Immigration Matters & Accommodation

SMU will apply for the entry visa and student pass for international students. We will send you the in-principle approval letter for your entry into Singapore when we receive it from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

A medical examination is required for all student pass applicants. If you are a new applicant and not in Singapore, the medical examination can either be done in your home country or in Singapore by a qualified doctor. The doctor must record and certify the results of the medical examination in the designated medical report form. The medical report should not be issued more than 3 months from the submission date of your application. You may download a copy of the medical form here.

SMU has an accommodation@Havelock where postgraduate students may consider renting it.
There is a number of privately-managed student hostels near SMU. For more information, please click here.

If you prefer to reside in private apartments, you may want to engage the serviceof a property agent to help you find an apartment. There will be an agent’s fee for the service rendered. Usually the lease will be for a period of at least one year.

Yes. Students have to surrender their student's pass for cancellation at the Student's Pass Unit, 4th floor, ICA Building, or at the checkpoints when departing Singapore. You may download a copy of the cancellation form from the ICA website

When you cancel your Student’s Pass at ICA, you will be granted a short stay of about 2 weeks in Singapore. If you would like to have a longer stay to look for jobs upon completion of the programme, you may wish to submit an application for one-year (non-renewable) long term social visit pass at the Social Visit Pass Unit for consideration.