Permanent Residents Granted Citizenship Status Each Year in Last Three Years

Debated in Parliament on 15 Oct 2020.

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Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the number of permanent residents granted citizenship each year over the last three years.
The Minister responded with annual figures: 18,269 in 2017, 18,840 in 2018, and 19,049 in 2019.
The total number of citizenship grants in those years were 22,076, 22,550, and 22,714 respectively.
The difference is attributed to non-resident minors, such as children of Singaporeans or PRs, granted citizenship as part of a family unit.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs how many permanent residents have been granted citizenship status each year in the last three years.

K Shanmugam

The number of Permanent Residents (PRs) granted Singapore citizenship (SC) was 18,269, 18,840, and 19,049 in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively. The total number of SCs granted in that period was 22,076, 22,550 and 22,714 respectively. The differences are due to the number of SCs granted to non-resident minors who were either (i) children of Singaporeans or (ii) children of PRs who were granted SC as a family unit.

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Permanent Residents Granted Citizenship Status Each Year in Last Three Years

Debated in Parliament on 15 Oct 2020.

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Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the number of permanent residents granted citizenship each year over the last three years.
The Minister responded with annual figures: 18,269 in 2017, 18,840 in 2018, and 19,049 in 2019.
The total number of citizenship grants in those years were 22,076, 22,550, and 22,714 respectively.
The difference is attributed to non-resident minors, such as children of Singaporeans or PRs, granted citizenship as part of a family unit.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs how many permanent residents have been granted citizenship status each year in the last three years.

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