SG Citizenship Pending for 15 months

[anrien]

Hi all,

I applied for citizenship on Dec 2019, and am trying to gauge my chances of approving

My profile:
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Ethnicity: Chinese
Marital Status: Single
PR: Since 2016. Stayed in SG since 2013. Have recently renewed REP on Dec2020
Education: Diploma in Multimedia Design, The One Academy Msia
Work: Started in Jul 2013 in a Subsidiary company of MM2 asia as a Senior Motion Graphic Designer
Annual income: $53k

With the above profile, how are my chances looking like?

Thanks!

[PNGMK]

Easy. Just wait. They are probably waiting for your latest IRAS tax assessment to clear.

[simple_guy]

Please suggest how these information in tax assessment may affect a PR (and SC) application
- Impact of around 5% percent less annual salary than (due to temporary pay cut) than the last year assessment?
- Impact (benefit?) of insurance tax relief component added this year in the tax assessment?

So overall tax need to pay to the govt. is less compared to last year.

Thanks.

[PNGMK]

Please suggest how these information in tax assessment may affect a PR (and SC) application
- Impact of around 5% percent less annual salary than (due to temporary pay cut) than the last year assessment?
- Impact (benefit?) of insurance tax relief component added this year in the tax assessment?

So overall tax need to pay to the govt. is less compared to last year.

Thanks.

It shows active employment and that the applicant will not be a burden on the state. Don't overthink it at the macro level. (Same applies for REP - if you're IRAS filing is not up to date we've anecdotal evidence that the REP is delayed - becomes a manual approval rather than an algo approval).

I suspect it's a binary algo:

IF "Simple_Guy" income_iras(2020) > 0 then Auto_Approve else Manual_Approve;
END

The gross income (if any assessment of that occurs) is what matters, not nett.

[simple_guy]

Please suggest how these information in tax assessment may affect a PR (and SC) application
- Impact of around 5% percent less annual salary than (due to temporary pay cut) than the last year assessment?
- Impact (benefit?) of insurance tax relief component added this year in the tax assessment?

So overall tax need to pay to the govt. is less compared to last year.

Thanks.

It shows active employment and that the applicant will not be a burden on the state. Don't overthink it at the macro level. (Same applies for REP - if you're IRAS filing is not up to date we've anecdotal evidence that the REP is delayed - becomes a manual approval rather than an algo approval).

I suspect it's a binary algo:

IF "Simple_Guy" income_iras(2020) > 0 then Auto_Approve else Manual_Approve;
END

The gross income (if any assessment of that occurs) is what matters, not nett.

Thanks, PNGMK. I was not thinking about this but since you mentioned tax assessment; this question came to my mind.

I did not know about this forum also till the 1 year completed after making the application. Now it's about 18 months since I had applied for the PR, so it seems now it's already a long wait. Hope to get a positive response!!

[KLCH]

Hi,

Mine approved today, 14 April 2021, I applied on Nov 2019.
Just paid my tax this month.

My profile:
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Ethnicity: Chinese
Marital Status: Single
PR: Since 2017
Education: Diploma in Local Poly + Degree in Local U (Haven't graduate at the moment of approval)
Work: Manufacturing sector
Annual income: Around $40k

[manjeerapariti]

Hi,

Mine approved today, 14 April 2021, I applied on Nov 2019.
Just paid my tax this month.

My profile:
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Ethnicity: Chinese
Marital Status: Single
PR: Since 2017
Education: Diploma in Local Poly + Degree in Local U (Haven't graduate at the moment of approval)
Work: Manufacturing sector
Annual income: Around $40k

Hi @KLCH,
May I ask you if you have received your AIP letter?
My application shows approved on ICA but I havent received any letter yet..

[KLCH]

Hi,

Mine approved today, 14 April 2021, I applied on Nov 2019.
Just paid my tax this month.

My profile:
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Ethnicity: Chinese
Marital Status: Single
PR: Since 2017
Education: Diploma in Local Poly + Degree in Local U (Haven't graduate at the moment of approval)
Work: Manufacturing sector
Annual income: Around $40k

Hi @KLCH,
May I ask you if you have received your AIP letter?
My application shows approved on ICA but I havent received any letter yet..

I only receive email telling me there were status update, the Letter(PDF) can be download from ICA website, under STEP 2 : Download Letter.