Citizenship Application Cases

28, male, single. Came to Singapore in 2016, PR approved Jan 2020, applied for SC Mar 2021, no additional documents submitted. Bachelor's from China, NTU master's, been at the same company since before PR application.

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!

Male, 32, single. Been in Singapore 10 years. PR 4 years. Digital marketing.

Family of 3, PR for 1.5 years. Husband and child applied for citizenship, wife kept PR. Son in Primary 6. Husband has bachelor's from China, currently working in IT at a local telecom company. Monthly salary $15K. Wife is a stay-at-home mom.

Individual application. Been in Singapore 10 years, PR 2 years. Male, married, 28, wife is Chinese national, no children. NTU degree + NUS master's, 3 years of work experience, monthly salary 4K. Approved on first application.

Poly diploma, local private university, PR 5 years, been in Singapore 10 years, applied alone.

Polytechnic diploma, local private university. PR 5 years. Been in Singapore 10 years. Single female. Nurse.

Chinese national, 31, been in Singapore 10+ years, PR nearly 8 years. Local NAFA graduate, had TGD (discharged), private bachelor's, UK master's. Education industry. Checked yesterday and found it approved. Waited 15 months and 3 days. Thank you, I will work hard!

Been in Singapore 10 years. 1 year after PR, mother applied with kindergarten-age child. Father kept PR. Bachelor's from China, master's in Singapore, semiconductor industry. Approved after 1 year. Good luck everyone.

Male, Chinese national, unmarried, early 30s, PhD, no local degree. Been in Singapore 5 years and PR 1.5 years at time of application. Approved after nearly 1 year. Wishing everyone a smooth process.

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

Applied with two sons, wife retaining SPR. Non-Malaysian, non-mainland Chinese ethnic Chinese. Became SPR in Dec 2019, submitted in Jan 2021 after 1 year, approved after 15 months. Proactively updated latest payslips and tax documents last month. Age 43, both spouse and I hold master's from QS top-100 universities, combined household income ~350K/year. Grateful. This year has been a great year for SPR/SC approval rates — many friends around us got approved quickly. Wishing everyone good luck!

Applied for citizenship with infant just over 1 year after getting PR. Husband kept PR. Graduated from a regular Chinese university, been in Singapore 6-7 years. Hope to get good news soon. Update: After waiting a full year, emailed ICA to follow up. Got a reply 3 days later asking me to check the system status — approved.

Female, local diploma graduate, been in Singapore 15 years, construction industry, applied alone. Submitted additional payslips and company letter 1 month before approval.

Family of 3 applied together. PR 5 years. Local diploma + degree. Household monthly income $10K+. Own an HDB. Good luck!

PR 5 years, married to citizen for 3 years, been in Singapore 10 years for studies and work. No children.

Chinese female, 26, single, been in Singapore 14 years. Local secondary school + poly + university + currently pursuing MSc. Applied at 1.5 years of PR.

Came to Singapore in 2011 on scholarship. NTU bachelor's, NUS master's. Working 3 years, PR 3 years. Married, no property, no car. Monthly salary $4K.

NUS bachelor's and master's, PR 4 years, IT, applied alone.