Citizenship Application successful and AIP received

[sc2be]

A wait of approx 2.5 years and yeah patience is a virtue. Especially if you are not from the preferred race, age, working sector, future contribution to 'ns'. As many of the friends commented here, there is no specific template which can guarantee success or failure. Anyways, for the sake of providing some info,
Race - Indian
Age - 40+
Stay - Since 2002 and PR since 2006
Career - Telcom (or broadly IT)
Application Date - Oct 2016.
Starting the SG journey process.

How’s the SG journey? You got the Pink IC?

[singaporeflyer]

A wait of approx 2.5 years and yeah patience is a virtue. Especially if you are not from the preferred race, age, working sector, future contribution to 'ns'. As many of the friends commented here, there is no specific template which can guarantee success or failure. Anyways, for the sake of providing some info,
Race - Indian
Age - 40+
Stay - Since 2002 and PR since 2006
Career - Telcom (or broadly IT)
Application Date - Oct 2016.
Starting the SG journey process.

How’s the SG journey? You got the Pink IC?

Pink IC takes 2-12 months after citizenship approval. Mine took 12 months

[worldcitizen]

Pink IC - Not yet. SC Journey done & got the temp IC. Took a couple of months to finish.

[worldcitizen]

Pink IC / Citizenship ceremony: late Aug 2019.
Got a letter from ICA informing the proposed date. So,
Applied: Oct 2016
IPA: Mar 2019
SG Journey: May 2019
Oath + Passport: May 2019/Jun 2019
Proposed Pink IC: Aug 2019.

[Strong Eagle]

How did you prove to ICA that you are well integrated with Singapore society? I guess that is one of the biggest concern for them?

Perhaps he's a "worldcitizen" and you're a "NorthIndian"?

[jamie9vardy]

How did you prove to ICA that you are well integrated with Singapore society? I guess that is one of the biggest concern for them?

Perhaps he's a "worldcitizen" and you're a "NorthIndian"?

^^^ ouch!

[sundaymorningstaple]

Touché

[worldcitizen]

:):)

[Kokoislate]

Did anyone try to decline the AIP? What the impact would be?

[sundaymorningstaple]

You wouldn't get citizenship. You might have a hard time later if you want to try again though.

What happened? the new holding period of HDB, and stamp duties made it to unattractive to try to flip properties?

[singaporeflyer]

Did anyone try to decline the AIP? What the impact would be?

They will have a long memory. Future SC application may NOT be approved. Very very rare, even your REP renewal may have issues. But this is extreme and not very likely - as they may feel that you have taken benefits, but do not want to commit to SG.