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Be careful. Remember that a passport is merely a travel document, it doesn't make you any more of a citizen by holding it, or any less by not holding it.Darkhorse wrote:Singapore.
But that does mean that a Singapore citizen who becomes an Irish citizen remains a Singapore citizen until the ICA find out and take action.benifa wrote:Be careful. Remember that a passport is merely a travel document, it doesn't make you any more of a citizen by holding it, or any less by not holding it.Darkhorse wrote:Singapore.
Singapore is very strict (some would say paranoid) about its' citizens naturalising in other countries. Singapore expressly forbids it.
If the ICA were to find out that a Singapore citizen, above the age of 21, is also a citizen of another country, they will strip the person of his Singapore citizenship.
IF someone has settled in Ireland and sees their home and future in Ireland, why would they want to remain a foreigner for the rest of their life?
Save the possibility of moving the another EU country or having the ability to vote, why would a Singaporean want to naturalise as an Irish citizen anyway?
I suppose it's a case of weighing the gains against the losses.JAJ wrote:IF someone has settled in Ireland and sees their home and future in Ireland, why would they want to remain a foreigner for the rest of their life?
The fundamental question has to be that if you settle in a country and make it your home, why would you want to stay a foreigner and hold the passport of a faraway country? (there might be practical reasons for some to do just that but over time, these usually drop away).benifa wrote: I suppose it's a case of weighing the gains against the losses.
He'd gain the right to vote in national and EU elections, and in referendums, gain the right of free movement among the Member States; but would lose the ability to live in Singapore in the future, inherit HDB property in Singapore, pass Singapore citizenship to offspring, and possibly more - I don't know.
Depends on the individual circumstances, I guess. If the person is a family member of an EU national, the right of free movement may exist anyway (if moving in the company of / to join..). Sure, the voting rights are important, I agree. Certainly if the Singapore citizen if not the family member of an EU national, and has been resident in Ireland on the back of a work permit, for example, then yes - naturalisation may be an option worthy of more serious consideration.
All Singaporeans I know of, resident in Ireland, choose LTR rather than naturalisation, for the very reasons I have stated.