How to apply for a Student's Pass in Singapore?

A Student's Pass allows a foreigner to remain in Singapore for the purposes of study. A foreigner is required to apply for a Student's Pass if he/she has been accepted by an education institution to pursue full-time studies in Singapore, unless 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; or
• Visitor who has been granted a short term Visit Pass at the Singapore Checkpoint and wish to attend a short course that can be completed within the validity of the initial Visit Pass granted to him/her at the Singapore Checkpoint or 30 days, whichever is shorter. 

The course must:

• Be a complete module and stand-alone module of its own. Courses with multiple programme modules are excluded from this Student's Pass exemption scheme; and

• 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.

Depending on the type of education institution that a foreigner is intending to study in, the requirements and procedures for applying for a Student's Pass will differ. Please click on the relevant type of education institution below for more information:

Approved Private Education Organizations http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=320&secid=182
Kindergartens Registered with MOE/Childcare Centres Licensed by MCYS http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=321&secid=182
 
Foreign System Schools Institutes of Technical Education http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=322&secid=182
 
Government/Government-Aided/Independent Schools http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=324&secid=182
 
Polytechnics and Universities http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=325&secid=182

For more details, you can read the link below.

http://www.ica.gov.sg/services_centre_overview.aspx?pageid=256&secid=182