Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the Number of Permanent Resident and Citizenship Applications Received Per Month in the Past Three Years

Question:

Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for the past three years, what are the respective numbers of permanent residence and citizenship applications received per month; (b) of these numbers, how many applications were made by (i) spouses and (ii) relatives, of Singapore citizens; and (c) what are the respective success rates for these applications.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1.   Under the Family Ties Scheme (FTS), Singapore citizens can sponsor their spouses, unmarried minor children, and parents for Permanent Residence (PR) and Singapore Citizenship (SC).

2.   We will set out the numbers, based on the PR and SC applications which were processed. From 2019 to 2021, under the FTS, an average of 9,500 PR applications per year were processed. Seven thousand and six hundred were from spouses of citizens, with 62% approved. Six hundred were from unmarried minor children of citizens, with 24% approved. One thousand and three hundred were from parents of citizens, with 2% approved.

3.   From 2019 to 2021, under the FTS, an average of 7,000 SC applications per year were processed. Three thousand and five hundred were from spouses of citizens, with 90% approved. Three thousand and two hundred were from unmarried minor children of citizens, with 93% approved. Three hundred were from parents of citizens, with 28% approved.