Ans: NUS has aligned its COVID-19 safe management measures with the latest guidelines and anticipates that almost all student activities will be able to resume in AY2022/23. The hostel is a closely-knit community with frequent close interactions among the residents. To provide as safe an environment as possible while supporting a rich student life, NUS has adopted a 100% COVID-19 vaccination policy for hostels with effect from AY2022/2023.

Ans: All individuals residing in NUS hostels – students, residential staff and their families.

Ans: The individual must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have been certified medically ineligible by a Singapore doctor to be eligible to check in and reside in the hostel.

Ans: Full COVID-19 vaccination status requires that a person is up-to-date on the primary course and any booster jabs prescribed under the prevailing government guidelines.

Ans: Please refer to the Ministry of Health for information on the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Singapore.

Ans: NUS circulars, FAQs, emergency contact numbers, and useful links on the COVID-19 situation are also available at emergency.nus.edu.sg.

The COVID-19 safe management measures and NUS student accommodation protocols are available at https://nus.edu.sg/osa/student-services/hostel-admission/housing-agreement.

Ans: The only exception will be for students certified by a Singapore doctor as medically ineligible for vaccination. Your vaccination status in uNivUS will reflect as “Medically ineligible” after uploading your medical certification.

Will new International Students for AY2022/23 without "Vaccinated" status be allowed to check into their hostel?

New international students will be given an exemption period from 18 July – 2 September 2022 (both dates inclusive) for them to finalise their vaccination status (student’s pass, Singpoass, serology test) and Singapore National Immunisation Registry (NIR) to sync into uNivUS app.  After setting up their Singpass, they can download a copy of their Singapore vaccination certificate for submission on uNivUS.

During the exemption period, their vaccination status in the system will be ‘Unvaccinated’, until a valid Vaccination Cert is uploaded from HealthHub (https://www.healthhub.sg/) or Notarise (https://www.notarise.gov.sg/) into uNivUS.

Ans: These students arriving from locations that do not have access to the approved booster may submit a request for exemption to check in to the hostel through the Hostel Admission FAQ & Email Portal. If approved, they will be allowed to check in to their hostel, but they need to get their booster within 7 days of check-in.

Students who have previously recovered from COVID-19 infection overseas or locally may have their previous infection taken into account in the computation of vaccination validity status (refer to OMRC Circular 003/22 paragraph). They may check in to the hostel if their vaccination status is deemed valid after review by the Office of Risk Management and Compliance (ORMC).

1. For students who have contracted and recovered from COVID-19 infection overseas
   
   
   • To be recognised as having recovered from a COVID-19 infection, Ministry of Health (MOH) requires individuals who have contracted and recovered from COVID-19 overseas to see a doctor in Singapore with supporting documents for their infection, recovery and discharge, and to do a serology test.
     
   • Students may book an appointment for the serology test at the University Health centre (UHC) or visit a private healthcare provider (https://flu.gowhere.gov.sg/). Refer to UHC FAQs on booking an appointment for the serology test and the related information.
   • Upon receiving a positive serology test result from the doctor, the student may apply to ORMC to take into account their previous infection in the computation of the vaccination validity.  Application may be made to the Approver (Mr Yam Guan Shyh yamgs@nus.edu.sg and Mr Ravindran s/o Sockalingam ravi19@nus.edu.sg , see ORMC Circular 003/22 Annex A paragraph 1.
     
     
2. For students who have contracted and recovered from COVID-19 infection in Singapore
   
   When a student has been tested COVID positive with ART+ or PCR+, done and administered at a clinic or a MOH’s Combined Test Centre (CTC), or via a Supervised SelfTest at Quick Test Centre (QTC), has completed the MOH isolation period and been discharged, the individual is recognised as recovered from COVID-19 infection. The student may to apply ORMC to take into account their previous infection in the computation of the vaccination validity.  Application may be made to the Approver (Mr Yam Guan Shyh yamgs@nus.edu.sg and Mr Ravindran s/o Sockalingam ravi19@nus.edu.sg , see ORMC Circular 003/22 Annex A paragraph 1.
   

Ans: The housing application is through UHMS. The vaccination requirement is published on the website and updated in the UHMS application and offer acceptance processes.

There is no requirement to upload the vaccination certificate to UHMS as part of the application process. However, you need to ensure that your vaccination status is shown as ‘Vaccinated’ in the uNivUS before checking in to the hostel. You may do so by uploading your vaccination certificate there.

Ans: Yes, as part of the housing offer acceptance process, students are required to acknowledge this requirement in the UHMS portal to complete the process.

Ans: Once you have updated your vaccination status in uNivUS and it is reflected as ‘’Vaccinated’, the admissions team will be able to verify your eligibility for check-in. you do not need to take any additional action (see Section C below).

If your status in uNivUS has not been updated, you will be sent a reminder to upload your vaccination certificate and update your status before 15 July 2022. 

Ans: Students should ensure they are fully vaccinated or get a Singapore doctor to certify them medically ineligible for vaccination before 15 July 2022, and before their check-in to the hostels for AY2022/23.

Alternatively, students should inform hostels to cancel their current bookings before 15 July 2022. Students who voluntarily request to withdraw their AY22/23 booking before 15 July 2022 will be able to get their acceptance fee refunded.

Ans: Please refer to https://emergency.nus.edu.sg/ under Declaration of Vaccination Status for the detailed steps to declare your vaccination status in the uNivUS.

If you still encounter issues after following the steps in the guide, please write to itcare@nus.edu.sg.

Ans: Verification of vaccination status to determine the eligibility to check-in will be conducted via the uNivUS:

• Early check-in: Housing Services (HS) will verify the vaccination status two weeks before the check-in date.
• Mass check-in: Hostel Admission Services (HAS) will verify the vaccination status on 15 July 2022.

The hostel Management Office or Hostel Admission Services will inform those ineligible to check in within two working days.

Ans: The preliminary verification of all residents’ (with AY2022/23 hostel stay) vaccination status will be conducted progressively after each Housing Offer Exercise. For residents who are not vaccinated and not exempted from vaccination, Housing Admission Services/ Residential College and NUS College Admin Office will send email reminders after each Offer Exercise to ensure that their Vaccination Status are shown as ‘Vaccinated’ by following up on their vaccination regime and/or uploading their vaccination certificates from HealthHub into uNivUS  before end June.

Ans: Monitoring of students’ vaccination status during the semester and vacation will continue until further notice.

According to ORMC circular Ref: ORMC 007/22, unvaccinated hostelites will continue to upload a valid FET result to uNivUS every Sunday and Wednesday.

This will include:

i) medically ineligible for vaccination;

ii) those whose vaccination status lapses during the semester

For new International Students for AY2022/23, you will not need to do any FET test during the exemption period (until 2 September 2022). During the exemption period, your vaccination status in the system will be ‘Unvaccinated’, until you upload a valid Vaccination Cert (from HealthHub) into uNivUS.

For returning International Students with ‘Vaccination in Progress status’ for AY2022/23, you will not need to do any FET test during the exemption period (until 2 September 2022). During the exemption period, your vaccination status in the system will remain ‘Vaccination in Progress’, until you upload a valid Vaccination Cert (from HealthHub) into uNivUS.

The hostel’s Residential Life Team and Residential College/ NUS College Admin Office will follow up with unvaccinated students after final verification and/or during official check-in, including international students and exchange students after their exemption periods.