhen, with two sons the family planned to school in Singapore.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To move the business in as well, not just the children&#039;s schooling.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">The application had to argue the move was genuine, not only for the children&#039;s schooling.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/italy-one-restaurant-one-owner-no-degree\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Italy<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A restaurateur from Milan with years of running kitchens and margins, and no degree.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To open a single outlet in Singapore and hold the pass himself as owner-director.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">A degree is not required, but COMPASS awards points for one, so those points had to come from somewhere else.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/a-pep-as-the-route-to-permanent-residence-for-a-whole-family\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Relocation<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">China<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">Ms Zhao and her husband run a large investment company from Beijing, drawn by Singapore&#039;s operating environment, tax treatment, investment access and bilingual education.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">Permanent residence for the family, not simply a pass.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">An Employment Pass ties the household to one employer, which is the wrong instrument for a PR route.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/australia-owner-operator-relocating-from-hong-kong\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Australia<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">An Australian fintech consultant who owns and invoices through his own Hong Kong company.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To move the business to Singapore and keep serving the same clients.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">An entity that exists only to sponsor its own director is exactly what MOM scrutinises.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/from-employee-to-founder-without-leaving-singapore\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">China<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">Mr Liu studied in Singapore, took an MBA at a private university here, worked for a private consultancy, and owns property here.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To start his own company rather than continue as an employee.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">Starting a company means proving a credible plan and the capacity to create local employment.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/an-it-founder-an-mba-and-two-school-places\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Education<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">China<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">Mr Huang ran his own IT company, with two children then in international kindergarten.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">Room for the business to develop, and an international education for his children.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">The business and the family requirements had to be solved as one sequence, not two.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/united-states-founder-relocating-himself-not-hiring\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">United States<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">An American founder of a small SaaS company, working remotely and already spending most of the year in Asia.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To move himself and the company&#039;s centre of gravity to Singapore, and stop living on tourist entries.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">A brand-new company with no trading history starts thin on the employer criteria.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/vietnam-no-singapore-contacts-tight-deadline\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Vietnam<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Ho Chi Minh City business owner who has never been to Singapore and knows nobody there.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">A Singapore entity inside a fortnight, to satisfy a customer contract.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">The real timeline was banking, at four to eight weeks, and usually an in-person visit.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/ten-years-of-logistics-an-mba-and-a-singapore-company\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">China<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">Mr Guan ran a logistics import\/export company in Shanghai with ten years in the trade, and came to Singapore in 2016 to develop the business here.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To build the import\/export business out of Singapore&#039;s position, and broaden what it did.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">The company was new here, so the case rested on his record and the MBA.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/united-arab-emirates-moving-a-business-from-dubai-to-singapore\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">United Arab Emirates<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A founder who set up in a Dubai free zone four years ago, with most of his customers now east of him.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To move the operating centre to Singapore while keeping the UAE entity for Middle East contracts.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">Dubai&#039;s tax and property advantages are real, and Singapore does not match them.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/malaysia-second-generation-taking-over-the-singapore-arm\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Business<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Malaysia<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Johor family components business whose founder&#039;s daughter, 31, has run the Malaysian operation for six years.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To hold the Singapore company in her own name and be resident here to run it.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">Succession inside a family business is documented differently from a first-time setup.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/indonesia-family-of-five-school-places-first\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Education<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Indonesia<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Jakarta business-owning family with three children, aged 8, 11 and 14.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To move for education, arriving in June and enrolling for the new school year.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">The school year starts in January, and AEIS has no rolling admission and no appeal.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/india-private-diploma-then-a-local-university\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Education<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">India<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Chennai family with a son finishing school, about to pay a deposit at a Singapore private institution.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">A diploma at that institution, then a transfer into NUS or NTU.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">No Singapore authority recognises the diploma the family was about to pay for.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/spain-an-august-birthday-and-a-mismatched-school-year\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Education<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">Spain<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Madrid family with a daughter born in August, who is at the top of her year in Spain.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To move to Singapore without disrupting her schooling.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">An August birthday can land a child in an entirely different cohort.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/france-owners-family-permanent-residence-after-three-years\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Relocation<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">France<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A French couple three years in Singapore, where he runs the company he incorporated on arrival and she runs its European side.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">Permanent residence, having been told to just apply.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">PR is not a form, it is an argument about the family&#039;s depth of attachment.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/india-owner-incorporates-family-follows\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Relocation<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">India<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Bangalore business owner with a wife and two school-age children.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To move alone first and bring the family later.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">The Dependant&#039;s Passes depend on a salary figure set at incorporation, not adjusted later.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/south-korea-husband-and-wife-co-own-she-holds-the-pass\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Relocation<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">South Korea<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A Seoul couple who jointly own their trading business, with her as the majority shareholder and the one running it day to day.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To relocate together, with the company incorporated in Singapore.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">They assumed the family would be awkward to sponsor, though the rules are neutral on which spouse does.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><a class=\"xcc-story\" href=\"https:\/\/xinran-international.com\/cn\/united-kingdom-incoming-regional-ceo-46\/\"><div class=\"xcc-tile\"><div class=\"xcc-toprow\"><span class=\"xcc-year\">2026 case<\/span><span class=\"xcc-track\">Singapore Relocation<\/span><\/div><div class=\"xcc-who\">United Kingdom<\/div><div class=\"xcc-bg\">A British executive, 46, appointed chief executive of a group&#039;s Asia business.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"xcc-body\" style=\"text-align:left!important\"><div class=\"xcc-zlabel\">What client wanted<\/div><h3 style=\"text-align:left!important\">To take up the role sometime next year.<\/h3><div class=\"xcc-zlabel xcc-zlabel--second\">Problem<\/div><p class=\"xcc-prob\" style=\"text-align:left!important\">The threshold is assessed on fixed pay, so bonus and long-term incentives do not count.<\/p><\/div><span class=\"xcc-read\">Read the case <i aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"xcc-foot\"><p>These approvals date from 2018&ndash;2021. Singapore&rsquo;s Employment Pass framework has changed since: COMPASS came into force in September 2023, and the salary thresholds rise again on 1 January 2027. A past approval is a record of what was achieved under the rules of the day, not a prediction of any future outcome. 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