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Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 2:41 pm
by cowgoesmoo
My family moved to SG in 2000, when I was only 2 years old. I've attended kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, JC and local university here. Stayed here for 23 years now. Unfortunately, during our time here, my parents split and my dad has migrated to Canada with his new family. My Mum and I remain Singapore PRs (since 2007, I was P3). However, my mum has no plans on retiring here. So, I applied for citizenship on my own in July 2021 and has been pending since then. At the time of application, I was a 3rd year undergrad at the NTU. I have since graduated and married my bf of 5 years (Malay-Muslim). He's also a graduate from NTU. I just wanted to know my chances.
Profile:
Gender: F
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married (Dec 2022)
Annual Income: 53k
Nationality: Filipino (PR since 2007, lived here since 2000)
Languages: Chinese (up to GCE A level MT), Malay Level 4 (taken in Uni)
Application has been pending for 19 months with no news/updates. The waiting is causing anxiety and if it's going to be rejected, I know I'll be devastated having grown up here and taken MT classes with my friends and all the memories with them. I'd appreciate any input.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 1:41 am
by Lisafuller
Plus points are age, length of stay in Singapore and marital status. Ethnic quota will be tough to beat.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 9:36 am
by abbby
If your hubby is Singaporean I would think you might stand a good chance, albeit the almost 2 year wait.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:09 am
by MOCHS
Is hubby Singaporean? If so, wait for 2 years of marriage and get your spouse to sponsor you. Pop a baby or two and chances increase.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:48 am
by cowgoesmoo
Yes, hubby is Singaporean, but he will only be able to sponsor only after an outcome (rejection) is available or at the second application right? (just asking) because I'm not sure if that can be done while my application is pending
MOCHS wrote: ↑Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:09 am
Is hubby Singaporean? If so, wait for 2 years of marriage and get your spouse to sponsor you. Pop a baby or two and chances increase.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:49 am
by cowgoesmoo
Yup he is Singaporean
abbby wrote: ↑Sun, 26 Feb 2023 9:36 am
If your hubby is Singaporean I would think you might stand a good chance, albeit the almost 2 year wait.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 1:41 pm
by MOCHS
If you get rejected, wait for two years after the rejection date, then get your husband to sponsor you.
You might have to treat the application fee of this first application as a donation since there might be a chance of rejection. In the mean time it does not hurt to update ICA for this first application that you got married.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 3:15 pm
by Lisafuller
cowgoesmoo wrote: ↑Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:48 am
Yes, hubby is Singaporean, but he will only be able to sponsor only after an outcome (rejection) is available or at the second application right? (just asking) because I'm not sure if that can be done while my application is pending
MOCHS wrote: ↑Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:09 am
Is hubby Singaporean? If so, wait for 2 years of marriage and get your spouse to sponsor you. Pop a baby or two and chances increase.
Can try, otherwise just wait and within these two years if you have children chances will shoot up.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 3:16 pm
by Lisafuller
MOCHS wrote: ↑Sun, 26 Feb 2023 1:41 pm
If you get rejected, wait for two years after the rejection date, then get your husband to sponsor you.
You might have to treat the application fee of this first application as a donation since there might be a chance of rejection. In the mean time it does not hurt to update ICA for this first application that you got married.
OP may be able to have these records added to her file, but like you said might not be enough at the moment.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 1:16 am
by cowgoesmoo
cowgoesmoo wrote: ↑Sat, 25 Feb 2023 2:41 pm
My family moved to SG in 2000, when I was only 2 years old. I've attended kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, JC and local university here. Stayed here for 23 years now. Unfortunately, during our time here, my parents split and my dad has migrated to Canada with his new family. My Mum and I remain Singapore PRs (since 2007, I was P3). However, my mum has no plans on retiring here. So, I applied for citizenship on my own in July 2021 and has been pending since then. At the time of application, I was a 3rd year undergrad at the NTU. I have since graduated and married my bf of 5 years (Malay-Muslim). He's also a graduate from NTU. I just wanted to know my chances.
Profile:
Gender: F
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married (Dec 2022)
Annual Income: 53k
Nationality: Filipino (PR since 2007, lived here since 2000)
Languages: Chinese (up to GCE A level MT), Malay Level 4 (taken in Uni)
Application has been pending for 19 months with no news/updates. The waiting is causing anxiety and if it's going to be rejected, I know I'll be devastated having grown up here and taken MT classes with my friends and all the memories with them. I'd appreciate any input.
UPDATE
After waiting for a total of 30.5 months, I received an approved in principle lettee crom ICA. Words just can’t describe how much it means to me. I am over the moon. This was my first application and I’m super thankful because I know some of my documents were kinda messy.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 12:52 pm
by MOCHS
Congrats!
30.5 months to see a result? That’s the longest I’ve seen so far on the forum. Is this a new record?
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 1:48 pm
by hopeislife
cowgoesmoo wrote: ↑Sun, 11 Feb 2024 1:16 am
UPDATE
After waiting for a total of 30.5 months, I received an approved in principle lettee crom ICA. Words just can’t describe how much it means to me. I am over the moon. This was my first application and I’m super thankful because I know some of my documents were kinda messy.
Congrats, The key factor is the marriage with citizen that helped.
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 8:57 pm
by cowgoesmoo
@MOCHS yes waited 30.5 months for a result. No correspondence from them either the entire time except to ask for my uni grad cert with transcript, marriage cert and payslips which was about 18 months after application
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Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 9:48 pm
by NYY1
Many congrats!
Re: Citizenship chances?
Posted: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 9:49 pm
by NYY1
As an aside, while nothing is easy, the "O" bucket for SC may be somewhat easier than the "O" bucket for PR. Some of the O PRs are likely spouse of SC, and many of them will be very slow to apply for citizenship (if they ever do). While the new SCs issued is ~2/3 of the new PRs issued, the numbers may work out if one can wait long enough.
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