Vietnamese students wishing to study full-time in Singapore are required to apply for a Student's Pass from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Applicants must meet the following basic requirements:

1. You must be accepted by an approved Singapore institution to study an approved full-time course.
2. A local sponsor is required, unless you plan to study at a polytechnic or university. The local sponsor can be the educational institution where you will study or a Singapore Citizen/Singapore PR above the age of 21.
3. Your application for the Student's Pass must be submitted at least 2 months in advance and not more than six months from the course start date.

The normal processing time for the Student’s Pass is about 4 weeks, although some applications may take a longer time to process.

The documents required for a Student’s Pass application vary slightly according to the type of institution where you will study. However, all types of institutions require the following documents:

• An original copy of the Letter of Acceptance from the school where you will study, addressed to the ICA, issued not more than o­ne month before the date you submit your application
• 1 or 2 recent photographs
• 2 copies of completed and signed application forms.
• Your birth certificate – either the original document or a copy, or both
• Photocopy of your valid passport
• Official translation of documents is required if they are not in English.

Please refer to the ICA website, http://app.ica.gov.sg/serv_visitor, for information about:

• Which application forms you need. You can download them from the website.
• Other documents you might need to submit
• Application fees