I am new to this forum but I did spent a lot of time researching on this forum about the questions but haven't found the perfect answers, so really would love to get some help!:o (But if my question has been answered elsewhere, please feel free to send me the link. Many thanks!)
Situation: I am an American citizen (currently holding Singaporean PR) married to my Singaporean husband. I am pregnant and like so many others, I am not sure if I should give birth here in Singapore - for the obvious concern that my kid would have to choose between SG or US citizenship at the age of 21. We do plan to raise the kid here in Singapore for most of his/her childhood but do want to have the option to move back to the US during his/her high school age.
So from what I've read, I've gathered there are a few options but I have some questions:
Option 1) The kid will be born in Singapore, which means he/she will hold Singapore citizenship by default. But if I do not register the kid with the US embassy, can I apply for his/her permanent residence (instead of citizenship) if we do move back to the US? And is there any age limit? Would before the age of 18 be easier? (These are probably questions I have to check with US embassy but does anyone have similar experience?)
Option 2) The kid is born elsewhere (possibly Taiwan since I also hold Taiwanese passport) and then I register the kid for US citizenship at birth in Taiwan then can I bring the kid back to Singapore to apply for Singaporean PR? Or would the kid still be 'defaulted' Singaporean? And this also means I won't be able to receive the baby bonus, correct?
Is there any other way around this? And out of the 2 ways, which would you recommend is possibly the 'easier' - just out of curiosity, is it easier to apply for SG PR or US PR?
Thanks so much for your help in advance!
