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Hey! :) Does anybody know what may happen to a subject that returns to Singapore after 10 years without serving NS? I was born 1988 and I have left Singapore in 1998, since this year I have not been back.. Will I be arrested when I arrive at Changi? I live in France now and I have obtained a French ...

HEy guys, does anybody know where I can study translation in Singapore?? Is there a university or polytechnic that offers such a course?
I would be very thankful for your posts

@ NSproblem:
So your friend was able to enter and leave Singapore without facing any complications?? That what you have said, haven't you?

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?????????????????
are you serious????????
hey how cool is that. that means nothing would occur since I have same details like him

I also think that NS would be an enrichment for the life. I am really looking forward to return to Singapore after such a long time to do start NS.

Well, to summarize it all: I have left Singapore at age of 9 in 1997 (with Singapore passport, but it expired) I never had an exit permit I now have a British passport and I am a citizen of the UK, the passport only shows one nationality and that's the British one. I have obtained a new surname. By ...

hehe, I just gave MINDEF a call and they said that my old surname is no longer registered in Singapore. I mean, how can they actually know that I have changed my name, of course they are not aware of that. That means that my new surname Baker is not registered in Singapore any longer. They probably ...

wtf? It is really no problem to stay overseas without having an a valid exit permit?? :D wow cool ! I always thought that it would be really harsh for those who are caught without one. well, I never had one hehe

so the whole problem will be settled once I say that I want to serve, right? ;) But I am just worried about another thing, I do not have an exit permit and I have never had one since I left Singapore in 1997. Could any problems occur in terms of not having an exit permit while staying overseas and w...

I actually thought about going back to Singapore in November to face NS. After all, I have not been there for more than 10 years. There is only one way to find out what will happen when I enter the country: I have to see it for myself by flying there. I think that I am self-confident enough to face ...

yes, but the point is that I have a different surname now, since I was adopted by my mother's new husband. I now have a British surname. Therefore it could be possible that my old name is registered as a Singapore Citizen but I wonder whether I have retained the citizenship even though I have a diff...

Well since I do not have a Singapore passport but a British one, do you think that Singapore will grant me a new Singapore passport when I enter the country and when I say that I am ready to serve National Service?? Is it recommended to go to Singapore? after all I do want to serve in order to set t...

do you guys think that I am able to enter Singapore??? I probably have the same problem, I have left Singapore at the age of 8 that was 1996 and since then I have not been to Singapore? Is it possible to renounce without doing NS? could any problems occur once I set foot into the country??

Ok I see.

But will I be arrested once I arrive in Singapore?? After all I have not been there for more then 10 years now. Can I only renounce the Singapore Citizenship after I have completed NS?

Hi you guys! I really do hope that you are able to assist me in my situation. I was born in Singapore in 1998 and therefore I am normally a subject to the NS. But I left Singapore in the year 1997 at the age of nine years. Until now I have not set foot into Singapore. It has been more than ten years...