Renunciation of Singapore Citizenship

Parliament of Singapore · 12 November 2012

Official Report, 12 November 2012, Vol 89, Issue 10 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

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Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Prime Minister from 2001 to 2011, what is the number of Singaporeans who have renounced their citizenship, broken down according to ethnic groups.

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Mr Teo Chee Hean (for the Prime Minister): A total of 10,900 Singapore citizens renounced their citizenship between 2001 and 2011, which was on average about 1,000 per year. About half of the renunciations were by ethnic Chinese citizens, with Malay, Indian and Others making up the other half.

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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 12 November 2012. Republished on SGParliament.