Student Visa to Singapore

Unlike other popular student destinations, Singapore is a country where paperwork for study in which is not a particularly difficult procedure. In order to go to study in Singapore, you will need to collect a package of certain documents and submit them to the visa department of the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Russia.

In most cases, a student visa is issued for citizens of Russia and the CIS countries entering Singapore for the purpose of obtaining an education.

So, every foreigner entering Singapore to study for a period exceeding 4 weeks is required to apply for a student visa. If your plans meet this requirement, you will receive a standard student visa suitable for undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate or doctoral studies in Singapore.

The holder of a Singapore student visa is required to study at the educational institution named in the submitted documents. The educational process for all foreign students should take at least 15 hours a week, and school attendance should be 90%. In addition, a person who has entered the territory of Singapore on a student visa does not have the right to work in this country while studying.

In most cases, the process of enrolling in a Singapore university and applying for a student visa takes about 4 weeks, so it is better to contact the chosen university and start collecting documents in advance. It is also worth considering that the consul has the right to request additional documents, which may increase the time period for considering your visa.

It should be noted that Singapore is distinguished by a loyal attitude towards foreigners, and in 99% of cases, the decision to issue a visa is positive.

So, what is the process of applying for a student visa after enrolling in a Singapore university?

First of all, you need to contact the selected university in Singapore, pass the entrance exams (if necessary) and submit the necessary documents to the university. If successful, you will be enrolled in an educational institution, which will allow you to submit the collected documents to the visa center.

List of required documents:

All documents must be translated into English and notarized.

1. Copy of passport

2. 3x4 photo

3. Certificates of education (university, college, college, secondary school) and the results of all exams

4. Birth certificate

5. Copies of passports of parents and siblings

6. Bank statement and copies of valid international credit cards, confirming the possibility of paying for studies, as well as accommodation, meals and other expenses for the period of study

7. Certificate from the work of parents confirming the position and the amount of monthly salary for the last 6 months

8. Invitation from the university with confirmation of admission to the course

9. Confirmation of placement / residence in Singapore

What's next

After submitting the documents you will need to pay a non-refundable visa fee of $ 25, and wait for the results of the consideration of your visa issue.

If a positive decision has been made on your visa, you need to open an additional tourist visa to Singapore, which allows you to enter the country and stay in it for 30 days. This term will be required for the student to resolve all remaining issues upon arrival in the country. What should a student do after entering Singapore?

1. Upon arrival in Singapore, right at the airport, the student must present an In-Principal Approval Letter of Student Pass, passing through customs control, a document confirming the availability of a student visa

2. Personally register at the university

3. Undergo a compulsory student medical examination, which is usually organized by the institution itself

4. Having taken all the documents previously collected, come to the immigration department in Singapore to receive a visa card and registration. The necessary assistance in this process to the student can usually be provided by the educational institution that took him to the course.

In the case of a change in the place of study, the student is obliged to annul the old student visa and apply for a new one, taking into account the next place of study.