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inlingua Singapore : Student Pass Application Procedures
1. Overseas students do not need Student Passes for 1, 2, 3 or 4-week courses. Students studying longer than 4 weeks are required to study full-time(15 - 45 hours per week) and apply for Student Passes.
2. New Student Pass applications must be submitted at least 2 months before the course start date. You must fax / e-mail inlingua your passport, documents, digital photograph and forms 2 months before your course.
3. As soon as you send us your completed "Overseas Student Enrolment Form", we will fax / e-mail / post an OSEF Acceptance Letter.
4. inlingua® sponsors / processes Student Passes for a minimal charge of S$214. This covers the following :
a. Singapore Immigration Visa Fee.
b. Bank charges.
c. Tuition Fee Insurance (A Government requirement - please refer to Student Handbook).
It does not cover document translation charges. There are extra charges for document translation, or if the enrolment period is extended.5. After you receive the OSEF Acceptance Letter, you should pay the first S$400 of your fees (this is not an additional cost, but part payment of the fees) and the S$214 Student Pass Handling Fee.
6. We will e-mail, fax or post the Student Pass Application Forms.
7. All overseas students must fax / e-mail / post to us the following documents:
a. Birth Certificate (number) - students without numbers, please give Basic Resident Register Number;
b. Highest educational certificate and detailed transcript of results (Primary, Secondary and University certificates);
Please e-mail to courses@inlinguaSingapore.com
c. A digital photograph of your face (in colour, in jpeg format, 400 x 514 pixels if possible) - photographs can be resized or scanned by inlingua;
Please e-mail, post or fax to (65) 6467-5483 :
d. Passport - enlarged copy of details page;
e. Student Pass Application Forms (fully completed) - we will e-mail, fax or post Form 16 and Form 36 to you;
f. your e-mail address
If you need a Single-Entry Visa (e.g. for Russians and mainland Chinese), we also need:
g. bank statements / fixed deposit accounts / savings accounts / company sponsorship letter (photocopies).
8. Official translation of the documents is required if they are not in the English language. Ask a local government official, mayor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, your embassy in Singapore, lawyer or certified translation agency to do it.
9. You must bring your original documents to Singapore for verification. (see 7.)
10. We will check your documents and process your forms and certificates before we submit your Student Pass application to Singapore Immigration. Your Student Pass will be approved in about 4 weeks.
11. After your Student Pass is approved, you must show your original documents to Singapore Immigration. You must also pay a refundable Immigration Security Deposit (returned 8 weeks after you leave Singapore) to the Singapore Government as follows :
- S$5,000 for students from China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar;
- S$1,000 for students from Thailand, Indonesia and The Philippines;
- S$1,500 for all other students (e.g. from Europe, America, Oceania, Japan, ROC, Korea, CIS, Vietnam, etc...);
- No Security Deposit is required for students from Malaysia and Brunei.
12. A Student Pass is not required for foreign students who hold an Employment Pass, a Training Pass, a Dependent's Pass or who have Permanent Resident status.
13. If one of your parents is a Singapore Citizen or a Singapore Permanent Resident, you must send us the following additional documents:
a. Parents' marriage certificate / divorce certificate (photocopy);
b. Parent's highest educational certificate (photocopy or certified copy);
c. Parent's letter of employment (letter should state date of commencement of employment, designation, and salary per month), or, if parent is self-employed, Business Registration Certificate. These documents should not be issued more than 1 month ago;
d. Parent's monthly CPF contributions for the past 12 months;
e. Parent's Income Tax Assessment Notices for the past 3 years (photocopy).14. If your spouse (husband or wife) is a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident, you must send us the following additional documents:
a. Spouse's marriage certificate / divorce certificate (photocopy);
b. Spouse's highest educational certificate and transcript (photocopy or certified copy)
c. Spouse's letter of employment (letter should state date of commencement of employment, designation, and salary per month), or, if spouse is self-employed, Business Registration Certificate. These documents should not be issued more than 1 month ago;
d. Spouse's monthly CPF contributions for the past 12 months;
e. Spouse's Income Tax Assessment Notices for the past 3 years (photocopy).15. Students are not allowed to work while they are holding a Student Pass.
16. There is no guarantee that your Student Pass will be approved. Social Visit Pass applications for accompanying parents may be rejected even though the child's Student Pass is approved. In the case of Student Pass rejection, we can appeal. If your application is rejected, the S$400 part payment and S$214 Student Pass Handling Fee will not be refunded.
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Last updated: August 2007