Approved Citizenship Cases

Submitted citizenship application Jun 17. System boxes disappeared Oct 17.

Joint application as couple, both early 30s. In Singapore 16 and 12 years respectively. Both with local degrees, local jobs, Chinese international student background. Applied Mar 21, boxes disappeared Sep 16 (under 6 months), got IPA 8 days later. Currently going through the three-step process, expecting passport by mid-to-late Dec.

42yo IT male. Been in Singapore 10 years, PR 8 years. 211 undergrad from China. Bought property, married, and had a child in Singapore. First self-application Dec 2022, rejected after 20 months. Second application 6 months later sponsored by spouse, approved after 8 months.

NTU PhD; 985 undergrad; US master's; annual income >100K; been in Singapore 9+ years; 32yo; public sector; bought property locally; husband is SC with local PhD, annual income >140K; pregnant, reapplying.

First application (self-applied), waited 17 months, rejected. Second application sponsored by spouse, approved in about 8 months. Dual-income household, construction and manufacturing industries, 2 kids. Middle income, held PR for 15 years.

Independent application. Been in Singapore 7 years, held PR for 4 years. China undergrad, US master's, banking industry. Second application — first was rejected after 13 months, second took 8 months.

Single male, local Poly diploma, PR 4 years. Applied for citizenship in 2025. Annual salary 40K, no car, no property. Approved.

PR 18 years, applied for SC. 985 computer science master's from China. Good income.

Male, unmarried, been in Singapore 17 years. Still studying ACCA. Second application — first submitted Mar 11 this year, rejected Sep 26. IPA approved. Wishing everyone reading this a smooth approval too. Sincere blessings ^.^

Been in Singapore 15 years. SM1. Finance industry, 15K salary. Married, applied alone. Approved in 8 months. Thanks to the forum. No supplementary documents requested.

Whole family applying together. Both bought property during PR. Have one daughter.

28yo single Chinese female. Been in Singapore 13 years. Self-funded government upper sec + JC. Local undergrad + master's. PM at a big tech company, working 3 years. Salary just above 65th percentile. Applied at PR 1.5 years, approved in 8 months. Passing on the good luck.

Chinese family applied with two children. Been in Singapore 15 years, PR for 5 years. 20 years as a precision metalworker. Approved about 13 months after the whole family applied together. Primary school education, annual salary about 70K.

Male, 41yo, married. Construction engineering industry, SME employee. Graduated from a lesser-known mechanical engineering program in China. Had 3 years on WP before. Been in Singapore 16 years. PR year 5. Base salary above median. No property under own name. Status changed from pending to approved about 10 months and one week in. After status change, received ICA email, status date stopped updating. Third day, status changed to approved with approval letter and SGJourney instructions. No supplementary documents requested during pending.

30yo single Chinese male. PR application approved in 1.5 years, SC took 11 months. Background: 7 years in Singapore, NUS/NTU master's + PhD, AI industry, income above IT 90th percentile.

Chinese national, married, no children, 32yo. Spouse got citizenship two years ago. Works as a tuition teacher, Chinese master's degree, working 2.5 years, very small company, monthly salary 3,500. Bought an HDB flat. In Singapore for 6 years.

Male, Filipino-Chinese. Been in Singapore 5 years. Ivy League master's from US. Management consultant. Applied with PR wife and PR son. PR 2 years. Approved after 8 months.

Came to Singapore 2010 to study JC. NTU undergrad, UC Berkeley master's. Worked overseas 5 years. Salary in Singapore 200K/year. Finance industry.

Malaysian male, single, 27yo. Graduated from Poly 2017, got PR 2018. Graduated from NTU 2022. IT consulting. Annual income ~70K at application. (Update) Approved after 11 months and 2 days.

SM1, 33yo single male, PR since 2021, gross 130K, PhD in econ. Very grateful for the result; will sign up for SAFVC. Arrived in Singapore on Mid-Autumn Festival night 2006. System showed approved Dec 23. IPA issued on Christmas Day. Putting down roots — wherever the heart is at peace is home. Majulah.

25yo Malaysian male, comp science graduate, NTU master's. Came to Singapore 2022. Got PR Dec 2022. Applied for citizenship Jan 2024.

Been in Singapore since primary school. PR for over 10 years. Applied after working 2 years. Single female. Paying housing loan. Hope salary isn't considered too low. Manufacturing industry.

Chinese single mother, Malaysian university graduate. Came to Singapore with daughter, both got PR in 8 months. Applied for citizenship 2 years later, both approved in 5 months. No property. Monthly income 5K+.

Couple + 1 daughter. PR 4 years. Been in Singapore 6 years. Household income 400K+. Owns one condo. First application: father with child — rejected. Second application: whole family — approved after 14 months. Followed up with ICA every 3 months. Finally used child's upcoming primary school registration as reason to push ICA — approved 2 weeks later.

43yo. 985 undergrad + master's from China. Been in Singapore 13 years. PR 7 years. Applied with child. Annual salary ~300K.

SM1. Been in Singapore 13 years. International school teacher.

Independent application. Been in Singapore 14 years, NTU undergraduate. IT industry, PR 5 years. Married with property. Spouse and two children are all citizens.

Malaysian female with two daughters (in SG government primary school). Came to Singapore 2021 on EP, children on DP. Applied after PR turned 1 year in 2023. Citizenship approved one year later. Good luck to everyone.

Single male.

Male, unmarried, 28. Been in Singapore 13 years. Secondary school, Poly, and university all in Singapore. PR 6 years. Never served NS. Approved today!

Applied at PR 1 year with two children. Been in Singapore nearly 4 years. European PhD. R&D at local company. 13K salary.

Been in Singapore 5.5 years. Applied at PR 2 years. One daughter. Annual income 350-400K. Approved after 14 months.

Submitted in 2023, approved in Aug 2025, took about 13 months.

SM2, male, unmarried. Been in Singapore 14 years (including 2 years back in China). PR since 2018. Approved after 15 months, following an email to update documents.

SM3, been in Singapore 15+ years. Submitted updated CPF and tax documents end of Sep, approved early Oct.

Malaysian bus captain (male) applied with wife and 2 daughters. Been in Singapore 12 years. PR 11 years. Both spouses have secondary school education. Approved after 13 months.

Male, married. Applied when PR turned 1 year.

Malaysian male, born 1982. University degree. Been in Singapore 18 years. PR 13 years. Monthly salary 5K+. Manufacturing. Currently single, no children. Took 13 months.

33+, Malaysian male, single. Been in Singapore 11+ years. PR 6+ years. IT.

Chinese male, 24yo. Came to Singapore at age 6. PR since age 10. Started from P1 locally. NUS undergrad final year. Served NS.

At application, PR was 2+ years. Was calm at first, not in a rush. After 12 months of submission, started getting impatient, checking almost every month. After nearly 17 months, wrote a letter to ICA to follow up — approved the next day. Construction industry, PM. Wife and child became citizens last year. Independent application.

24yo female, Chinese national, single, self-applied. Primary through master's all in Singapore. NUS master's student. Been in Singapore 12 years. PR for 7-8 years.

Applied with daughter at PR 1+ year. Waited 14+ months, wrote to ICA, got the expected official reply 'under consideration.' Two days after the reply, saw Approved status, but clicking in still showed pending. A few more days later, it changed to approved inside too. Now doing SGJourney. Good luck to everyone!

Male. NUS undergrad + working in Singapore. Came Jul 2014 on student pass, PR since Jun 2020. Internet industry programmer. Applied for citizenship Jan 2023. Single, owns a condo. Highest education: bachelor's. Changed jobs Aug 2023 with 30% salary increase, submitted new employment letter. Applied for parents' LTVP Jan 2024, approved in 4 weeks — didn't affect citizenship application. Proactively updated documents Mar 2024, submitted 6-month pay slips and followed up once, got admin assistant reply. Saw approval Jun 3, 2024. Official email Jun 5. Total: 1 year 5 months.

Been in Singapore 6 years. Local university master's graduate. Worked at MNC since graduation, never changed companies. Pending 1 year 5 months. Grateful.

Sponsored by Singapore citizen. Applied at PR 2+ years. Waited 14+ months.

Male, 36yo. Been in Singapore 7 years. PR 2 years. Working at a local bank. Annual salary 120K+. Applied with 5-year-old daughter. Approved after 12+ months. Good luck to everyone!

Single male, 30. NTU master's. Owns property. Internet/tech industry. 200K+. Applied when PR turned 1 year.

Wife and child are already citizens. Held PR for 5 years. PhD. Works at a government agency. Wife sponsored the citizenship application. Mar 24 (Sunday) 11pm, system emailed about status update — logged into ICA and found 'approved in principle.'

Sponsored by Singapore citizen. No children. PR for 5 years. Working at a big tech company. Got it in 15 months.