Citizenship Cases: Malaysian Applicants

Malaysian female, 30, with two children. Accountant.

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.

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

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.

Male, Malaysian, 35yo. Been in Singapore 11 years. PR 7 years. Annual salary 90-100K.

35yo male, Malaysian. PR 8 years, been in Singapore 10 years. Annual salary 60K at application. Wife is also PR.

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

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.

Malaysian single female. Civil servant. Annual salary 90-100K. Professional engineer. Planning to buy property with partner — applied mainly to save 5% ABSD. Waited over 1.5 years. Finally got it.

Malaysian, 31yo at application, married, no children at the time. LCCI Diploma, accountant, monthly salary $3,100. Been in Singapore 10 years. Husband is Singaporean (not sponsor). Self-applied at PR 1 year 9 months. At month 9: emailed ICA while 6 months pregnant asking if extra documents needed — ICA replied they'd upload updated info. At month 15: baby 3 months old (Singaporean), emailed ICA about status — replied 'still under consideration,' submitted latest 3-month pay slips (salary $3,300). Approved at month 24: didn't email after month 15 — maybe that's why it took so long. Almost exactly 2 years.

Male, family of 3, Malaysian, 8 years in Singapore, 6-7 years PR. Bought a resale 3-room HDB last month. Hope to get citizenship approved so child can enroll in school.

Malaysian, applied through wife's sponsorship. University graduate, PR for 19 years, applied alone. Saw 'Approved' on myICA on 10 May 2023.

29, Malaysian male, married, degree holder, tech industry, average $7k/month. Applied after 1 year of PR.

Accountant, annual salary $70K. ACCA qualified, PR for 4 years, 9 years in Singapore. Malaysian, 32, husband is Singaporean, bought an HDB.

UK law degree, Malaysian, 8 years in Singapore (applied after 3 years of PR). Single male, 34, working at a multinational tech company. Never wrote to inquire, only updated with a higher payslip during the wait.

Malaysian, female, PR 15 years, single. Hope for a good result.

Malaysian, single, 44-year-old female, ITE.

Malaysian, single, 34. 9 years in Singapore, PR for 6 years. Agriculture degree, monthly salary $3k.

Female, 34, Malaysian, PR 9 years, applied with son (4 months old at time of application, on LTVP). Semiconductor engineer, 9 years experience. Resigned to be a stay-at-home mom 6 months after submitting application. Was worried unemployment might affect the application, but it didn't. After 15 months of waiting, received email asking for updated employment info; approved right after replying. Grateful! Wishing everyone a smooth process!

33-year-old Malaysian. Came to Singapore in 2007 to study at NUS. Worked in Singapore since graduation. Singapore Chartered Accountant, finance manager. Salary was 4.2K at application, got a raise to 6K and updated ICA. After a long wait of 1 year and 17 days, finally approved. Good luck to everyone!

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29-year-old Malaysian male, single. Monthly salary $6,400. Private diploma. PR 2 years. Been in Singapore 6 years. Executive role. Own a $1.1M condo. Savings $300K.

27-year-old Malaysian male, working in financial institution. Applied 2 years after PR. Single when applied, got married during the process and uploaded marriage certificate.

Female, 30, married, applied alone, Malaysian, annual salary 50K+.

Malaysian family of 3. Applied for self and son. Wife kept PR. Sent follow-up letters twice. Hope it gets approved soon.

29, Malaysian, married, working at a multinational bank, applied alone, been in Singapore 4 years, PR 3 years. 14+ months and finally approved. Grateful!

Husband and wife applied separately under same conditions. Malaysian, 27, married. Got EP after graduation, came to Singapore, applied for PR after 6 months. PR approved in 6 months, then applied for citizenship after 1 year of PR (2 years in Singapore). Hope to get approved. Update: After 1 year 3 months, both husband and wife approved. Currently been in Singapore 3 years 3 months, PR 2 years 3 months.

PR 1.5 years. Applied with two children on Malaysian passports. Hope it goes smoothly.

Male, 32, Malaysian, married, applied alone. Been in Singapore 13 years, freelanced for 5 years prior. Part-time NUS graduate. PR approved in under 3 months in 2013. Hope to get approved, good luck to everyone! Edit: After a long 1 year 2 months, finally approved! Hope all of you get good news too, keep going!

Age 29, Malaysian, PR 17 years, graphic designer with 9 years of work experience in Singapore. Diploma holder.

Married female, PR 3 years. Been in Singapore 10+ years. Malaysian. Diploma holder. Annual salary $34K. Husband and child kept PR.

29-year-old male, Malaysian, married, applied alone. Waiting.

Malaysian male, married, applied alone. 30 years old, been in Singapore 8 years, applied in 4th year of PR. Degree holder. Construction industry, salary not high. Submitted additional payslips and marriage certificate one month before approval. No car, no property, no savings. Stay positive!

35 years old, Malaysian. PR 2 years. Oil & gas industry, monthly salary $24K. Married couple with two children. Approved in 7 months.

29-year-old Malaysian couple + 22-month-old son + 2-month-old daughter, whole family applied together. Dual-income household, annual income ~$80K. Husband: NYP + NUS, 5 years work experience, 11 years in Singapore, PR 8 years. Wife: Australian university, 6 years work experience, 6 years in Singapore, PR 2 years.

From Malaysia, been in Singapore nearly 21 years at time of application, PR for over 12 years.