PERMANENT RESIDENCY

Parliament of Singapore · 21 September 2004 · 10th Parliament

Official Report, 21 September 2004, Vol 78, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Braema MathiaparanamWong Kan Seng

PERMANENT RESIDENCY

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Ms Braema Mathiaparanam asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what was the total number of applications for permanent residency made in 2002 and 2003 by (i) men and (ii) women; and (b) how many in each case were successful.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: In 2002 and 2003, ICA received an average of about 63,000 applications for permanent residence (PR) per year, of which 45% were submitted by males.

There is no significant difference in the approval rates for PR between male and female applicants. The PR approval rate is about 60%.

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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 21 September 2004. Republished on SGParliament.