Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Number of Persons who Renounced their Singapore Citizenship and Subsequently Requested for Reinstatement in the Last Ten Years

Question:

Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs from 2012 to 2021, how many of those who have renounced their Singapore citizenship subsequently requested for it to be reinstated.


Answer:

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

1.   We do not track the number of people who asked to reinstate their citizenship after renunciation.

2.   Under the Singapore Constitution, individuals who have renounced their Singapore citizenship cannot appeal to have it reinstated. If they wish to become Singapore citizens again, they have to put in a new citizenship application.