Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions
Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Number of Persons who Renounced their Singapore Citizenship and Subsequently Reapplied in the Last Ten Years
4 July 2022
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Question:
Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in the last 10 years, what is the number of applicants who have renounced and subsequently reapplied for Singapore citizenship; (b) of these applicants, what is the proportion of those who are successful; and (c) what are the primary reasons for the unsuccessful applications.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. None of the individuals who had renounced their Singapore Citizenship (SC) from 2012 to 2021 have reapplied for SC, to the best of our knowledge.
