Applicants Granted PR Status under EDB's Global Investor Programme

Debated in Parliament on 1 Aug 2017.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry for statistics on the number of applicants granted PR status under the Global Investor Programme (GIP) since its launch, the number of PRs whose status was withdrawn or cancelled, and the number who later obtained citizenship broken down by age group.
The Minister replied that as of June 2017, 1,826 GIP applicants have been granted permanent residency since the programme began in 2004.
Of these, 67 were granted citizenship at ages ranging from 25 to 58 years old.
One GIP investor had their PR status revoked upon review.
The response highlights the scale of the GIP and its outcomes in terms of residency and citizenship grants over the programme’s history.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) (a) how many applicants have been granted PR status under EDB's Global Investor Programme (GIP) since it was launched; (b) how many of these PRs have had their status subsequently withdrawn or cancelled upon review; and (c) what is the number of these PRs who have subsequently been granted citizenship, broken down by age group.

Lim Hng Kiang

As of June 2017, 1,826 GIP applicants have been granted permanent residency since the programme’s inception in 2004. Of these, 67 have been granted citizenship. The age at which they were granted citizenship varies between 25 and 58 years old. One GIP investor had his PR status revoked upon review.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry for statistics on the number of applicants granted PR status under the Global Investor Programme (GIP) since its launch, the number of PRs whose status was withdrawn or cancelled, and the number who later obtained citizenship broken down by age group.
The Minister replied that as of June 2017, 1,826 GIP applicants have been granted permanent residency since the programme began in 2004.
Of these, 67 were granted citizenship at ages ranging from 25 to 58 years old.
One GIP investor had their PR status revoked upon review.
The response highlights the scale of the GIP and its outcomes in terms of residency and citizenship grants over the programme’s history.

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Applicants Granted PR Status under EDB's Global Investor Programme

Debated in Parliament on 1 Aug 2017.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry for statistics on the number of applicants granted PR status under the Global Investor Programme (GIP) since its launch, the number of PRs whose status was withdrawn or cancelled, and the number who later obtained citizenship broken down by age group.
The Minister replied that as of June 2017, 1,826 GIP applicants have been granted permanent residency since the programme began in 2004.
Of these, 67 were granted citizenship at ages ranging from 25 to 58 years old.
One GIP investor had their PR status revoked upon review.
The response highlights the scale of the GIP and its outcomes in terms of residency and citizenship grants over the programme’s history.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Lim Hng Kiang

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Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry for statistics on the number of applicants granted PR status under the Global Investor Programme (GIP) since its launch, the number of PRs whose status was withdrawn or cancelled, and the number who later obtained citizenship broken down by age group.
The Minister replied that as of June 2017, 1,826 GIP applicants have been granted permanent residency since the programme began in 2004.
Of these, 67 were granted citizenship at ages ranging from 25 to 58 years old.
One GIP investor had their PR status revoked upon review.
The response highlights the scale of the GIP and its outcomes in terms of residency and citizenship grants over the programme’s history.

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Applicants Granted PR Status under EDB's Global Investor Programme

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Applicants Granted PR Status under EDB's Global Investor Programme

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