Applying for a Singaporean student visa

Fluency in English is required to apply for a student visa to Singapore. The following certificates of English competency are accepted:

• GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education
• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
• IELTS - International English Language Testing System

Apart from the English test, the students must have also received their letter of acceptance from the university where they wish to pursue their course of study.

The international and overseas students should ensure that their visa application reaches the ICA at least 2 months before the date of commencement of the course.

Except for applications to certain local polytechnics and to the universities, an overseas student needs a local sponsor who is a citizen of Singapore or a Singapore PR above the age of 21 so that he can apply for a student pass.

Normally, it takes four weeks or more to complete the visa processing stage.

All applications must be submitted online through SOLAR at least a month before the intended start day but not more than two months before.

Additional consular information can be obtained from High Commission of Singapore and the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.

Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore, in India