Singapore Immigration Rules
Term & Conditions of Student’s Pass (STP)
- This STP is issued based on the application submitted by the applicant/authorised proxy, who has declared all information provided therein to be truthful and accurate.
- Terms & Conditions must be complied with throughout the validity of the STP. Failure to comply will result in cancellation of the STP and/or legal penalties.
- For avoidance of doubt, the Terms & Conditions set out herein are in addition to, and without prejudice to any conditions imposed on the holder under the Immigration Act 1959 and the regulations made thereunder.
- The holder shall comply with all provisions of the Immigration Act 1959 and any regulations made thereunder, and shall not contravene any laws in force in Singapore.
- The holder must be successfully enrolled in his/her approved educational institution within a stipulated timeframe after STP issuance and must remain enrolled throughout the validity of his/her STP. The STP will be cancelled by the Controller of Immigration if the holder fails to enrol or ceases to be retained as a student in his/her approved educational institution.
- The holder is required to achieve at least 90% of the overall attendance in his/her approved educational institution.
- The holder must produce their STP for inspection when requested to do so by the Controller of Immigration, any immigration officer, or any police officer. The STP must be presented within the time frame and at the location specified by the requesting authority.
- The holder is required to notify ICA if there is any change in personal particulars (including name, sex and/or place of residence) within 14 days of the change, and, make the necessary application with ICA to update the STP with the new particulars. Fees will be payable. For more information, please visit www.ica.gov.sg .
- [Applicable only if the holder was issued with a physical STP card] If the STP card is lost or stolen, the holder is required to make a police report immediately and make a report to ICA within 7 days to apply for a replacement STP. Replacement fees will be payable.
- Should the holder intend to leave Singapore and only return to Singapore after the expiry of the STP, a request must be submitted to ICA to cancel the STP at least 3 days before the date of departure from Singapore.
- The holder shall not engage in any activities which are inconsistent with the purpose for which the STP has been issued and shall not engage in any activities in Singapore (whether political in nature or otherwise) which may render him/her an undesirable or prohibited immigrant under the Immigration Act 1959.
- The holder shall not engage in any form of paid employment or in any business, profession, or occupation in Singapore during the validity of the STP unless the holder is in possession of a valid work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990.
- The holder shall not smoke, self-administer, consume or engage in any way in the trafficking of any controlled drug as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 or any written law in force relating to the control of dangerous or harmful drugs.
- The holder shall not possess, use, import, distribute, or engage in any way in activities involving vaporisers, prohibited tobacco products, imitation tobacco products, or products containing specified psychoactive substances as defined in the Tobacco and Vaporiser Control Act 1993 or any written law in force relating to the control of tobacco products and vaporisers.
- The STP will be cancelled by the Controller of Immigration if the holder breaches any of these Terms & Conditions and/or becomes a prohibited immigrant under the Immigration Act 1959, including but not limited to being convicted of an offence under the Act, being an undesirable immigrant, or falling within any other prohibited class under section 8 of the Act. Under s 8(3)(n) of the Immigration Act 1959, the family and dependants of a prohibited immigrant are also considered prohibited immigrants and may also have their immigration facilities revoked and be required to leave Singapore.
- Under regulation 40(2) of the Immigration Regulations, any person who without reasonable cause contravenes or fails to comply with any condition imposed in respect of or any direction endorsed on the STP shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
For more details, please refer to ICA website: www.ica.gov.sg