Dual citizenship acceptable in Singapore ?

[Queen Seok Duk]

The situation seems a bit murky. The conventional wisdom is 'no', but I have come across a few who claimed they have a Sg citizenship and another.

Does anyone know if the laws have been changed ?

 

[Wobble]

nope...no change...one citizenship one PR..

unless u r 16 or lesser...u will then be asked to choose...and must denounce the other citizenship b4 21yrs old...

 

[Cestbon]

Heard that some country can have dual citizen one Singapore and others I not sure.

 

[Subok]

IF you have dual citizenship then just keep quiet and enroute back singapore change to Singapore passport will do. then when after having left Singapore change back to whichever new found country passport will do.

This is what being practised by many Canadians who hold dual citizenship. Do not expect official endorsement just leave it as a low key kinda of stuff nothing to sream about unless the two countries you embrace are at war...

 

[hochiminhcity]

can anyone enlighten me on this, I intend to withdraw my CPF at age 55years old. I will be applying a PR status in another country.
But not a second passport. Do you think CPF board will allow me to withdraw all my Fund.
Please advice ,thank you in advance

 

[scroobal]

For Singaporeans, you need to show renouce your citizenship and show the citizenship of your new countries. For Malaysians with Singapore CPF , PR from any other country in their passport will do.

 

[zhihau]

can anyone enlighten me on this, I intend to withdraw my CPF at age 55years old. I will be applying a PR status in another country.
But not a second passport. Do you think CPF board will allow me to withdraw all my Fund.
Please advice ,thank you in advance

hope i get it right this time round, Sam will say:"Please advise."

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

IF you have dual citizenship then just keep quiet and enroute back singapore change to Singapore passport will do. then when after having left Singapore change back to whichever new found country passport will do.

This is what being practised by many Canadians who hold dual citizenship. Do not expect official endorsement just leave it as a low key kinda of stuff nothing to sream about unless the two countries you embrace are at war...

I believe what you've mentioned is exactly what many have been doing. So if my adopted country does not require me to renounce my Singapore citizenship, I can just keep quiet. The reason why I want a new citizenship is to own land. But what are the consequences if I'm found to have dual citizenship ? Will PAPPY rob my HDB flat ?

 

[zhihau]

For Singaporeans, you need to show renouce your citizenship and show the citizenship of your new countries. For Malaysians with Singapore CPF , PR from any other country in their passport will do.

hmm...

please correct me if i'm mistaken, Singaporeans cannot take out their CPF even when they renounce their Singaporean Citizenship if they are migrating to West Malaysia. is this true?

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

Does anyone know what is the penalty if you're caught with dual citizenship ?

If NS is not or no longer an issue, what is there to penalize ?

I remember when that pianist Mervyn returned home to perform, he was only fined. No jail sentence whatsoever. But he was not a Singapore citizen by then, so it could be a different story.

 

[Subok]

I believe what you've mentioned is exactly what many have been doing. So if my adopted country does not require me to renounce my Singapore citizenship, I can just keep quiet. The reason why I want a new citizenship is to own land. But what are the consequences if I'm found to have dual citizenship ? Will PAPPY rob my HDB flat ?

Yup, that's right. Canada do not need their new citizens to renounce their old citizenship I not sure about others.

I am not sure if you are found to have dual citizenship. Maybe quickly renounce Singapore's and withdraw all ur funds.

Frankly, it is just a piece of papers=. This paper will oblige its holders to defend Singapore with their lives. The crux of the matter is, when the going really get painful, how many of this so call holders will abandon ship or hold their ground?

And until such time, there is no telling who's who will stay to defend Singapore and at the same time who's who of ex-Singaporeans will or will not come back and defend her even without the paper.

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[Cestbon]

hmm...

please correct me if i'm mistaken, Singaporeans cannot take out their CPF even when they renounce their Singaporean Citizenship if they are migrating to West Malaysia. is this true?

No. As long you return back Singapore passport and apply passport of another country you can get the CPF.
Malaysia citizen is hard to get. Not as easy compare to Singapore.
Even you want to apply Malaysia PR it take year and may not get it.
Because every Malaysia citizen is like burden. Too many subsidy eg. fuel, sugar, oil, foods, electricity, healthcare, study..................
Singapore every citizen is a cash cow, PAP milk every single drop. Electricity. transport. telecom, health care, fuel, GST, TV licience...........................X 1000 more. Even grocery like NTUC and cheer price are higher but fooling citizen by slogan fair price and continue milk peasant.
Can any one name 3 items subsidy by PAP gov?

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

Can any one name 3 items subsidy by PAP gov?

No. 1 - HDB flat

 

[Cestbon]

No. 1 - HDB flat

That not subsidy is misleading . HDB only give discount of $40k for 1st timer buyer but gov make profit more than $200k/unit on average on current construction cost.
Subsidy mean gov. lost money.

 

[jw5]

That not subsidy is misleading . HDB only give discount of $40k for 1st timer buyer but gov make profit more than $200k/unit on average on current construction cost.
Subsidy mean gov. lost money.

It's a "market" subsidy. Or a "price" subsidy.
Not a "cost" subsidy which means that the supplier loses money.
The first time in world history that the word subsidy has been used this way.

 

[Cestbon]

It's a "market" subsidy. Or a "price" subsidy.
Not a "cost" subsidy which means that the supplier loses money.
The first time in world history that the word subsidy has been used this way.

Then someone have inform PAP gov. that English Dictionary for Singapore version SUBSIDY word have to change the meaning.
Or tell them don't use SUBSIDY word.

 

[Screwball]

Malaysia citizen is hard to get. Not as easy compare to Singapore. Even you want to apply Malaysia PR it take year and may not get it.

Malaysia citizen is only for malays and must be muslim. Other races can forget about applying because will not be approving even if you are converting to islam. Many malay singkaporean civil servants upon retire will becoming malaysia citizen after collecting pension, gratuity and cpf and become millionaires there.

 

[chinchai]

Why dual? Come back to Singapore as a FT and be an expat!

 

[longbow]

I think HDB will buy flat from you and that is that. Or unless they confiscate it from you.

Maybe they will determine when you obtain citizenship.

I believe what you've mentioned is exactly what many have been doing. So if my adopted country does not require me to renounce my Singapore citizenship, I can just keep quiet. The reason why I want a new citizenship is to own land. But what are the consequences if I'm found to have dual citizenship ? Will PAPPY rob my HDB flat ?

 

[eatshitndie]

now if they spot check you and discovered you have 2 passports under the same name....will you go to jail?

if one of your passports is counterfeit, you will be prosecuted. if both are legit, they will seize your sg passport and shove renunciation papers at you for you to sign. the only prosecutable offense in the statutes involving legit passports is when you enter sg with a foreign passport while holding an sg passport, and they sniff you out at the checkpoint. it's either 6 months jail or minimum sgd1000 in fines (including but not limited to revocation of your sg passport).