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Citizenship Introduction
Deprivation of Citizenship
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| [ Publication date Jan 01, 2001 ] |
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A person may lose his/her Singapore citizenship in the following cases: - in the case of a minor citizen, if he/she failed to take the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance & Loyalty within 1 year of turning 21;
- Where the person, while 18 years or older, acquired the citizenship of another country;
- Where the person renounced his/her citizenship.
The government may, by order, deprive a person of his/her citizenship, if it is satisfied that the person: -- had, (when 18 years or older) voluntarily claimed and exercised rights accorded exclusively to citizens or nationals of foreign countries, such as the right to vote; or
- had, (when 18 years old or older) applied for or used a foreign passport; or
- is 18 years or older and has failed to return to Singapore over a continuous period of 10 years, including any period before 2 January 1986.
The Government cannot deprive a person of his/her citizenship if in so doing he/she will be rendered Stateless. A child of a person losing his/her citizenship, cannot be deprived of his/her citizenship, if in so doing, such child will be rendered Stateless.Before the government issues an order depriving a person of his/her citizenship, it must give the person written notice informing him/her of the ground on which the order is proposed to be made and the right to have the case referred to a committee of inquiry. Upon receiving the notice, an application must be made within the prescribed time to have the case referred to a committee of inquiry. The government will then have to set up a committee consisting of a Supreme Court Judge and 2 Government nominees. After hearing the explanation on why the citizenship should not be taken away, the committee will submit a report to the Government for its consideration. |
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