The invitation is prepared a few months before graduation, and you collect it from the international students office.
The letter is valid for one year from the date of your graduation.
The text of the letter is as follows:
<name>
<address>
Dear Sir/Madam,
APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE
FIN:
We note from our records that you are a final year foreign student of a polytechnic/university/institution in Singapore.
2 We are pleased to inform you that after graduation, you will be eligible to apply for permanent residence upon securing a job offer in Singapore. Your application will normally be approved upon commencing full-time employment.
3 The application form ( Form 4A ) and explanatory note can be downloaded from ICA's website at
http://www.ica.gov.sg . If you wish to apply for permanent residence upon securing a job offer and after being conferred your degree, please complete the downloaded application form and submit them together with this letter and supporting documents (original and photocopy) not earlier than 3 days before the date of commencement of your employment to the Permanent Resident Services Centre at:
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
ICA Building
10, Kallang Road, 5th Floor
Singapore 208718
A temporary Employment Pass will be issued to enable you to start work pending the approval of your application.
4 To facilitate your job seeking, you may wish to show this letter to your potential employer as it is an indication of your eligibility to apply for permanent residence. As a permanent resident, you would be able to stay and work in Singapore.
5 Please note that this letter is valid for one year from the date of your graduation.
6 Kindly ignore this letter if you have already submitted to us a permanent residence application for assessment.
Yours Sincerely,
Koh Hong Lien (Miss)
for CONTROLLER OF IMMIGRATION
SINGAPORE