Many people who have obtained PR and plan to live in Singapore for a long time will consider applying for citizenship for the convenience of living and for their children to study. If you want to naturalize in Singapore, you must know these procedures.

Application process

First of all, you must prepare the documents, which are mainly divided into individual applications and family applications. If you apply for a family, you must prepare all the materials for all family members (originals + copies). The documents are available on the Immigration and Border Protection Agency of Singapore (ICA) website /zlbg/bgzl/gzrz/P020120309557877644598.pdf).

Fill in one copy of the "Application Form for Return of Chinese Passport" (provided by the embassy) truthfully and item by item.

Original passport and its copy, including information page, extension and annotation page (no copying is required if there is no content).

The original and copy of the naturalization approval letter issued by the Singapore Immigration Bureau;

The original and copy of the Singapore residence permit (PR, NRIC or SCC, etc., for those holding PR, if the validity period Upon expiration, RE-ENTRY PERMIT is required.

1 photo.

If the applicant has obtained a Singapore passport, the original and copy of the Singapore passport are also required.

The time required to apply for the certificate is 4 working days, and urgent cases will not be processed.

Time and fees required for deregistration

Normally, it takes 4 working days and costs SGD 30. For expedited shipments, it takes 2 working days, and an additional expediting fee of SGD 35 will be charged.

When collecting the certificate, please pay at the No. 1 window (cash only) and go to the No. 2 window with the receipt to collect the certificate.

The address of the Consular Department of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore is: 150 TANGLIN ROAD.

Permit application time: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 am. Please arrive at the consular department before 11:30 (numbers will stop at 11:30), collect the queue number at the information desk and wait for service .

Evidence collection time: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 11:30 am, 3:00 to 4:00 pm.

The rights and benefits of Singapore citizens

l Free entry and exit, few visa restrictions

l The right to vote in parliamentary elections and the right to elect members

< p>　l You can buy or rent a government-subsidized HDB flat and enjoy preferential loan interest rates and home purchase subsidies

l You can purchase any private property without prior application for approval from the Ministry of Law

l The employer pays provident fund into your provident fund account every month

l You can enjoy medical subsidies when visiting government clinics and reorganized hospitals

l You can join the medical financial plan , such as: Medisave, Medishield, Medifund

l You can enjoy paid maternity leave, supplementary parental leave, and new baby leave

l Enjoy child care incentives such as baby bonus, child and infant care subsidy, parent tax rebate and working mother’s child assessment rebate