Process:
1) Find a job. If you're hired, the company will give you an offer letter to sign and an EP application form to fill.
2) Company submits the application to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM needs to check if the company has exceeded hiring quota or not. Normally takes around 1 week to confirm)
3) Company receives approval and medical checkup form from MOM and they'll ask you to come over Singapore for at least 3 nights to do medical check up and collect your EP.
4) Medical checkup generally takes less than half a day. The result will be ready in 2-3 days time but if you pay extra you can collect the result the following day.
5) Once you've collected your results. Head over to MOM and submit it together with your EP form.
6) MOM will tell you to come back tomorrow to pay the processing fees (I think it's < S$100) and collect your EP.
how long does it take for the whole process to complete?4 Days 3 Nights.
cost to apply for a working pass in singapore?No more than S$200 (not including accommodation, travel and food)
If you've applied to a good company like for my case, they'll pay for everything when you come over (your flight ticket, 3 nights stay, food, medical checkup, EP application cost and some spending allowance). C'mon, if the company can't even afford to pay that S$200 for EP application then no point working for that company.