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Immigration (ICA) Guidelines

Eligibility

 

Any foreigner wishing to pursue full-time studies

in Singapore in a CaseTrust institution that:

 

is registered with the Ministry of Education (MOE); or

is not required to be registered with MOE but had obtained permission from the Commissioner, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to submit Student's Pass applications for international students intending to take up its courses; or

is licensed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) to operate as a Childcare centre.

 

A foreigner is exempted from applying

for a Student's Pass if he/she is a:

 

Dependant’s Pass holder studying in a Government/ Government-Aided/ Independent school/ Foreign System School/ Kindergarten registered with MOE or Childcare centre licensed by MCYS;

Immigration Exemption Order holder; and

Visitor who has been granted a short term Social Visit Pass at the Singapore Checkpoint and wish to attend a short course that can be completed within the validity of the initial Social Visit Pass granted to him/her at the Singapore Checkpoint or 30 days, whichever is shorter.

 

It must satisfy two other criteria, that are:

 

The course:

 

Must be a complete module and stand-alone module of its own. Courses with multiple programs modules are excluded from this Student’s Pass exemption scheme; and

Must not involve hands-on practical occupational training and/or industrial attachment which have interaction with walk-in customers or be conducted at premises that are also places of business, e.g. hair salons and beauty salons.

Procedure

 

Approved Private Education Organizations/ Kindergartens registered with MOE/Childcare centres licensed by MCYS

 

Basic Requirements

 

To apply for a Student's Pass, applicant must first be accepted by an approved Private Education Organization, a Kindergartens registered with Ministry of Education or a Childcare centre licensed by Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to pursue an approved full-time course.

 

 With EDB’s launch of the new initiatives under the Education Excellence Framework, from 1 September 2005, all private education organizations will need to be awarded with the CaseTrust for Education to offer school placement for international students. With effect from 1 September 2005, Student's Pass applications will be accepted only if they are for foreign students who are enreolled in a CaseTrusted institution.

 

Local Sponsor

 

A local sponsor is required for the application for a Student's Pass and applicant is required to submit the application through the local sponsor.

 

Submission of Application

 

The Student's Pass application must be submitted at least two months and not more than six months from the course commencement date.

 

Security Deposit

 

Where applicable, a security deposit may be required from the local sponsor upon approval of the application. The security deposit is not required from the applicant, unless otherwise stated. The amount of security deposit can be seen in the table below:

Country Rate per person and Form of Security Deposit 

 

Malaysia and Brunei —Nil

 

Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand:

 

S$1,000 in the form of a Banker's Guarantee from any established banks in Singapore or Cashier's Order or NETS

 

People's Republic of China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar:

 

S$5,000 in the form of a Banker's Guarantee from any established banks in Singapore or Cashier's Order 

 

Other countries not specified above:

 

S$1,500 in the form of a Banker's Guarantee from any established banks in Singapore or Cashier's Order or NETS

 

Exemption from the requirement to furnish a security deposit:

 

Malaysians/ Brunei nationals; Holders of valid Dependant’s Pass, long term social visit pass, and work pass; Children of Singapore Citizens / Permanent Residents; Foreign students who study in kindergartens registered with MOE / childcare centres licensed by MCYS;

 

Foreign students who attend a full-time course at an approved private education organization that is awarded Singapore Quality Class for Private Education Organization, that is, SQC(PEO) by SPRING, Singapore; and

 

Foreign students who pursue a full-time university degree (Graduate/Post-Graduate) program at an approved private education organization.

 

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Disclaimer: Information are taken from ICA website and are summarized for easy reading.

For full details of Immigration Requirement, please visit  http://www.ica.gov.sg