🇸🇬 Singapore · Student Visa
Student visa categories, eligibility, required documents, work rights, and application steps.
Full-time international students in Singapore need a Student's Pass issued by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Your educational institution applies on your behalf through the ICA's SOLAR (Student's Pass Online Application & Registration) system; if approved you receive an In-Principle Approval letter and complete formalities to have the pass issued. Apply before your course begins.
- Your school registers and submits your Student's Pass application via SOLAR; you complete your part online.
- On approval you receive an In-Principle Approval (IPA) letter, used for entry, and then complete formalities for the pass to be issued.
- Apply before the course start date; processing typically takes several weeks.
- Work rights for Student's Pass holders are limited and conditional — check ICA/MOM rules before taking any work.
Official authorities
- ICA — Student's Pass (apply)
Official Immigration & Checkpoints Authority guide and SOLAR system.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Singapore Government — Singapore's integrated government services portal — unified Singpass identity login
- Immigration & Checkpoints Authority — Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, PR and citizenship applications in Singapore
- Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore — Personal and corporate income tax, GST filing, and tax incentive lookup