GIP Option Finder: which Global Investor Programme route fits, and what it asks of you
Answer five questions and see which of the three GIP routes to Singapore permanent residence you can realistically apply under — the business route, the GIP-select fund, or the S$200 million family office — with the commitment, the renewal test and how it connects to a fund structure.
Your profile
Your route
The three routes, side by side
| Option A — business | Option B — GIP-select fund | Option C — family office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment | S$10 million into a new or existing Singapore business | S$25 million into an EDB-approved fund investing in Singapore-based companies | Single family office with at least S$200 million AUM, at least S$50 million deployed in specified Singapore categories |
| What EDB is buying | jobs and business expansion | capital for Singapore companies via approved managers | a substantial family anchoring its wealth management here |
| Ongoing burden | highest: run or grow a real business, hit milestones | lowest operationally; capital locked in the fund | run a real family office: staff, governance, local deployment |
| Fund-structure link | none | none (someone else’s fund) | direct: a 13U candidate; deployment and the capital-deployment condition can share allocations |
Eligibility is limited to four profiles with demonstrated track records; approved applicants receive permanent residence for themselves, their spouse and unmarried children under 21, with a five-year Re-Entry Permit that renews on economic substance. The detail is in the Global Investor Programme guide and family office and GIP; the family-office conditions are in one statute, two tracks.
Planning the structure behind the residence?
Send us your result. We will map the family-office or fund structure the route implies — vehicle, 13O/13U track, deployment — and connect you with family-office specialists and MAS-licensed managers where it fits. Immigration counsel handles the application itself.
Speak to a specialist →Frequently asked questions
What are the three GIP options?
Option A: S$10 million into a new or existing Singapore business. Option B: S$25 million into a GIP-select fund that invests in Singapore-based companies. Option C: a single family office with at least S$200 million in assets under management, deploying at least S$50 million into specified Singapore investment categories. All three lead to permanent residence for the applicant, spouse and unmarried children under 21.
Who can apply for the GIP?
Four profiles with demonstrated track records: established business owners with multi-year records and substantial company turnover; next-generation owners of established family businesses; founders of fast-growth, typically venture-backed companies; and family-office principals with net investable assets in the hundreds of millions. Passive wealth without one of these stories is not eligible.
How does Option C connect to 13O and 13U?
A S$200 million single family office is also a Section 13U candidate on the SFO track. The same Singapore allocations can serve the GIP deployment requirement and the 13U capital-deployment condition, but each is evidenced on its own terms, so the two frameworks should be planned together from the start.
What does renewal require?
The five-year Re-Entry Permit renews on real economic substance, not paperwork: the qualifying investment maintained, business or employment milestones met under Options A and B, or the family genuinely living in Singapore for a sufficient share of the period. Minimal presence is the weak point of any route.
Is this tool immigration advice?
No. It applies EDB’s published thresholds to your answers to show the likely route and its conditions. The GIP is assessed case by case and its criteria change; confirm with EDB (Contact Singapore) and engage licensed immigration and legal counsel for any application.
VCC Singapore is an independent informational resource and is not a regulator, law firm, tax adviser or immigration adviser. This tool gives general guidance based on published EDB thresholds and is not legal, tax, financial or immigration advice.