maxumfx wrote:sundaymorningstaple wrote:maxumfx,
Start with this thread in the Strictly Speaking Subforum:
http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/viewtopic.php?t=61423
Once you have managed to get all the way through it, digested it and also had a look-see at the various other threads in that sub-forum regarding NS, if we haven't answered your questions, give us a shout back with specifics and we'll try to address them. Yes, there are lawyers but really, it's not needed. All that is needed is the knowledge of the timing for each step of the way and what you, as parents, will be expected to give up as well.
sms
Thank you for your reply SMS. I will check out the thread.
So.. in reading from this thread and the other related one, this is what I gather in summary:
1) Our whole family should get out of Singapore before my son turns 11 (or 13?)
2) Before my son turns 11 (or 13?), I should write a "Letter on Intention" to both the ICA and MINDEF, basically to inform them of our intention to migrate out of Singapore for good, and my son's intention to renounce his Singapore citizenship by the age of 21. Include a photocopy of my son's B.C., proof of foreign school enrolment\attendance, proof of departure date from Singapore, and send it to the ICA and CMPB at the following address:
ICA Renunciation Unit
10 Kallang Road, #06-00
Singapore 208718
Tel# +65-6391-6316
Central Manpower Base
3 Depot Road, #02-07
Singapore 109680
Tel# +65-6373-3132
3) We should also document the departure date and new foreign address and inform ICA of the change of address here:
http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=142
4) Between now to the renouncement of his Singapore citizenship, DO NOT accept a pink IC or renew his Singapore passport. His Singapore passport has about 5 years to expiry, so, we should try to get his Australian passport within this period and thereafter stop using his Singapore passport for travel.
5) If my son needs to go back to Singapore, from age 13 to 18, apply for the necessary exit permits.
6) At the age of 18, he should apply for deferment from the CMPB. However, in order to prove our intention to migrate out of Singapore for good, we as parents should also renounce our Singapore citizenship BEFORE my son reach 18 years old.
7) Then at the age of 21, he can renounce his Singapore citizenship.
This is our 7-step plan, but I'm not 100% sure if I get the whole picture here. And so if there is anything that is lacking in the above plan, I would appreciate if someone can point that out.
Thank you.