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Application to citizenship
Posted: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 9:14 pm
by tidoro
Hi Everyone,
For a family of PRs in Singapore, thinking to apply to citizenship, the ICA says as follows for the criteria
Have been a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) for at least two years and are aged 21 and above (you can apply together with your spouse and any unmarried children aged below 21).
Can one espouse apply together with the kids (under 21 years old), while the other espouse doesn't apply to citizenship and stays as PR (this is due to personal preference of one espouse to keep the previous nationality since Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship), or does the entire family have to apply together to citizenship (including both espouses), if the kids are included in the application?
Thank you!
Re: Application to citizenship
Posted: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 9:37 pm
by singaporeflyer
tidoro wrote: ↑Fri, 31 Jan 2025 9:14 pm
Hi Everyone,
For a family of PRs in Singapore, thinking to apply to citizenship, the ICA says as follows for the criteria
Have been a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) for at least two years and are aged 21 and above (you can apply together with your spouse and any unmarried children aged below 21).
Can one espouse apply together with the kids (under 21 years old), while the other espouse doesn't apply to citizenship and stays as PR (this is due to personal preference of one espouse to keep the previous nationality since Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship), or does the entire family have to apply together to citizenship (including both espouses), if the kids are included in the application?
Thank you!
Theoretically, Yes you can apply, but outcome wise it will have a big impact depending on where you are from, etc
Re: Application to citizenship
Posted: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:35 am
by tidoro
You mean it is possible one spouse apply to citizenship with the kids while the other spouse stays as PR to keep her existing passport?
Will that reduce the chances of the application getting approved (since at least for PR they always value that the whole family apply together).
Then I understand the outcome depends on many other aspects as well.
Thank you!
Re: Application to citizenship
Posted: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:11 pm
by singaporeflyer
tidoro wrote: ↑Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:35 am
You mean it is possible one spouse apply to citizenship with the kids while the other spouse stays as PR to keep her existing passport?
Will that reduce the chances of the application getting approved (since at least for PR they always value that the whole family apply together).
Then I understand the outcome depends on many other aspects as well.
Thank you!
1) Yes
2) Yes
But these are basics. You violate these, outcome is very fast.
Re: Application to citizenship
Posted: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 3:53 pm
by smoulder
Are you Malaysian? That will probably give you a better chance of being successful in this scenario - I have a Malaysian colleague who did that - he stayed Malaysian... his wife and family applied for and became citizens.
But as SF has pointed out, your chances will surely diminish.
Re: Application to citizenship
Posted: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 4:33 pm
by JazliLong
tidoro wrote: ↑Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:35 am
You mean it is possible one spouse apply to citizenship with the kids while the other spouse stays as PR to keep her existing passport?
Will that reduce the chances of the application getting approved (since at least for PR they always value that the whole family apply together).
Then I understand the outcome depends on many other aspects as well.
Thank you!
hey, wanna ask, as im also malaysian with malaysian wife , but i am thinking of 1 converting to sg while the other keeping citizenship. do u know if there is a difference between the husband converting to sg citizen instead of the wife?