Statistics on Foreigners Given Dependant Passes and Letter of Consent to Work in Singapore

8 Mr Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Manpower (a) from 2011 to 2015, what is the number of foreigners given Dependant Passes; and (b) what is the number of Dependant Pass holders who are given the Letter of Consent (LOC) granting them permission to work.

Mr Lim Swee Say: The increase in Dependant Passes (DP) and Letters of Consent issued to DPs from 2011 to 2015 is as follows: