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Modern Singapore was founded in 1819 [1] and soon after merged with Penang and Malacca to form the Straits Settlements in 1826. After their incorporation as Crown dominions in 1858, British nationality law applied to the Straits Settlements, as was the case elsewhere in the British Empire. [2]
Starting in 2010, Singapore has set an approximately 30,000 annual cap on the number of individuals being granted PRs. There is a relatively stable population of just over 500,000 PRs in Singapore. Individuals eligible to apply for Singapore PR include: [3] spouses and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of Singapore citizens or permanent ...
Naturalised citizens of Singapore (108 P) P. ... Pages in category "Singaporean nationality law" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
A special member from 29 November 1968 until 1 May 1999, when it became a full member, [42] before reverting to special status in January 2006. [43] A full member again since June 2011. [44] New Zealand: 19 November 1926 Oceania: Australia and New Zealand: 5,163,908 Unitary Commonwealth realm Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 26 ...
The National Registration Act 1965 (last amendment in 2016) legislates the establishment of a national registry, as well as the issuance and usage of NRICs. [3] The government agency responsible for the national registry and issuance of NRICs is the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), a department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The first thorough census in Singapore was undertaken in 1871, and it showed that Chinese were the largest ethnic group at 57.6%. [9] In 1901, the total population of Singapore was 228,555, [8] with 15.8% Malays, 71.8% Chinese, 7.8% Indians, and 3.5% Europeans and Eurasians. The Chinese population of Singapore has stayed at over 70% of the ...
Commonwealth citizenship is acquired by virtue of being a citizen of a Commonwealth member state [17] or, in the United Kingdom, a country listed in Schedule 3 of the British Nationality Act 1981. This list closely follows the composition of the organisation, but is not always the same. [18]
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