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I missed the implications of your earlier reply, thank you for having the patience in making this crystal clear. I have learnt a lot from reading the articles in this forum. It is truly enlightening to understand what the implications behind the choices facing an SPR parent-to-be (my wife is Singapo...

Thank you for the speedy reply, I can see now that this system is watertight, and every foreigner that takes up SPR status effectively seals the NS liability of his male children as long as the PR status (of the parent) is still in force when the child is born. I wonder, though if it is possible for...

So it seems that the only way to get your (male) children out of Singapore NS liability is to give up your own SPR status before they are born, and just go on Employment Pass all the way. The child will also be need to be registered as a foreigner, and be on LT SVP / Dependant/Student Pass all the w...