Citizenship Cases: Chinese Applicants

Post-2000 single female, Chinese, graduated from a mid-tier SG university, PR 1.5 years. Software engineer, annual income 100K+.

Couple applying, no children. One has PR 4 years, one has PR 1 year. Local master's, 985 undergrad from China. Household monthly income 20K. Education industry. Came to Singapore 2015. Condo.

Married couple, both Chinese nationals, both PhDs — one in public sector, one in private sector. Joint application. Came to Singapore Oct 2019. Had PR for 1.5 years at application, over 2 years at rejection. Timeline: Applied mid-Jun 2025, rejected on Feb 12, 2026. Strangely, the boxes were still showing the day before rejection! Then received ICA SMS about status update — indeed rejected. The rejection letter contained no useful information.

Female, 29yo. 985 undergrad. Been in Singapore 7 years. Applied at PR 3 years. 10K, tech industry. Married (spouse is SC), no kids, no property. Going with the flow, grateful for everything.

Chinese national, been in Singapore 6.5 years, IT male, single, base 25K. Rushed to submit SC application at PR month 11, rejected after 5 months.

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.

Chinese family. Both parents have 211 master's degrees. Two boys. Been in Singapore nearly 6 years, IT industry. Second child born in Singapore, both kids in local kindergarten. Bought a condo. Applied for SC after holding PR for 1 year 9 months. Rejected after 6 months of pending.

Male, Chinese, 40+, been in Singapore 4 years, PR 10 months. Dual master's from non-SG QS top 200 universities. Applied with two young sons. Working at a North American fintech company, base 360K+. For reference, and wishing for good luck.

Single female 50+, China undergrad, monthly salary 10K+. Came to Singapore in 2019. First application submitted at PR 18 months, rejected after 12 months of waiting. Submitted second application Mar 2025, still waiting...

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.

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.

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

Male, China, 34, both parents are SC. in Singapore for 24 years, PR for 9 years, didnt attend army. Commodities industry. Awaiting good news.

28yo male, single, Chinese national. Been in Singapore 11 years, local undergrad, working 6 years.

Family of three. Daughter born in Singapore. Annual income ~230K. Waiting for BTO. Applied at PR 1 year. Wishing us good luck! Update: No luck, rejected at 10 months. Will try again next time.

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.

Couple with child applying together. Came to Singapore in 2010, PR 3 years. China undergrad, Singapore master's. Household monthly income 18K.

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.

Chinese national, single male. Applied at PR 1 year.

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, Female, 31 yo, Single, Local master, ~7 yrs in SG, Monthly 11k+

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.

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+.

Been in Singapore 5 years, PR 2+ years. 985 undergrad. Applied with child.

Female, unmarried, 26. Been in Singapore 14 years. PR 2 years. Local secondary school + Poly graduate. Worked in banking then switched to manufacturing for nearly 4 years. Got an additional part-time life science diploma during that time. Salary only 3K+. Hoping for good luck.

Mainland Chinese. 985 undergrad, two SG master's degrees. Came to Singapore 2018, PR since 2022. Single male. Traditional finance industry, annual income 160K. Slowly waiting on this long road, sharing info for good luck and wishing everyone the same. Update: Rejected Jan 14, 2025.

Single female, 39, finance industry. PR 6 years. Was in China for 3 years during COVID. No property, no car. Just returned to Singapore early this year.

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

China undergrad + master's. NUS MBA. Couple applying with two children.

Husband is main applicant with wife. Been in Singapore 13 years. PR 11 years. Both have China undergrad + NUS master's. Salary 15K.

985 undergrad from China. Been in Singapore 5 years. IT-related. 280K. Single male. Submitted at PR 1.5 years.

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

Male, married, no kids. 985 undergrad from China + SG master's. Been in Singapore 8 years, PR 4 years. Spouse is PR. Finance industry, income 300K. Surprised by the rejection. Probably won't apply again.

Male. Both spouses PR for 2+ years. Applied in 2022 with two children (son 12yo in local primary school, daughter 4yo in full-day local childcare). Wife kept PR. Been in Singapore 13 years. China undergrad. Equipment engineer, monthly salary 8.5K (annual income 150-160K with OT and bonus). Got PR Jul 2020. Submitted citizenship application Aug 2022. Still pending.

Female. 985 + NTU master's. Been in Singapore 10 years. PR 4 years. Married, no kids. Spouse is a citizen. Wrote to ICA once at month 13. Rejected at month 14.

Female, married. PR 2.5 years. Husband is a citizen.

Base 15K, 33yo, single. IT/internet industry. Been in Singapore 5+ years. Rejected at 10 months. Will try again.

Born 1996, female, married, no kids. Applied immediately when PR turned 1 year. Individual application. Husband on EP with PhD. IT industry. Been in Singapore 7 years. 985 from China, NTU master's. Annual salary 200K+. Waiting.

Chinese, single female, 30, PR for 2 years. Bachelor's from a regular tier-1 Chinese university, master's (short program) from UK. Engineering consulting industry, base salary $11,000 but no year-end bonus. Applied right when PR hit 2 years.

PR 2 years. Single female. China 985 + SG top master's/PhD.

PR 5 years. Mother applied with 6-month-old son. Both spouses been in Singapore 10+ years. China top-2 university undergrad + SG top-2 master's/PhD. Been waiting 12 months.

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

Married, no children. Bought HDB. Came to Singapore 2016. PR since 2021. China undergrad, SG master's. Husband is SC. Got PR independently. Got married during the application period. Trying self-application for citizenship first.

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.

Single male, born 1997. Came to Singapore 2015 for Poly. Got PR Jul 2020. Just graduated Jan 2024 from NUS part-time degree. Salary 4.7K. No property, no car, no savings, no partner. Planning to approach an MP for appeal, though most appeals on Xiaohongshu seem unsuccessful.

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