Statistics of Successful Citizenship Application from 2012 to 2016

Debated in Parliament on 11 Sep 2017.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked for annual figures from 2012 to 2016 on successful citizenship applications, broken down by whether applicants were PRs or non-PRs and by age group.
K Shanmugam responded that about 20,900 people were granted Singapore Citizenship each year in that period.
Over half were aged 30 or below when granted citizenship, and about 85% were PRs at the time of application.
The remaining applicants included overseas-born children of citizens who registered for citizenship and minor children of successful applicants, who do not need PR status first under the Constitution.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the last five years, how many PRs and non-PRs were successful in their application for citizenship respectively, broken down by age group.

K Shanmugam

In the past five years, about 20,900 individuals were granted Singapore Citizenship (SC) annually. More than half of them were aged 30 and below when they were granted SC. About 85% were Permanent Residents (PRs) when they were granted SC. The others were children of Singapore Citizens born overseas who subsequently registered for SC, as well as the minor children of successful SC applicants. Under the Constitution, minors do not need to obtain PR status first in order to be eligible for citizenship.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked for annual figures from 2012 to 2016 on successful citizenship applications, broken down by whether applicants were PRs or non-PRs and by age group.
K Shanmugam responded that about 20,900 people were granted Singapore Citizenship each year in that period.
Over half were aged 30 or below when granted citizenship, and about 85% were PRs at the time of application.
The remaining applicants included overseas-born children of citizens who registered for citizenship and minor children of successful applicants, who do not need PR status first under the Constitution.

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Statistics of Successful Citizenship Application from 2012 to 2016

Debated in Parliament on 11 Sep 2017.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked for annual figures from 2012 to 2016 on successful citizenship applications, broken down by whether applicants were PRs or non-PRs and by age group.
K Shanmugam responded that about 20,900 people were granted Singapore Citizenship each year in that period.
Over half were aged 30 or below when granted citizenship, and about 85% were PRs at the time of application.
The remaining applicants included overseas-born children of citizens who registered for citizenship and minor children of successful applicants, who do not need PR status first under the Constitution.

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Gan Thiam Poh

K Shanmugam

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Gan Thiam Poh asked for annual figures from 2012 to 2016 on successful citizenship applications, broken down by whether applicants were PRs or non-PRs and by age group.
K Shanmugam responded that about 20,900 people were granted Singapore Citizenship each year in that period.
Over half were aged 30 or below when granted citizenship, and about 85% were PRs at the time of application.
The remaining applicants included overseas-born children of citizens who registered for citizenship and minor children of successful applicants, who do not need PR status first under the Constitution.

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Gan Thiam Poh

K Shanmugam

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Statistics of Successful Citizenship Application from 2012 to 2016

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Gan Thiam Poh

K Shanmugam

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