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[11] [12] When Singapore gained internal self-government in 1959, Singapore became an independent Commonwealth country for the purpose of British nationality law. [13] From then on, Singaporean passports had the unusual nationality status of "British subject: citizen of the State of Singapore" instead of the usual "British subject: citizen of ...
Turkey offers Turkish Citizenship by Investment (TCBI). Investors are required to purchase real estate worth at least US$400,000 and hold it for 3 years, or deposit US$500,000 in a bank, etc. in Turkey for a period of 3 years. Upon investing as above and submitting citizenship application duly, a Turkish passport is granted, typically within a ...
The government does not disclose its evaluation criteria or decision processes beyond broad generalities, such as long-term citizen population-related goals. One of the government's stated public policy goals is to maintain relative stability in Singapore's racial and ethnic population proportions in order to promote and maintain racial harmony.
In April 1987, the Singapore government announced its immigration policy, which intended to control the foreign worker inflow. The two key elements in the policy were a monthly levy payable by the employer for each foreign worker employed, and a "dependency ceiling" that limits the proportion of foreign workers in the total workforce of any one ...
For Singapore citizens and permanent residents born on or before 31 December 1967, the NRIC numbers commonly begin with 0 or 1, which do not relate to year of birth but are assigned in order of issuance. Non-native residents born before 1968 are assigned the heading numbers 2 or 3 upon attaining permanent residency or citizenship.
The Istana is the official residence of the President of Singapore. The reserves of the Government of Singapore are the investment assets of the Singaporean state, including those of Ministry of Finance and the Statutory Boards, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, GIC Private Limited (GIC), and Temasek Holdings. [2]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has astonished legal scholars with his claim that he can end birthright citizenship with a swipe of his pen. No, they say, he can't. AP FACT CHECK: Trump ...
Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. [5] Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religious origins, with the city-state itself being a multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-denominational, multi-lingual, and multi-ethnic country.