Tag Archives: CITIZENSHIP

It costs $2.5 million and it takes 2 years.

Our reader is unhappy that she has to give up her Singapore citizenship for a New Zealand one, having lived there for 20 years with her lesbian partner. She thinks it's a move to deny her vote as the government is becoming more 'fundamentalist'.

A former opposition politician is against giving away Singaporean citizenship and public housing to foreigners so easily. "Our forefathers struggled all the way and made many sacrifices to build up this nation... Is our citizenship that cheap, to be given away like goreng pisang panas?"

its been happening for many years. whether they stay here for long or short term, they contribute their taxes, pay rental etc etc. with 1 of them leaving, 2-3 more will come in to fill the gap.

I am a new citizen here in singapore for the past 7 years. I am totally disappointed with Singapore and I want my old citizenship back. It seems like i am fooled to take up citizenship here by the good looking building . Is it possible to cancel my citizenship as i first come to this country i feel it was good and take care of me, but now i am left jobless. Is there legal services that i can use to cancel my citizenship.

From 2005 to 2015, an average of 1,200 Singaporeans have renounced their Singapore Citizenship yearly. Mr Teo Chee Hian said that the renunciation rate remains low at 0.1%.

I was offered a 3 months contract job in a local construction company which is fully owned by China PRC, now a citizen, and run the China way. All my full time colleagues are China PR. I am the only local contract staff there to replace a PR who was on maternity leave. During my 3 months, I was surprise that 4 individual PR have applied for citizenship and was all approved. Do we really need all these citizen ?

A reader came across this post by a foreigner, who complained about his PR rejection on Facebook, and decided to share the news with us. What do you think?

I came across this fb conversation between two India-born Indians who show no respect to ICA nor Singapore, despite what we have done for them. One apparently was educated in NTU, probably on scholarship, got our citizenship, and now working in London.

It's been 11 years since I have lived in Singapore and be part of the daily grind. I have a group of close SG friends. Work isn't too bad, it puts food on the table. Now that my grandma has passed, I really feel like sending my parents over over so that I can fulfill my duties as a daughter and take care of them. However, my father has to work for a few more years in China before I can send him over here. I have thought of sending my mother over first. However, my father is incapable of taking care of himself. If I send for my mother, we would be worried about him living alone. Life is so unpredictable. Who knows what will happen tomorrow? It may seem a little silly, but I am considering to return to China for a couple of years so I can take care of them. Maybe, I can start a family too. However, my job industry is too niche and I do not know if I will be employable back home. I just want to be able to care for my parents before it is to late.