You are eligible to apply for Singapore citizenship if you:
| Eligibility | Notes on Submission |
| Have been a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) for at least two years and are aged 21 and above (you can apply together with your spouse and any unmarried children aged below 21 born to you within the context of a legal marriage or legally adopted by you). | You will need to log in to ICA e-Service using your Singpass and apply for you and your family. |
| Have been a PR for at least two years and have been married to a Singapore citizen for at least two years. | Your spouse will need to log in to ICA e-Service using his/her Singpass to sponsor your application. |
| Are an unmarried child aged below 21 born within the context of a legal marriage to, or have been legally adopted by, a Singapore citizen. | Your Singapore citizen parent will need to log in to ICA e-Service using his/her Singpass to sponsor your application. |
| Are a PR studying in Singapore; and have been residing/living in Singapore for more than 3 years (of which, at least one year as a PR); and have passed at least one national exam (i.e. PSLE, GCE ‘N’/‘O’/‘A’ levels), or are in the Integrated Programme (IP). | If you are aged 15 and above, you can submit the application using your Singpass at ICA e-Service. |
ICA takes into account factors such as the individual's family ties to Singaporeans, economic contributions, qualifications, age, family profile and length of residency, to assess the applicant's ability to contribute to Singapore and integrate into our society, as well as his or her commitment to sinking roots.
ICA has no affiliation with any other external migration agency/commercial entity which claims to be the Singapore immigration specialist/consultant or partner. ICA does not support or endorse services by self-proclaimed professional immigration consultancy service providers for Singapore Citizenship application.
Singpass RequirementThe application process will require all persons added as an applicant to review the application form before the application can be submitted. To review the application form, applicants will need to log in to the ICA e-Service using their Singpass or unique log in credentials (this will be provided by ICA for those ineligible for Singpass) to provide their declarations.
Please note that the approval for a Singpass account application may take 2 to 5 working days. Sponsors/Applicants are recommended to start an application only after all applicants have successfully registered for a Singpass account, where eligible.
National Service ObligationUnder the Enlistment Act 1970, all male Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents, unless exempted, are required to serve National Service (NS). Following the completion of full-time NS, they will become Operationally Ready National Servicemen (NSmen). An NSman’s obligation will end at the age of 50 years (for Officers) or 40 years (for other ranks). All male applicants are required to access www.cmpb.gov.sg for information on NS before proceeding with this application.
All male applicants who are granted Singapore Citizenship (SC) or Singapore Permanent Residence (PR) status as a foreign student or under their parents’ sponsorship are liable for NS. They are required to register for NS upon reaching 16 and a half years old, and will be scheduled for enlistment into full-time NS at the earliest opportunity upon reaching 18 years old. MINDEF allows students to attain educational qualifications up to the ‘A’ Levels certificate, the polytechnic diploma, or an equivalent pre-tertiary qualification before they are required to serve NS. They are enlisted at the earliest opportunity when they have finished pre-tertiary education, or after turning 18, whichever is later. MINDEF does not grant deferment for university studies, regardless of whether such studies have begun. Those who are granted SC or PR in the midst of their university studies will have to disrupt these studies to enlist if they are unable to complete their studies before their enlistment date.
Male Singapore citizens who wish to renounce SC may have their renunciation applications withheld by Government if they have not discharged their NS liabilities.
Any person who defaults on his NS obligations by committing an offence under the Enlistment Act 1970 shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Renouncing or losing one's SC or PR status without serving or completing full-time NS will have a serious adverse impact on applications to work or study in Singapore, or for any long-term immigration facilities in Singapore, whether now or in the future. Renouncing or losing one’s SC or PR status without serving or completing full-time NS will also adversely affect your family members’ applications for long-term immigration facilities, their ability to sponsor such facilities, the renewal of their Re-Entry Permits, or their applications for Singapore citizenship or permanent residence.
For further enquiries, please contact the Central Manpower Base at 1800-3676767 (local) or 65-65676767 (overseas) or email contact@ns.gov.sg