S’PORE PR SAYS HE GREW UP IN S’PORE, STUDIED HERE & SERVE NS, BUT CITIZENSHIP REJECTED

The cons of being a PR in Singapore

I’ve been living in Singapore ever since I was 4, enrolled in a kindergarten here, then pri school, sec school, poly, NS, and now I’ve ORD-ed.

In everything but official documents I am a Singaporean and I identify as a Singaporean; everyone who knows me thinks of me as a Singaporean and they get surprised when they see my NRIC or they learn of my country of origin.

I’ve recently ORD-ed, done with 2 whole years of NS with clean records and a bunch of injuries, and also I’ve applied to become a Singapore citizen a few months back.

But guess what, my application was rejected.

For my whole life, I always fit in socially, but never on ‘official’ government records. I’m tired of being not given a chance by the government and the red tapes preventing me from becoming a singaporean on record.

I just want to become a singapore citizen, to get the perks that were given to my fellow brothers, I’ve been paying higher school fees, I don’t get my thousand dollars upon ORD, i dont get as many perks even though this is my country and i have served 2 years of my life here,

im just tired of it all

Netizens’ comments

1. Did you apply before or after ord?
   • (OP) before, but i’ll apply again as i have my ord transcript with me
2. Dude apply now, with your COS and testimonial. I also got mine rejected during NS but got it accepted when I applied after NS
3. Go meet the people session. Ask MP help you write reconsideration letter in regards to your citizenship application matters. Good luck
4. These are the people we want, people who went through NS and fully integrated with our society.
   I hope you’d keep trying and not give up. As what others said, completing NS should give you the ammo you need for the application. Godspeed!
5. Bro I same situation as u, I applied during service kenna rejected, after ORD I applied and got it. Don’t give up