Arrival Checklist
 

Complete the Disembarkation / Embarkation form, which you will receive while on the plane. Copies are also available at the Immigration Checkpoint at Singapore Changi Airport. You must present this with your passport and the original copy of your Student's Pass approval letter (applicable for those who require a visa to enter Singapore) to the Duty Officer at the Immigration Checkpoint upon your arrival in Singapore. Please retain the portion of the Disembarkation / Embarkation and your Student's Pass approval letter which will be returned to you, as these are required for the completion of your Student's Pass formalities at the Immigration Checkpoints Authority.

 
Change your money at the currency exchange counters at Changi Airport if necessary.
 

Getting to your hostel from Changi Airport

Taxi service in Singapore is easily available, convenient, and reasonably priced. If this is your first time in Singapore, we strongly advise you to take a taxi. Taxi bays are available at the Changi Airport arrival halls. Taxis are metered and fares start from S$2.80. A list of possible additional surcharges can be found posted in the taxis. For trips originating from the airport, there is a surcharge of between S$3 to S$5. Between midnight and 6.00am, there is an additional surcharge of 50% of the fare shown on the meter. Tipping is not expected. Most taxi drivers are conversant in both English and Mandarin.

If you are dissatisfied with the taxi service for whatever reasons, please note down the taxi number and time of boarding so that we may provide feedback to the respective Taxi Companies.

 
Complete your medical examination.
 

Collect In-principle Approval (IPA) Letter from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at SMU (for international students who do not require visa to enter Singapore)

 
Open a bank account.
 

Finalise your Tuition Fee Loan application (if pending).

 

Attend SMU Matriculation.

 

Complete Student's Pass formalities

• During matriculation, you will be able to complete your Student's Pass formalities at SMU as ICA staff will be present.

• If you miss the main matriculation, you are required to go down personally to ICA to complete your Student's Pass formalities.

• Required documents:

1. IPA Letter
2. Passport
3. Disembarkation / Embarkation card
4. Form 16
5. Medical report from approved hospitals/clinics (for studies which are 6 months or more)

 

Getting to SMU
(Address: Administration Building , 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065)

•  By MRT - nearest is City Hall MRT Station (you may seek advice from the officers at the City Hall MRT control station if you are lost)

•  By Bus – 111, 131, 14, 16, 162, 36, 502, 518, 7, 167, 171, 700, 700A

•  By Taxi

Getting around Campus

 

Contact us

Please contact us for the following enquiries:

For further enquiries-

Ms Sarah Ng, sarahng@smu.edu.sg, 6828 0305
Ms Michelle Teo, michelleteo@smu.edu.sg, 6828 1983

 



 


Last updated on 20 April, 2009 by Student Life.