Singapore adopted its own constitution in 1965. The people as deemed citizens through Charter of Ordinance of 1957 were granted Citizenship of Singapore.  There have been subsequent amendments to address the varying needs and requirements of the city state.

This the South Eastern Asian nation ranks 8th in the global ranking of countries, on the grounds of travel freedom (visa free access).Citizens of the nation enjoy an unparalleled freedom to travel and enjoy world-wide acceptability in reference to traveling to countries, like the US, Australia, and the UK, for studies and employment, etc. Back home in country also the citizens enjoy a wide array of advantages, including access to subsidized rent, concessional loans, hospitalization and medical assistance.

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Citizenship in Singapore can be defined as citizenship by birth, by descent, and by registration. Citizenship by naturalization is not granted anymore though there is a provision in the constitution. Dual citizenship is also not acceptable in the city state even as any person opting to accept the citizenship of any other country across the word has to abandon his passport and the citizenship of the South Eastern Asian nation.

For citizenship it is essential that an individual born in Singapore must have at least one of the parents being a citizen of the country. There is peculiar definition that is gender specific, a child born to the parents with a male diplomat father is not acceptable, as the valid case for citizenship. But, if the diplomat is mother and father a Singaporean, it is deemed valid.

A person born outside the nation before May15, 2004 is eligible for Citizenship of Singapore by descent, if the person's father was a Singaporean citizen by birth or by registration at the time of birth.

There were suitable amendments made into the citizenship by descent clause in 2004 to enable the female citizens to be able to transfer their descent to the children born out of country. A person born on or after May 15, 2004, with at least one of the parents being citizen of Singapore by descent is a bonafide citizen of the nation. In this case, there are some relevant residence period pre-requisites that must be fulfilled to bring the claim in valid premise. The application must be submitted within one year of the child's birth.

A permanent resident visa holder above 21 years living in country since the last two years and who is gainfully employed or married to a citizen of Singapore is eligible for Citizenship in Singapore, by registration clause of citizenship regulations. The precondition of two years must be achieved within six year validity of the PR Visa.