Citizenship Cases: PR 5+ Years

Parents been in Singapore 18 years, both PRs. Eldest daughter came at age 7, now graduated from Poly, already a citizen. Son currently in Sec 1. Now father, mother, and son applying for citizenship together. Father is self-employed, mother is a preschool teacher. Salaries not high, ordinary family, living in HDB. Hoping to be approved ✅

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.

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.

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.

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.

Female, 50yo. PR 6 years. Annual salary 200K. Applied with child (currently serving NS).

SM1. PR since 2010. Salary 4K+. Unemployed for many years. Married. Husband and child became citizens in 2019. Independent application.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Mother PR 8 years. Applied while pregnant, added son to application after birth. Father has been on EP in Singapore for nearly 10 years.

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

Born in the 90s, male PR applied with newborn daughter. PR 7 years. Local JC + NUS undergrad.

PR 15 years. Spouse of child is a citizen. Bought property.

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.

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.

Female, accountant, 11 years in Singapore, PR for 6 years.

SM2. Been in Singapore 14 years. PR 8 years. Married, wife is PR. Applied independently. Later added newborn son proactively. Income 230K+. Still waiting, hoping for quick approval!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.'

Came to Singapore in 2009 to study, PR for 5 years. Manufacturing industry, applied on my own. Contributing data.

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

NTU MSc. Been in Singapore 14 years. PR 7 years. Wife and child are citizens. Salary 8K.

Male, 41, PR 5 years, annual salary SGD 290K. Giving it a try.

SM2 scholarship, NUS undergrad. Born in the 90s, male. PR 6 years. Working 7 years. Owns condo and car. Unmarried, independent application. Annual salary 300K+.

Been working in Singapore 12 years. Married to a Singapore citizen. Have one daughter. PR 9 years. Self-applied. Waited 21 months, rejected. Maybe salary wasn't high enough.

Single male, been in Singapore 10 years, PR 6 years, annual salary ~100K.

Couple + daughter applying together. Dual-income family. I've had PR for 12 years; husband and child had PR for 2+ years when submitted. One in F&B, one in admin. Child in Singapore school. Mother-in-law is a born-and-bred Singaporean. Submitted updated pay slips after 1 year. Waited another 18 months, emailed ICA about progress, got the expected reply. After 20 months still no news, almost gave up. Finally approved at nearly 1 year 10 months! Almost gave up — wishing everyone good luck too!

Born 1973. PR 17 years. Diploma-level education. Tuition teacher. Daughter graduated from NUS, already a citizen for several years. Still waiting after 20 months of application.

Single male, came to Singapore in 2008, PR for 5 years, NUS bachelor's, tech industry. Result: 9 months.

Male. Been in Singapore 14 years. PR 7 years. Married. NTU degree. Process engineer. Approved.

Came to Singapore in 2014 on SM1 scholarship, PR since 2018, currently a student at NUS.

Been in Singapore 12 years. PR 6 years. Poly graduate. Part-time NTU CS degree. IT industry. Monthly salary 7,800. Hoping for good luck.

28yo, applied alone. Came to Singapore 2008 on MOE scholarship. Got PR in 2012. NUS undergrad. Bought condo in 2021. ===== Wrote to MP in Nov to follow up.

Worked in Singapore 8 years, PR 5+ years, 45, finance IT industry, 300K+, applied with one child.

Came to Singapore for university, 11 years now, PR 5 years, married, applied with daughter, wife retaining SPR, salary 180K.

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.