sam01 wrote:Hey Guys, I have a bit of a unique case.
So I am a Canadian Citizen and at the age of 14, I moved to Singapore with my mom who got a job there. She got her PR and so did I. I continued studying in Singapore till I was 18. At that age, I wasn't open to the idea of serving a foreign army. So I surrendered my Singapore PR and returned to Canada to pursue by Undergrad studies.
My mom, however, continued working in Singapore and eventually became a Singapore Citizen.
I am 29 years old now and my mom is 59 years old. Is there a way for me to get Singapore PR so that I can go back to Singapore and stay with my mom.
I am even willing to serve 2 years in the army if required.
He got his PR before age 18 so obviously he is not first generation PR. He surrendered his PR right before he was due for NS. This is a very negative point for him to get EP now.PNGMK wrote:sam01 wrote:Hey Guys, I have a bit of a unique case.
So I am a Canadian Citizen and at the age of 14, I moved to Singapore with my mom who got a job there. She got her PR and so did I. I continued studying in Singapore till I was 18. At that age, I wasn't open to the idea of serving a foreign army. So I surrendered my Singapore PR and returned to Canada to pursue by Undergrad studies.
My mom, however, continued working in Singapore and eventually became a Singapore Citizen.
I am 29 years old now and my mom is 59 years old. Is there a way for me to get Singapore PR so that I can go back to Singapore and stay with my mom.
I am even willing to serve 2 years in the army if required.
Do you have an outstanding NS obligation? If you were first generation PR (hard to tell) probably not. Your first hurdle is getting a job back here - that gets you an EP which means you can stay.
You are eligible to apply for PR on the first minute you get your EP.sam01 wrote:No I don't have any outstanding NS obligation. In fact, I have visited Singapore several times after surrendering my PR and I did not have any issues.
If lets say I get a job and EP. How long before I qualify for PR again?
1. haaaahaaaahaaah bwaaahaahaaa (ok I was a bit short on explanation - everything can be retroactive in Singapore).sam01 wrote:I renounced my Singapore PR in 2005. This announcement by the government official was made in 2014. I hope it doesnt affect me.
What is a good website for foreigners to look for jobs in Singapore?
Again you can think your own way. However the government has final say.sam01 wrote:I renounced my Singapore PR in 2005. This announcement by the government official was made in 2014. I hope it doesnt affect me.
What is a good website for foreigners to look for jobs in Singapore?
Gold. Not to rain on your parade, I am sure the enforcement will be retrospective, when it suits the Govt.sam01 wrote:I renounced my Singapore PR in 2005. This announcement by the government official was made in 2014. I hope it doesnt affect me.
Fingers crossed for you that you would get your PR backsam01 wrote:Hey Guys, I have a bit of a unique case.
So I am a Canadian Citizen and at the age of 14, I moved to Singapore with my mom who got a job there. She got her PR and so did I. I continued studying in Singapore till I was 18. At that age, I wasn't open to the idea of serving a foreign army. So I surrendered my Singapore PR and returned to Canada to pursue by Undergrad studies.
My mom, however, continued working in Singapore and eventually became a Singapore Citizen.
I am 29 years old now and my mom is 59 years old. Is there a way for me to get Singapore PR so that I can go back to Singapore and stay with my mom.
I am even willing to serve 2 years in the army if required.
Well I really wonder why the Govt approved his mom's citizen application in such scenario. I understand that normally even a REP renewal will be impacted if your PR son dodges NS.Barnsley wrote:Fingers crossed for you that you would get your PR backsam01 wrote:Hey Guys, I have a bit of a unique case.
So I am a Canadian Citizen and at the age of 14, I moved to Singapore with my mom who got a job there. She got her PR and so did I. I continued studying in Singapore till I was 18. At that age, I wasn't open to the idea of serving a foreign army. So I surrendered my Singapore PR and returned to Canada to pursue by Undergrad studies.
My mom, however, continued working in Singapore and eventually became a Singapore Citizen.
I am 29 years old now and my mom is 59 years old. Is there a way for me to get Singapore PR so that I can go back to Singapore and stay with my mom.
I am even willing to serve 2 years in the army if required.
It would make great reading for many a keyboard warrior on how you dodged NS and then came back and the Govt just give you PR again.
A funny scenario though , you give up PR and your Mum goes all the way to Citizen, did you not envisage this predicament you are now in?
What are your redeeming qualities for the Govt to utilise?
Agreed!.bcheng74 wrote:Well I really wonder why the Govt approved his mom's citizen application in such scenario. I understand that normally even a REP renewal will be impacted if your PR son dodges NS.Barnsley wrote:Fingers crossed for you that you would get your PR backsam01 wrote:Hey Guys, I have a bit of a unique case.
So I am a Canadian Citizen and at the age of 14, I moved to Singapore with my mom who got a job there. She got her PR and so did I. I continued studying in Singapore till I was 18. At that age, I wasn't open to the idea of serving a foreign army. So I surrendered my Singapore PR and returned to Canada to pursue by Undergrad studies.
My mom, however, continued working in Singapore and eventually became a Singapore Citizen.
I am 29 years old now and my mom is 59 years old. Is there a way for me to get Singapore PR so that I can go back to Singapore and stay with my mom.
I am even willing to serve 2 years in the army if required.
It would make great reading for many a keyboard warrior on how you dodged NS and then came back and the Govt just give you PR again.
A funny scenario though , you give up PR and your Mum goes all the way to Citizen, did you not envisage this predicament you are now in?
What are your redeeming qualities for the Govt to utilise?
sam01 wrote:I renounced my Singapore PR after living there for 3.5 years. At that time, we had no intentions of living in Singapore for good. Hence, it made no sense for me to serve a foreign army for 2.5 years and then return to Canada. Not that I have anything against the Singapore army. None of my other Expat Canadian and American friends served NS.
I always wanted to return to Canada as all my friends & family are here.
My mom decided to stay in Singapore for a few more months and then return home to Canada. However, she quickly rose up the corporate ladder in the company that she worked for in Singapore. Hence, she decided to move there permanently by acquiring Singapore citizenship many years later.
So to answer your question, no I absolutely did not "envisage this predicament".
I myself now run a well established E Commerce company. Hence, I don't really need a "Job". I can work from anywhere in the world and still be able to sustain myself. In fact, I spend half the year travelling Europe and Asia while running my E Commerce company.
Being a Canadian Citizen, I am allowed up to 90 days each time I visit Singapore. So if I wanted to live with my Mom in Singapore, I guess I just have to make a quick 1 day trip to Malaysia every 90 days and return to Singapore for another 90 days Doesn't seem like a bad lifestyle to me! I travel a lot anyways.
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