at wat age can our kids renounce their citizenship?

[3Boys]

ahkeong:

LOLMum:

Hi ahkeong, so where are u going? :preen:

we are considering moving to australia.. or maybe somewhere nearer like malaysia and even indonesia which is my wife's country of birth

And do you think that you'd be better off in any of those places? It seems to me if you are casting around like that without a specific plan, its really some deep seated resentment about Singapore, misguided or not, as opposed to some real tangible advantage in moving.

[kamom]

Hi all,


I am a trailing spouse for the past 5 years due to my husband's job. I have talked to many overseas Singaporeans. Some are in Australia, NZ, USA, China etc....apart from the quality life style that is missing in SG, they do not love living overseas. Why? The absence of childhood friends, the absence of family ties. I have relatives who have made the bold move of renouncing their citizenships and majority of them regret. I have a SIL, who has married a NZ man, already have two adult girls, still keeps her SG citizenship.

Honestly, the pasture is only greener when you look over your fence but it is not any greener than your own when you have crossed over.

I will be home for good in two months time and :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

[Funz]

kamom:

Hi all,


I am a trailing spouse for the past 5 years due to my husband's job. I have talked to many overseas Singaporeans. Some are in Australia, NZ, USA, China etc....apart from the quality life style that is missing in SG, they do not love living overseas. Why? The absence of childhood friends, the absence of family ties. I have relatives who have made the bold move of renouncing their citizenships and majority of them regret. I have a SIL, who has married a NZ man, already have two adult girls, still keeps her SG citizenship.

Honestly, the pasture is only greener when you look over your fence but it is not any greener than your own when you have crossed over.

I will be home for good in two months time and :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

:celebrate:

Grass is always greener on the other side.

While I have foreign friends who are well to do and lead a comfortable lifestyle. I have also met many who cannot see themselves ever being able to own their own apartment. A lot of them are living in rentals and have limited savings. Most of their earnings go into taxes, rent and insurance.

We envy them, they envy us.

And seriously, I think Singapore is a decent place to call home.

[Funz]

kamom:

Hi all,


I am a trailing spouse for the past 5 years due to my husband's job. I have talked to many overseas Singaporeans. Some are in Australia, NZ, USA, China etc....apart from the quality life style that is missing in SG, they do not love living overseas. Why? The absence of childhood friends, the absence of family ties. I have relatives who have made the bold move of renouncing their citizenships and majority of them regret. I have a SIL, who has married a NZ man, already have two adult girls, still keeps her SG citizenship.

Honestly, the pasture is only greener when you look over your fence but it is not any greener than your own when you have crossed over.

I will be home for good in two months time and :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

:celebrate:

Grass is always greener on the other side.

While I have foreign friends who are well to do and lead a comfortable lifestyle. I have also met many who cannot see themselves ever being able to own their own apartment. A lot of them are living in rentals and have limited savings. Most of their earnings go into taxes, rent and insurance.

We envy them, they envy us.

And seriously, I think Singapore is a decent place to call home.

[IJJ]

I have friends who have been living overseas, and friends who are happily living in Singapore. To each its own.


To renounce or not, as I always advise friends who ask, a choice of citizenship should be made positively on the basis on where you prefer to stay after a rational comparison of conditions, rather than the basis of negativity i.e. you do not like it here so you have to choose there. The latter way of making choices may end up jumping from one fire to another.

[kamom]

IJJ:

may end up jumping from one fire to another.

Agree.

Funz:

And seriously, I think Singapore is a decent place to call home.

Altho in recent years, many bad policies or rather not-well-thot policies were implemented and many problems have surfaced. It is still a decent place to live in. No place on this planet is perfect. There will be some good and some bad in each place. To be happy, one must learn to be able to live above the challenges. :hi5:

[fightingmom]

kamom:

Hi all,


I am a trailing spouse for the past 5 years due to my husband's job. I have talked to many overseas Singaporeans. Some are in Australia, NZ, USA, China etc....apart from the quality life style that is missing in SG, they do not love living overseas. Why? The absence of childhood friends, the absence of family ties. I have relatives who have made the bold move of renouncing their citizenships and majority of them regret. I have a SIL, who has married a NZ man, already have two adult girls, still keeps her SG citizenship.

Honestly, the pasture is only greener when you look over your fence but it is not any greener than your own when you have crossed over.

I will be home for good in two months time and :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

Home for GOOD ? Great! WELCOME HOME, kamon ! :rahrah:

[DesertWind]

Should SG-reans renounce their citizenship and come back as a PR?


Get all the good benefits and no need much liability. For example, no need to serve NS?

[DesertWind]

If the SG-reans gets lesser and lesser with the birth rate and all, and PR kids no need to do NS, then does it still make sense for SG-boys to do NS?


A key argument by the PRs, they too pay tax hence they should have equal rights to all the benefits.

How about NS?

Garmen expect us to do NS to protect the interest of the foreigners and PRs? :scared:

[Funz]

DesertWind:

Should SG-reans renounce their citizenship and come back as a PR?


Get all the good benefits and no need much liability. For example, no need to serve NS?

you think it will be that easily obtained? You spurned your citizenship yet wanna apply for PR?