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by ozeurasian » Sun, 21 Sep 2014 10:53 pm
I came to Australia in 1997 to pursue an education in Australia together with my wife and daughter - all Singapore citizens and still are but current Singapore passports will be expiring Jan 2015. We are also Australian citizens since Jan 2010.
In 1998, when I was then holding only a student visa on Singapore passport, we had our first son. So we had no choice but to get my son registered with Singapore for citizenship by decent _ BIG mistake but otherwise he would have been stateless.
We are now a family of 5, second son born here like the first but not a Singapore citizen.
My first son does not have a Singapore birth certificate or NRIC.
In 2011 we applied for his deferment till 21 years, pending renunciation of his Singapore citizenship, but was denied. We have made several appeals letters to them via emails to Ms Yum Kah Leng, but with no success. His current exit permit will be expiring end of this month. So my wife called and spoke to CMPB regarding his exit permit and although we were not issued an exit permit they agreed to an extension without exit permit till 31 Dec 2014 as indicated in his email to us dated 18 September 2014.
My son is required to register for NS again in October 2014, since we actually did not receive the NS registration notice which he had to be at their office in October 2014. But told them that he is currently still in high school and was impossible to be physically present at their office.
His current Singapore passport expired end June 2014, issued in September 2008.
Yes my wife and I are still Singapore citizens, I am very sure they are aware of this, and because both of us are none chinese in race, which does not work in our favour. Would it aid my son's application if I gave up my Singapore citizenship and/or even both my wife and I???
Please send me your views, comments, previous cases to quote and every known and possible assistance if possible to fuel my re-submission to mindef and cmpb. I really need this, my son really needs this and my wife too.
We are all stressing over this matter. Please come to our aid, please. Thank you.