If you need a visa to enter Singapore:
You are required to submit the electronic Form 16 prior to your departure for Singapore.
- Form 16 can be applied by logging into the Student's Pass On-Line Application and Registration (SOLAR) at the Immigration & Checkpoint Authority (ICA) ICA website under E-Services. The SOLAR application number and other details that you need to log into the SOLAR system will be sent to you in your admissions package. When submitting Student's Pass application through SOLAR, you are required to attach a digital colour passport-size photograph which meets the requirements stipulated by ICA:
i. Photograph image must be taken within the last three months;
ii. Photograph must be taken against a white background with a matt or semi-matt finish;
iii. Photograph image must show the full face and without headgear (headgear worn in accordance with religious
or racial customs is acceptable but must not hide the facial features);
iv. Image must be in JPEG file format (file extension is .jpg);
v. Image file size must be no more than 60 KB;
vi. Passport size (400 x 514 pixels);
vii. Taken with camera of at least 2.0 megapixels.
- Print and sign the completed Form 16.
- ICA will process your Student's Pass application after Form 16 is submitted online. It takes about 10 working days for ICA to process your application.
- Upon successful application, you would receive the In-Principle Approval Letter for Student's Pass cum the single-journey entry visa for your entry to Singapore. You need not separately apply for the visa.
- The single journey visa allows you to stay up to 30 days in Singapore.
- Produce your IPA Letter at the immigration checkpoint upon entry into Singapore.
- If you do not receive the IPA before you depart from your country, you will need to apply for a visa from the Singapore Embassy or Singapore Consulate in your own country to enter Singapore. You can then collect the IPA from the University when you arrive here.
A processing fee of $30 is required for every application submitted to Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The fee is non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the application or if application is withdrawn after submission. Payment can be made online via SOLAR/SOLAR+ with eNets Credit/Debit Card or internet banking.
If you do not need a visa to enter Singapore
- On arrival in Singapore, you are usually given a Social Visit Pass of about 14-30 days.
- You may submit the electronic Form 16 either prior to or after your arrival in Singapore.
- Upon successful application, you will need to collect the In-principle approval letter from the Student Affairs Office (NTU) before you complete the formalities for the issuance of a Student's Pass.
Collection of Student's Pass and Payment
- You must complete the formalities for applying for Student’s Pass before your Social Visit Pass or existing Student's Pass expires and after completing the on-line matriculation procedure.
- You must apply for the Student's Pass with the listed documents at either Student Affairs Office or Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority.
Documents required for the issuance of a Student's Pass
- Passport with a valid Social Visit Pass or a Student's Pass that was issued to you while you were studying at your former institution.
- Photocopy of the passport bio data page
- Disembarkation/Embarkation Form
- Medical Report (not applicable for students staying less than 6 months in Singapore)
- Duly signed copy of Form 16 printed from SOLAR
- One recent colour passport-size photograph
- In-principle approval (IPA) letter for Student's Pass cum single-journey visa for your entry to Singapore.
- Letter from the Office of Admissions, NTU confirming scholarship status and waiver of Student's Pass fee, where applicable (Only applicable to students who are awarded undergraduate Scholarship for PRC Students, Singapore Government Undergraduate Scholarship for Hong Kong Students, SIA–NOL Undergraduate Scholarship or SembCorp & ST Undergraduate Scholarship.)
Issuance Fee
Payment of a $60 issuance fee for every student's pass issued and a further $30 multiple-entry visa fee for visa required nationals, where applicable.
Medical Examination
International students with a Student's Pass who stay in Singapore for 6 months or more are required to undergo a medical examination by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). This includes a chest x-ray for tuberculosis and a test for the AIDS-causing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
For new applicants
Medical test can be done either in Singapore or overseas using the official medical form [PDF | 58KB] provided by ICA. If you choose to do it in your home country, it is up to the doctors here and also ICA whether they find it acceptable. If not, you will have to re-do it. We recommend that you do it here at the NTU Medical Centre.
The medical report should not be issued more than 3 months ago at the time of submission to ICA. If a medical report has been submitted to ICA not more than 2 years ago, there is no need to re-submit a new medical report.