Should PRs become Singapore Citizens?
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Originally posted by 333225520:
Soon, we will be a nation which made up mostly of PR and foreigners.
By the way, do other countries also count PR and foreigners when coming up with their population statistic?
yes, they do too. but sub-divide categories like: (citizens, PRs, work pass holders, citizens/PRs overseas) = total population -
Originally posted by 333225520:
Of course they don't bother. There is no real benefit to convert.
Being a PR, can already enjoy most, if not, more benefits than being a Singaporean, why anyone will be so stupid to give up their own citizenship to convert?
if they want to jump ship again to western countries like usa, uk, australia, they will convert so to get a singapore passport to work over there... like a springboard.
the benefits of a PR is lesser in phrases currently such as reduced subsidy for them like medical/ housing/ other govt services...etc. -
I think most of the PR initially not interested to convert to Singaporean because may be they will still can enjoy some benefit here and thinking of they will take back all the CPF and retire in their home contries which lower cost living,but eventually after they got married their mind set changed because of their children study,child care subsidy,discrimination from singaporean children etc
actually how many PR can afford without subsidy with childrens for long term staying in singapore? so finally the environtment forced them to convert and sacrifice for their childrens....
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Originally posted by Rednano:
yes, they do too. but sub-divide categories like: (citizens, PRs, work pass holders, citizens/PRs overseas) = total populationInterestingly in Singapore, Singaporeans and PR are grouped as "Singapore Residents". The exact figure for the population of Singaporeans and PR here is no longer released.
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Originally posted by phantomguy:
I think most of the PR initially not interested to convert to Singaporean because may be they will still can enjoy some benefit here and thinking of they will take back all the CPF and retire in their home contries which lower cost living,but eventually after they got married their mind set changed because of their children study,child care subsidy,discrimination from singaporean children etc
actually how many PR can afford without subsidy with childrens for long term staying in singapore? so finally the environtment forced them to convert and sacrifice for their childrens....
ahhaa, stuck .
Its cruel how life sucks, but its life. Eventually they dont stay. But other countries benefit from singapore losing skilled PRs.
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Originally posted by SPLIT SECOND:
ahhaa, stuck .
Its cruel how life sucks, but its life. Eventually they dont stay. But other countries benefit from singapore losing skilled PRs.
I think it is true esp they worked in this country for a couple of years, they decided to pack their bag n go. -
Do you all know why most of the PRs still dilema in converting to s'porean? I think mainly because of their CPF will sure be capped also,actually,its understandable.. who willing to let their hard earned money controlling by other people after half leg already step into the coffin
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Originally posted by phantomguy:
Do you all know why most of the PRs still dilema in converting to s'porean? I think mainly because of their CPF will sure be capped also,actually,its understandable.. who willing to let their hard earned money controlling by other people after half leg already step into the coffin
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for the passport as a springboard to emigrate to western countries. yes, convert! -
Originally posted by Rednano:
for the passport as a springboard to emigrate to western countries. yes, convert!Haha, heard of 1 guy, who who was a PR, and he once got his sg passport, the following month went to Migration agent , applied for skilled migration to another country and said " Yippi ki yay , mutherfarkers"
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Originally posted by Rednano:
for the passport as a springboard to emigrate to western countries. yes, convert!
Acording to the paper today, a tota of no 17000 PR changed to become local citizen a puzzling thing is how many of these will choose to migrate after getting their localpassport. According to many local, some of these converts were merely using the local passport as a convinient tool of travelling esp no visa is required if using local passport.
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Originally posted by will4:
Acording to the paper today, a tota of no 17000 PR changed to become local citizen a puzzling thing is how many of these will choose to migrate after getting their localpassport. According to many local, some of these converts were merely using the local passport as a convinient tool of travelling esp no visa is required if using local passport.
go western countries find work employment lah... -
go to www.mfa.gov.sg , under the visa information link, near the red passport picture.