Application to citizenship

[tidoro]

Hi Everyone,

For a family of PRs in Singapore, thinking to apply to citizenship, the ICA says as follows for the criteria

Have been a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) for at least two years and are aged 21 and above (you can apply together with your spouse and any unmarried children aged below 21).

Can one espouse apply together with the kids (under 21 years old), while the other espouse doesn't apply to citizenship and stays as PR (this is due to personal preference of one espouse to keep the previous nationality since Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship), or does the entire family have to apply together to citizenship (including both espouses), if the kids are included in the application?

Thank you!

[singaporeflyer]

Hi Everyone,

For a family of PRs in Singapore, thinking to apply to citizenship, the ICA says as follows for the criteria

Have been a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) for at least two years and are aged 21 and above (you can apply together with your spouse and any unmarried children aged below 21).

Can one espouse apply together with the kids (under 21 years old), while the other espouse doesn't apply to citizenship and stays as PR (this is due to personal preference of one espouse to keep the previous nationality since Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship), or does the entire family have to apply together to citizenship (including both espouses), if the kids are included in the application?

Thank you!

Theoretically, Yes you can apply, but outcome wise it will have a big impact depending on where you are from, etc

[tidoro]

You mean it is possible one spouse apply to citizenship with the kids while the other spouse stays as PR to keep her existing passport?
Will that reduce the chances of the application getting approved (since at least for PR they always value that the whole family apply together).

Then I understand the outcome depends on many other aspects as well.

Thank you!

[singaporeflyer]

You mean it is possible one spouse apply to citizenship with the kids while the other spouse stays as PR to keep her existing passport?
Will that reduce the chances of the application getting approved (since at least for PR they always value that the whole family apply together).

Then I understand the outcome depends on many other aspects as well.

Thank you!

1) Yes
2) Yes

But these are basics. You violate these, outcome is very fast.

[smoulder]

Are you Malaysian? That will probably give you a better chance of being successful in this scenario - I have a Malaysian colleague who did that - he stayed Malaysian... his wife and family applied for and became citizens.

But as SF has pointed out, your chances will surely diminish.

[JazliLong]

You mean it is possible one spouse apply to citizenship with the kids while the other spouse stays as PR to keep her existing passport?
Will that reduce the chances of the application getting approved (since at least for PR they always value that the whole family apply together).

Then I understand the outcome depends on many other aspects as well.

Thank you!

hey, wanna ask, as im also malaysian with malaysian wife , but i am thinking of 1 converting to sg while the other keeping citizenship. do u know if there is a difference between the husband converting to sg citizen instead of the wife?