With effect from
1 April 2004 , a private limited company can have
One Director and One Shareholder .
A Director who must be “Ordinarily Resident in Singapore” i.e. a Singapore Citizen, a Singapore Permanent Resident, a person who has been issued an Employment Pass/Approval-In-Principle letter/Dependant’s Pass. Any person above the age of 21 years may be appointed as a director.
A foreigner who wishes to act as a local director of a company can apply for an Employment Pass/Approval-In-Principle letter from the Employment Pass Department of the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).