Hi guys, am a Singaporean staying in JB more than 2 years with my wife.
My wife edd is in oct and probably going to have my baby be deliver at Columbia.
just a quick check with you guys, whats the process of getting sg citizenship for my baby?
get a malaysia citizen ic and passport first? then go sg apply?
anyway my wife is a malaysian, singapore pr
Hi Longwei, yes you can do that. We did it too, i am sure i shared it somewhere a while ago but sharing what i still remember.
Basically first have your baby delivered(big congrats), then get letter from the hospital. Thereafter go to the registry of births in Setia Tropika.
http://www.jpn.com.my/jpn_offices/Johor_Bahru.htm
After that, get the birth cert and make an appointment with our Consulate General office at 35th floor, City Square. Remember you can stay up to 30 days in Malaysia so your wife can at least do a bit of confinement before you need to go back to Singapore but normally best to start this process 1 week by yourself after the birth.
Remember, you can go back to SG with your baby by making a prior appointment with the Consulate General (call first) and then get photograph done of your child and bring marriage cert (they need original AND photocopy) and you will get a one time travel document back for him/her to go back to Singapore on the next appointment (may need a few days, they close at 5pm sharp). PLEASE CALL BEFORE GOING DOWN (they don't like it otherwise)
The travel document also requires a photograph of your baby. Please do downstairs at City Square and bring at least 4 photographs. Remember to do photocopy of your important documents, birth cert, marriage certificate, passport copies as well as NRIC photocopies.
In case i missed anything, please refer to the websites i have put down.
To be very safe, prepare to bring your child back to SG before he/she reaches 1 month of age just in case.
Remember, before your child gets citizenship certificate, he/she cannot apply passport and hence must stay in SG until citizenship certificate is APPROVED and received. Once approved, he/she can then apply for passport (with photograph) online, at the Consulate General or at ICA and can start travelling after that. (Please note that Passport applications take a much longer time at Consulate General)
How to register
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/o...nship_application_for_child_of_singapore.html
Address:
Suite 35.02, Level 35
Johor Bahru City Square Office Tower
106-108, Jalan Wong Ah Fook
80000 Johor Bahru
Johor, Malaysia
Telephone:
+607 226 5012
Fax:
+607 226 5013
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Operational Hours:
For General Enquiries:-
Mon. – Fri.
8.30am – 1.00pm
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Closed on Sat, Sun and Public Holidays, including Singapore National Day on 9 August
(For folks who lost their travel documents or passport when overseas, you can also contact them to help you get a one time document go back home.) Just remember to go early and CALL in advance. Please remember to register with the guards on the 35th floor prior to gaining entry.
Best wishes and yes i did all of these without any assistance as i prepared and did the groundwork by going onsite and asking (got misdirected once or twice).