Do you have a question about National Service (NS) in Singapore? Discuss it here.
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National Service Deferment Procedure in Singapore.
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Plavt » Thu, 24 Jul 2008 8:40 pm
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The following has been provided by Petales Soufflez with thanks.
I contacted CMPB recently as I have an almost 12-year old boy who has dual...
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I don't think you could do that, keeping the NS away until 21 yr old (defer) followed by renouncing the citizenship for the boy. With the current...
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Mods , please assist on posting to my PM inbox
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Mad Scientist » Thu, 25 Aug 2022 6:04 pm
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SMS and other Mods
Sorry to be a pain. I came back on board for a week now from Europe and decided to see what is and what's not on the forum
Lo and...
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Which group is that with MS? I was a child of missionary parents and some of my friends from that era have gone into water projects.
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Sat, 27 Aug 2022 9:02 am
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Information on Permanent Residence
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Pal » Mon, 09 Aug 2004 9:04 pm
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Please read before posting
Information attached below:
Application For Permanent Residence
» Overview
» Eligibility
» Documents Required
»...
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I went through similar way, way back in the late 80's~early 90's trying to get PR. suffice it to say I've been a PR now for a quarter of a century...
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Thu, 07 May 2015 8:51 pm
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How much impact in work and study for NS defaulter?
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Graciousr325 » Tue, 28 Oct 2025 8:37 pm
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Dear community,
I wish to ask an question, how much will work or study related activites be affected by defaulting ns, but returning early to...
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Sure, that would depend when I would have the opportunity to do so. Mindef might do a press release on me anyways. Take care. I will keep you updated.
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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 7:31 am
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Sgc by birth, dual citizenship, defaulter, can't get back: help!
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Graciousr325 » Tue, 28 Oct 2025 8:29 pm
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Dear community,
My name is Shawn, a Singaporean born citizen that immigrated with family at an early age, didn't go through any schooling in...
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Hello young man,
A Canadian citizenship has pathways to work in the U.S. Why decide on Singapore now? Millions of professionals around the world...
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Sun, 02 Nov 2025 9:03 am
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Thoughts on whether to give birth to son outside of Singapore?
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preggers15 » Mon, 28 Apr 2025 5:25 pm
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Hi everyone,
I've read through multiple different threads on here and have found all the information to be very detailed and helpful for people with...
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Hi, I appreciate this post was from a while back...I'm kind of facing the same dilemma (hard to avoid NS, but still want to give my son the best...
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Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:49 pm
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NS deferment process for SC never resided
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pomerblue » Wed, 03 Sep 2025 2:41 am
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I've looked over most of the posts and would like to offer another unique scenario that I haven't seen. It's near impossible to get clear guidance...
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he's 12.5...you mention this window to absolve himself..can you elaborate? I will continue to look through posts that reference this as well.
So...
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Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:51 am
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Looking for advice on Renouncing citizenship and NS
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milky_lys » Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:33 pm
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Hi all,
So sorry for posting yet another one of these posts here -- this is the best chance I have. I just found out from my parents -- came up in a...
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You need to start with CMPB on Depot Road.
Ask them if you have an outstanding obligation
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Sat, 15 Feb 2025 9:46 am
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Institution offer for Deferment
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madi83 » Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:46 pm
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Hi All,
My son has shown interest in doing a diploma overseas at the age of 17.
Wondering if NS will accept the institution's conditional offer...
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Hi All,
My son has shown interest in doing a diploma overseas at the age of 17.
Wondering if NS will accept the institution's conditional offer...
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Tue, 11 Feb 2025 4:29 pm
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Renouncing PR and SRS withdrawal
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sherlock101 » Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:28 pm
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Hi,
I am an EP holder aged 40. Living in SG for 7 years with wife, who is pregnant - expected delivery (a son) in a couple of months.
We plan to...
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I am still a little conflicted about this one.
Mainly because the intent of PR changed without providing a reasonable alternative. Over that same...
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Last post by malcontent
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 1:06 pm
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A recent case confirms that losing SC does not void NS obligation
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PNGMK » Tue, 08 Oct 2024 9:53 am
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A couple things stick out here:
1. The Singapore govt may actually cancel your SC - I would actually like that confirmed. The article (snip below)...
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It begs the question: why are renunciations at age 16 not executed immediately if it has no bearing on NS obligations?
Yeah, my question exactly!...
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Sun, 27 Oct 2024 6:26 am
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Consequences of renouncing citizenship for children?
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irrelevancy » Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:21 pm
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Hi all
Our entire family has migrated to australia almost 10 years ago. My 9 year old son has dual citizenship by descent (aus and singapore).
We...
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I found this on ICA website
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Sun, 07 Jan 2024 9:30 pm
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Traveling on Exit Permit
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SS2 » Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:12 pm
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Hi
My son has an exit permit for 3 years. What are the rules of the exit permit. He was granted it whilst we are overseas but he would like to visit...
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Yes as for as i know for 1, or 2 weeks visits, for exact duration you can check official website, in faq.
wrong, muppet. You really need to keep...
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Sun, 19 Nov 2023 6:34 am
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Exit Permit Technicalities (16.5 years and above)
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Aurilius » Sun, 03 Sep 2023 11:59 am
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Hey everyone,
My son is attending an international school in Thailand. I just received the letter informing me of exit permit requirements as my...
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take as information sharing only, for exact details contact official, first time apply your son should be in sg, because you should mention date of...
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Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:15 am
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NSmen Expired Exit Permit ( 15 months overdue)
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roachbro » Wed, 13 Apr 2011 3:27 am
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Hi there,
I recently found out that my exit permit has been expired for 15months. I totally forgot about it, previously I had been pretty good about...
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Hello all, I am in a similar situation (EP expired by a month, currently overseas), checked ns portal no upcoming or previous mannings. Already...
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Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:56 pm
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Even a Crazy Rich Asian cannot dodge NS/CMPB!
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PNGMK » Wed, 22 Aug 2018 5:36 pm
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Mr Kevin Kwan failed to register for National Service (NS) in 1990, despite notices and letters sent to his overseas address. He also stayed overseas...
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Frankly, as long as Singapore insists on their draconian policies, I think we are going to see more and more of this in the future.
Vindictiveness...
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Wed, 16 Aug 2023 8:35 pm
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Parent renounce Singapore citizenship to get son away from NS?
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montainlover » Wed, 11 Mar 2020 4:33 am
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Hi all,
We have been following this forum for a while and we are in the same situation as many others:
Me Singaporean, my husband not.
Living...
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It definitely pays to be informed about NS obligations ahead of time.
I know an American guy in my office who married a Singaporean and it wasn’t...
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Sun, 19 Feb 2023 3:08 pm
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Ex-PR on EP reapplying for PR
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astraroad » Thu, 29 Dec 2022 4:56 am
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Hi everyone. Hope to shed some light on my situation and get some feedback.
I am an EP holder at 27 year old. I have held EP across 3 companies the...
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What is your ethnicity? In any case, you didn't default apparently as you were young enough not to need the exit permit. Having come back as an ex-PR...
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Fri, 30 Dec 2022 11:36 pm
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NS vocations
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Koreba » Thu, 03 Nov 2022 8:09 pm
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While we'll be trying to get NS deferment (pending SC renunciation) for our son- if somewhere down the line, our son decides he wants to do NS- we...
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The option to indicate your preferred vocation is relatively new - it's been given since 2016.
In theory, the stats look like this:
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