Upon completing your studies, you are obligated to return you Student Pass to ICA. This also goes for if you are planning to apply for a Long Term Visit Pass, your Student Pass needs to be cancelled first. The procedure is actually quite easy.
Cancellation/ Return of Student Pass upon completion of study:
1. Usually you are required to return you STP within 7 days after the completion of your stu dy , however I have once cancelled it surpassing 7 days, and it can still be done. But I recommend you do return it in duly time.
2. Prior preparation only include you filling out the Cancellation of Student Pass form, (click for the link) downloadable from the ICA website or you will be given one at the Visitor Center at ICA. And remember to bring you Student Pass and Passport!
Sample of how to fill in the Cancellation of STP form
(the parts you need to fill in)
3. You can directly make your way to ICA, to return your pass.
Address of ICA Building
Student's Pass Section, Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) at Level 4, ICA Building, 10 Kallang Road (next to Lavender MRT Station). Operating hours: 8 am - 5 pm (Weekdays), 8 am - 1 pm (Saturday).
A word to the wise, come early and go directly to level 4, queue at the Visitor Center line to get your queue number and all needed forms. Here you can also ask any further inquiries. ICA also has a 24 hour Call Center (6391 6100), however the line is a bit hard to reach and once connected it takes a long while to get to your needed inquiry. So I would suggest just go down directly to the ICA building (avoid Fridays and peek hours).
4. Once you get your queue, you can go and wait in the waiting room section for return of Student Pass until your turn or your number appears on the LED screen of selected counters.
5. Then afterwards, it is just a matter of completing the form and following the instruction of the officer at the counter. This normally doesn't take long. They will take your passport and Student Pass. You will need to come back two hours later to pick up your passport and your disembarkation paper. This is an important, you will need to hand over this paper to the Immigration officer at the airport as you leave Singapore.
6. Upon returning your Student Pass, you will also get automatic permit to stay in Singapore for a short term (like a short term visit pass, that will be indicated within your Disembarkation Paper). The length of this short term stay, I believe, varies. And I have inquired the officer at ICA, it depends on a number that will be computer generated. You will only know the length after your STP return has been processed and your Disembarkation Paper is issued.
For my case, for example, I return the pass early July, I received a short stay permit until end of September. So that is around 12 weeks.
For those of graduates seeking employment in Singapore, can afterwards apply for a Long Term Visit Pass (click for link).
For other info, please check my blog on
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Cancellation/ Return of Student Pass upon completion of study:
1. Usually you are required to return you STP within 7 days after the completion of your stu dy , however I have once cancelled it surpassing 7 days, and it can still be done. But I recommend you do return it in duly time.
2. Prior preparation only include you filling out the Cancellation of Student Pass form, (click for the link) downloadable from the ICA website or you will be given one at the Visitor Center at ICA. And remember to bring you Student Pass and Passport!
Sample of how to fill in the Cancellation of STP form
(the parts you need to fill in)
- Name, Date of Birth, Nationality, Passport number : as indicated on Passport and Pass
- FIN: as in your Student Pass number
- Address of Local Sponsor: this can actually be filed in with the name of the university you attended
- Tel No: your contact number
- Reason for cancellation: tick the most appropriate one. For reason of completion to studies, you can tick Others and write finish studies.
- Lastly your signature on the bottom.
3. You can directly make your way to ICA, to return your pass.
Address of ICA Building
Student's Pass Section, Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) at Level 4, ICA Building, 10 Kallang Road (next to Lavender MRT Station). Operating hours: 8 am - 5 pm (Weekdays), 8 am - 1 pm (Saturday).
A word to the wise, come early and go directly to level 4, queue at the Visitor Center line to get your queue number and all needed forms. Here you can also ask any further inquiries. ICA also has a 24 hour Call Center (6391 6100), however the line is a bit hard to reach and once connected it takes a long while to get to your needed inquiry. So I would suggest just go down directly to the ICA building (avoid Fridays and peek hours).
4. Once you get your queue, you can go and wait in the waiting room section for return of Student Pass until your turn or your number appears on the LED screen of selected counters.
5. Then afterwards, it is just a matter of completing the form and following the instruction of the officer at the counter. This normally doesn't take long. They will take your passport and Student Pass. You will need to come back two hours later to pick up your passport and your disembarkation paper. This is an important, you will need to hand over this paper to the Immigration officer at the airport as you leave Singapore.
6. Upon returning your Student Pass, you will also get automatic permit to stay in Singapore for a short term (like a short term visit pass, that will be indicated within your Disembarkation Paper). The length of this short term stay, I believe, varies. And I have inquired the officer at ICA, it depends on a number that will be computer generated. You will only know the length after your STP return has been processed and your Disembarkation Paper is issued.
For my case, for example, I return the pass early July, I received a short stay permit until end of September. So that is around 12 weeks.
For those of graduates seeking employment in Singapore, can afterwards apply for a Long Term Visit Pass (click for link).
For other info, please check my blog on
Updating Your Passport Number Info to ICA Singapore
Indonesia Passport Renewal in Singapore