Citizenship Cases: PR 2–3 Years

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

Born 1990, unmarried male. Came to Singapore Dec 2008 on SM2 scholarship, NTU CS undergrad + SMU 1-year finance master's. PR since Jul 2021. First application submitted Mar 29, 2024 — lost job in Nov while waiting, rejected Mar 6, 2025. Started new job Apr 1, 2025, monthly salary 16K. Resubmitted Oct 26, currently waiting.

2019-4: Arrived in Singapore. 2021-6: Applied for PR. 2022-4: Got PR. 2025-8: Applied for citizenship.

First application Nov 2024, rejected after exactly 7 months. Second application submitted one month later, currently boxes still showing. Single, been in Singapore nearly 18 years, PR for almost 3 years.

SM2 undergrad + master's. Working 2+ years, PR 2 years. First application. Software engineer, non-Chinese company. Good luck to everyone!

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.

Applied at PR 15 months. 29yo female, working in banking. Hoping for good luck.

Second application. First applied late 2023 when PR had just turned 2 years, didn't include wife and child — rejected. Second application Apr 2025, included wife but not child. Income above SG 95th percentile.

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 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.

Average middle-class family. Applied at PR 2.5 years. Hoping 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...

Husband is main applicant, annual income 300K+. Wife is homemaker. Both have overseas master's degrees. Three kids (oldest is 7). Whole family had PR for just 2 years at application. Waiting.

Couple applied together, no children. Been in Singapore 11 years, construction industry, no property. Household monthly income 14K. PR since 2022. First application at PR 1 year — rejected. Second application at PR 2 years. Notified in Aug — second rejection.

Been in Singapore 5+ years, PR 1+ year.

Applied at PR 1 year 4 months, pending. Female main applicant, finance 200K+. Husband self-employed 70K+. One daughter in P1. Wishing for good luck.

Came to Singapore Jun 2017. PR Jun 2019. Applied for citizenship second half of 2022. Rejected after 18 months. Appeal failed. Reapplied Oct 2024. Second rejection Jun 2025.

Married male, income 15K+. Applied after PR turned 2 years. Individual application.

Family of three applying. PR 3 years. Annual income 300K. No property.

Been in Singapore 8 years, PR 3 years. Bought property. One daughter in PCF kindergarten. Whole family second application. ~250K.

Got PR in 2022. Second citizenship application rejected. Monthly salary 10K+. Been working in Singapore for 6 years.

Been in Singapore 5 years, PR 1 year. Couple + child applying.

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.

Been in Singapore 8 years, NTU PhD. Applied with daughter after PR turned 1 year. Hoping for a good outcome.

PhD from overseas top-20 university. Been in Singapore 6.5 years. Whole family with child applied when PR was nearly 1 year. Monthly salary 10K+. Rejected after 10 months. PR still under 2 years at time of rejection.

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.

Been in Singapore 5.5 years, PR 2 years. Applied with DP newborn. Annual salary 240K. Pending.

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

Male. Been in Singapore 8 years. Applied at PR 3 years with child. Waited 1 year, rejected. Never contacted ICA during the process.

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.

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.

Been in Singapore 6 years. Undergrad degree. PR 1 year. IT industry. Single, bought a condo.

NTU master's. Been in Singapore 7+ years. Applied at PR 1 year. Rejected at month 11.

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.

SM2. PR since Oct 2022. Applied at PR 1 year 3 months. Working 3.5 years, IT industry, single, no property. Rejected after waiting 11 months.

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

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+.

985 undergrad + master's. Came to Singapore 2019. PR 2 years. Unmarried. IT income 300K. Update: Got married last month, rejected this month.

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

Been in Singapore 6 years. 985 + NUS master's. Applied when PR turned 1 year. IT income at 90th percentile. PR was just 2 years when rejected.

SM2, male, single. Been in Singapore 10+ years. SG undergrad + PhD. PR 2 years. IT industry. Annual income 160K.

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.

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.

Been in Singapore 6 years. NUS master's. Applied when PR turned 1 year. Single, bought a condo. Rejected after waiting 13.5 months.

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

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.

Applied when PR turned 1 year. Mother applied with child. Annual salary 300K.

Whole family PR 1 year. 38yo father applied with one son. Household income ~280K. Rejected after 10 months.

30yo. NUS PhD. Applied at PR 1 year independently. Got married 4 months later. Finance industry. Salary 7K.