Student Support Services

Student’s Pass

All international students are required to hold a valid Student’s Pass issued by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Before departing their home country for Singapore, they are required to apply for this pass (Form 16) using the Student’s Pass On-Line Application and Registration (SOLAR) system at the ICA website: http://www.ica.gov.sg.    The SOLAR application number and other details needed by applicants to log in to the SOLAR system will be sent to the respective applicants.

Those who require a visa to enter Singapore are required to submit Form 16 in their hometown before departing for Singapore. When successful in their application, they will receive from NTU the In-Principle Approval Letter for a Student’s Pass cum the single-journey entry visa to enter Singapore.

The Student Affairs Office administers Student’s Pass applications by undergraduate.

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Services/StudentServices/immigration/Pages/UndergraduateStudents.aspx.

Student’s Pass matters for graduate and exchange/ non-graduating students are handled by the International Student Centre:

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Services/StudentServices/immigration/Pages/GraduateStudents.aspx

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Services/StudentServices/immigration/Pages/Non-graduatingstudents.aspx

Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme

The Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme is applicable to full-time and part-time undergraduates as well as NIE students, providing personal accident insurance coverage of up to $3,000 per accident, with a cap of $1,000 on outpatient expenses. NIE students are advised to contact their Finance Department for any enquiry on the scheme.

Group Hospital and Surgical Insurance Scheme (for international students)

Medical costs in Singapore can be high so full-time international students (including Singapore permanent residents) are required to subscribe to the Group Hospitalisation and Surgical Insurance Scheme, so that they are covered should they require specialist consultation, hospitalisation or surgery during the course of their studies.

This scheme is administered by the International Student Centre. For the list of benefits and scope of coverage, please visit the website.

Employment schemes

Full-time matriculated international students may seek prior endorsement from the University to work part-time during their studies.

Scholarship recipients must obtain the approval of their scholarship sponsors if they wish to work part-time. Details of the terms and conditions for part-time employment can be found at

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Services/StudentServices/studentjobs/Pages/default.aspx.

Exchange students are not allowed to work part-time unless they are on the Work Experience Programme.

Transport services

Public bus services 179, 179A and 199 (SBS Transit) take students to and from NTU and the Boon Lay Bus Interchange. Students staying on campus can either walk to class or take the fare-free internal shuttle buses.

International Student Centre

The International Student Centre (ISC), which is part of the Student Affairs Office, was established to serve NTU’s steadily growing community of more than 7,800 international students from more than 85 countries.

A central reference point for all international student concerns, the centre ensures the smooth settling in of international students, and addresses their special concerns by coordinating with departments handling student matters. The centre organises programmes that enable international students to better understand one another through sports, social gatherings, inter-faith and religious functions, promotion of home countries, cultivation of alumni relations and talks on integration into the Singapore community. It also provides pre-arrival information, conducts orientations, handles accommodation for graduate students, and manages a mandatory health insurance scheme for international students.