Every foreign applicant accepted to any course (except iDTS, SBS Night Class, MCC & Seminars) offered by YWAM Singapore, is required to apply for Student's Pass (SP) as early as 6 weeks before the commencement of course, under Private Education Organization (PEO) according to statutory requirement of Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA).
YWAM Singapore will assist you in your SP application.
DTS student (Singaporean or foreigner) is required to live in YWAM house during the period of study.
For your budget planning, all costs (SGD) incurred for DTS are in these 3 categories as follows:
1. Tuition / School fee
i) Registration (non-refundable): $100/- (one person) or $150/- (couple)
ii) Lecture & Outreach: $5500/-
2. Student's Pass (SP) application to Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
i) Entry Visa (optional): foreigner student's responsibility to find out & apply if needful,
ii) Visa extension (optional): $30/-,
iii) SP Processing fee (regardless approval status of application): $30/-,
iv) SP Issuance fee: $60/- or $90/-,
v) Security Deposit (SD, not applicable to Malaysian or Bruneian): $1,000/- or $1,500/- or $5,000/- (refundable#)
vi) Bank charge (incurred to process security deposit, non-refundable): $5/-
- above (i), (iii) & (iv) are dependent on applicant's nationality, refer to www.ica.gov.sg.
- amount of SD refunded will be slightly less than initial amount due to current exchange rate.
- you will only receive the refund in 6~8 weeks' time upon surrendering of SP. Any handling fee & bank charge incurred for SD refunding will solely be borne by the foreign student.
# upon completion of course & no breaching of conditions stated on SP security bond form.
3. Living Expenses
i) Food (approximately, per person): $5/- per meal or $300/- per month,
ii)Transport: Move around easy by Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) or buses with EZ-link card, refer to http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/
iii) Hospitalization & Surgical insurance coverage (mandatory for every foreign student unless he / she has his / her own): $100/-
iv) Groceries & Recreation: according to your needs
v) Any accompanying child (to live-in): $5/- (below 10years) or $10/-, per day
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