Procedure for NS deferment and renunciation?
Posted: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 7:02 pm
I have been a very long time reader of this forum, and understand that some of the posters here, especially MS have extensive knowledge of the above, so perhaps I could get some advice for my nephew.
My nephew is a Singapore citizen by birth, and both his parents are still SCs. They moved to Australia as a family in May 2012 with their son who was 6 then.
They have been living there ever since, back only for the summer holidays every December.
My nephew turned 10 last month, and he has only until December this year till he turns 11.
The original idea was that he could come back to serve NS, but he has behavioural issues (which is why they moved back then because autism wasn't really considered a 'thing' yet) , that unless rectified would likely get him into a truckload of trouble in an authoritarian environment like the armed forces.
My sister thinks doing NS would do him more harm than good, which I am inclined to believe now.
Yet, like most Singaporeans who have moved abroad, they are very cavalier in their attitude, assuming that just being legitimately outside of the country takes care of everything, which we know is completely untrue.
So I'm hoping to get some specific information on the procedure to defer NS, and eventually renounce SG citizenship.
Just to recap, the boy is now 10 years old. Left just before 6, and has never attended primary school in SG.
He currently still holds and uses his SG passport, although I hope their getting Aussie passports should not be an issue given they have been there over 5 years now.
Let's say they have done that, they would need to cancel his SG passport right? At the high commission in Canberra?
And they need to contact Mindef as well? And there is/are specific personnel who are in charge? I think I had previously seen a name and contact number, but I can't find it now.
I know they leaving it a bit late, but hopefully there's time for them to sort it out still.
Many thanks to all you good people here.
PS They do not own a HDB property.
My nephew is a Singapore citizen by birth, and both his parents are still SCs. They moved to Australia as a family in May 2012 with their son who was 6 then.
They have been living there ever since, back only for the summer holidays every December.
My nephew turned 10 last month, and he has only until December this year till he turns 11.
The original idea was that he could come back to serve NS, but he has behavioural issues (which is why they moved back then because autism wasn't really considered a 'thing' yet) , that unless rectified would likely get him into a truckload of trouble in an authoritarian environment like the armed forces.
My sister thinks doing NS would do him more harm than good, which I am inclined to believe now.
Yet, like most Singaporeans who have moved abroad, they are very cavalier in their attitude, assuming that just being legitimately outside of the country takes care of everything, which we know is completely untrue.
So I'm hoping to get some specific information on the procedure to defer NS, and eventually renounce SG citizenship.
Just to recap, the boy is now 10 years old. Left just before 6, and has never attended primary school in SG.
He currently still holds and uses his SG passport, although I hope their getting Aussie passports should not be an issue given they have been there over 5 years now.
Let's say they have done that, they would need to cancel his SG passport right? At the high commission in Canberra?
And they need to contact Mindef as well? And there is/are specific personnel who are in charge? I think I had previously seen a name and contact number, but I can't find it now.
I know they leaving it a bit late, but hopefully there's time for them to sort it out still.
Many thanks to all you good people here.
PS They do not own a HDB property.