Applications for Citizenship, Permanent Residence and Long-term Visit Passes by Foreign Spouses of Singaporeans

Debated in Parliament on 8 Jan 2018.

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Minister Shanmugam provided annual averages from 2012 to 2016 showing about 6,600 citizenship, 8,700 permanent residence, and 16,600 long-term visit pass applications from foreign spouses of Singaporeans.
The success rates for these applications were approximately 68% for citizenship, 49% for permanent residence, and 84% for long-term visit passes over the same period.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority does not break down the data by whether applicants had Singaporean citizen children, so the proportion of unsuccessful applicants with such children cannot be determined.

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Zaqy Mohamad

Mr Zaqy Mohamad asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last five years, how many foreign spouses of Singaporeans have applied for citizenship, permanent residence and Long-Term Visit Passes respectively; (b) what is the success rate; and (c) what proportion of these applicants for permanent residence and citizenship who have Singaporean spouses or children were not successful.

K Shanmugam

From 2012 to 2016, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) received an annual average of about 6,600 Singapore Citizenship (SC), 8,700 Permanent Residence (PR) and 16,600 Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) applications from foreign spouses of Singaporeans. Over the same period, an annual average of 4,500, 4,300 and 13,900 foreign spouses of Singaporeans were granted SC, PR and LTVP respectively. The corresponding success rates were around 68%, 49% and 84%.

ICA is unable to break down the data by whether these individuals had any SC children.

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Minister Shanmugam provided annual averages from 2012 to 2016 showing about 6,600 citizenship, 8,700 permanent residence, and 16,600 long-term visit pass applications from foreign spouses of Singaporeans.
The success rates for these applications were approximately 68% for citizenship, 49% for permanent residence, and 84% for long-term visit passes over the same period.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority does not break down the data by whether applicants had Singaporean citizen children, so the proportion of unsuccessful applicants with such children cannot be determined.

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Applications for Citizenship, Permanent Residence and Long-term Visit Passes by Foreign Spouses of Singaporeans

Debated in Parliament on 8 Jan 2018.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Minister Shanmugam provided annual averages from 2012 to 2016 showing about 6,600 citizenship, 8,700 permanent residence, and 16,600 long-term visit pass applications from foreign spouses of Singaporeans.
The success rates for these applications were approximately 68% for citizenship, 49% for permanent residence, and 84% for long-term visit passes over the same period.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority does not break down the data by whether applicants had Singaporean citizen children, so the proportion of unsuccessful applicants with such children cannot be determined.

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Zaqy Mohamad

K Shanmugam

ICA is unable to break down the data by whether these individuals had any SC children.

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Minister Shanmugam provided annual averages from 2012 to 2016 showing about 6,600 citizenship, 8,700 permanent residence, and 16,600 long-term visit pass applications from foreign spouses of Singaporeans.
The success rates for these applications were approximately 68% for citizenship, 49% for permanent residence, and 84% for long-term visit passes over the same period.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority does not break down the data by whether applicants had Singaporean citizen children, so the proportion of unsuccessful applicants with such children cannot be determined.

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Applications for Citizenship, Permanent Residence and Long-term Visit Passes by Foreign Spouses of Singaporeans

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Applications for Citizenship, Permanent Residence and Long-term Visit Passes by Foreign Spouses of Singaporeans

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