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Singapore Citizenship Processing Time
Singapore Citizenship Processing Time
Hi there,
Long time lurker & first time poster here. Me & my spouse had applied for Singapore Citizenship last yr Jan 2014. It's almost been an year and we haven't heard back from ICA.
Would someone be able to advise how long does it typically take to get the in-principle approval?
Ethnicity: Indian
PR status: Both PR since 2011
Married since: Jan 2013
thanks!
Long time lurker & first time poster here. Me & my spouse had applied for Singapore Citizenship last yr Jan 2014. It's almost been an year and we haven't heard back from ICA.
Would someone be able to advise how long does it typically take to get the in-principle approval?
Ethnicity: Indian
PR status: Both PR since 2011
Married since: Jan 2013
thanks!
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Re: Singapore Citizenship Processing Time
The rejection letter will probably arrive in the next three months.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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Im still waiting for my reply too.. submitted as a family application (husband myself and my dotter). Wonder how long more will it take.
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How long you have been waiting for ? It's 8 months for me now and I beleive few more months to go, before I activate plan Bkcsyfne wrote:Im still waiting for my reply too.. submitted as a family application (husband myself and my dotter). Wonder how long more will it take.

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My approval took a year, and I had been PR a bit longer.
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same here. i applied last year january as well and have not received any respond yet.
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May i know your nationality and also profile if you dont mind to share?curiousgeorge wrote:My approval took a year, and I had been PR a bit longer.
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Mine is only 5mths +.. haha.. i'm a kancheong spider.ful babu wrote:How long you have been waiting for ? It's 8 months for me now and I beleive few more months to go, before I activate plan Bkcsyfne wrote:Im still waiting for my reply too.. submitted as a family application (husband myself and my dotter). Wonder how long more will it take.
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I don't think there is a fixed timeline for the replies; whether successful or rejection.
In my case, I applied on line early Jan 2014, submitted documents in ICA end Jan 2014 and received in-Principle Approval mid-July 2014.
In my case, I applied on line early Jan 2014, submitted documents in ICA end Jan 2014 and received in-Principle Approval mid-July 2014.
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You are exactly correct. That's why we sometimes get short when people keep asking the same stupid question that has been asked a thousand times and answered here the same amount of times.Bakulii wrote:I don't think there is a fixed timeline for the replies; whether successful or rejection.

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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Maybe we should reply with "X months" with X a randomly generated integer between 6 and 18. No explanations.sundaymorningstaple wrote:You are exactly correct. That's why we sometimes get short when people keep asking the same stupid question that has been asked a thousand times and answered here the same amount of times.Bakulii wrote:I don't think there is a fixed timeline for the replies; whether successful or rejection.
Some people are obviously not interested with the truth and just want to see what they want to see...

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do you mind to share your profile?sundaymorningstaple wrote:You are exactly correct. That's why we sometimes get short when people keep asking the same stupid question that has been asked a thousand times and answered here the same amount of times.Bakulii wrote:I don't think there is a fixed timeline for the replies; whether successful or rejection.
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Dear kcsyfne,
Please do a search on my previous postings....the required information are all there
Please do a search on my previous postings....the required information are all there

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Bakulii wrote:Dear kcsyfne,
Please do a search on my previous postings....the required information are all there
That's not the way. kcsyfne expects you to do all the work and regurgitate all the information, ad nauseam because he probably has masters from reputed uni that nobody ever hear of in the developed world, therefore figures he's too good to do any of his own research. :-/
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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Not to demotivate you. But, No two profiles are the same. Even if they appear the same on the high level, there might be a 1% difference which we may not be able to see that ICA can see and the outcome of the application,for both the profiles will be different. So, in short there is no real use in comparing profiles.kcsyfne wrote:do you mind to share your profile?sundaymorningstaple wrote:You are exactly correct. That's why we sometimes get short when people keep asking the same stupid question that has been asked a thousand times and answered here the same amount of times.Bakulii wrote:I don't think there is a fixed timeline for the replies; whether successful or rejection.
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