Understanding PR implications on family future

[typing_thoughts]

Hi all,

I'm a non-married expat currently living in Singapore, and I'm considering applying for PR. Before I move forward, I’d like to better understand the potential long-term implications—especially regarding my future family.

I’m aware that second-generation male PRs are subject to NS, but I’m unclear on how exactly that applies. My main concern is ensuring that my future children have agency over their own choices and are not bound by decisions I make today. Should my child want to do NS, I would like it to be their decision once they are old enough to decide.

I would appreciate help with the following questions:

• If my partner and I (once married) are both PRs before we have children, will our children automatically be granted PR at birth? Or do we have to apply for the child after birth? Can we choose not to do so?

• What happens if only one of us is a PR at the time of the child’s birth?

• If a child is granted PR, is there a legal pathway for them to renounce it later? Is there a specific age by which this must be done? Would we need to ensure that no PR-related benefits (e.g., subsidies, education) were used in the meantime?

I’d like to keep the scope limited to PR only—I’m not considering Singaporean citizenship at this point.

Thanks in advance for any insights or experiences you can share.

[nomadinsg]

Hi OP - I just started a thread on this recently - have a look here: viewtopic.php?t=157838.

To answer your question about automatic PR, no your kids don't automatically get PR, you have to apply for them. I know a couple who get PR separately before they got married, had a daughter and got PR for her, had a son and his PR application has been repeatedly rejected so he was on a LTVP and now a Student Pass. Doesn't seem logical but who knows how these things get decided.