Singapore - My New Home

Which Passport to use for my kid below 21 years old? They are part of my Singapore citizenship application. They can hold 2 passports at the same time, both Malaysia and Singapore. When they reach 21 years old, they need to renounce the Malaysia citizenship and officially take the oath to become a Singaporean ( Or otherwise, if he/she prefer to become a Malaysian instead, he/she does not need to do anything, Singapore will revoke his/her rights after the deadline given, by the age of 22 years old ). If you prefer your kid to use the Malaysia Passport for now (either to save money or the convenience of entry into Malaysia), you need to get a Right of Entry (ROE) endorsement at ICA. You can do it along with your Singapore citizenship registration . Fill up a form, ICA will stamp the ROE on the kid's Malaysia passport, on the last page. The ROE is valid till the year he/she reaches 21 years old. However, you need to stamp it again if the kid got a new Malaysia passport. Note: If the

After I received the news of my passport application approval, I immediately made my passport collection appointment online on ICA website. Today is my collection day! Went to Level 2, ICA. Scanned my digital IC 's barcode at the kiosk (self-service machine). Immediately, my queue number is called. The officer tested my iris (maybe face as well) recognition. Also, tested my right thumb print's recognition. All passed and I am good to go! Hurray! Note: the officer was asking for my old passport and my IC for verification. I told her this is my very 1st Singapore passport 😁

Once my digital IC turned pink , I proceeded to apply for Singapore Passport online at ICA website. That was actually the very next day after my citizenship registration . The key thing is the Photo (soft copy): Photo guideline is available on the ICA website. Take note that the size, try to meet the 1.285 ratio as close as possible (400 x 514 pixels, etc). Note: Mine is 1.2862... and it passed. Fees: $70 I received an ICA email notification of passport approval on the 2nd workday after my online passport application. Note: The email was sent at 4:00AM. So, I guess it took 1 working day to complete (I assume Saturday and Sunday are not counted as working days). During this COVID time, we must make an appointment for passport collection. The earliest date of appointment for my case is on the 4th workday  after my online passport application. The collection is at ICA but we could collect it at a selected Post Office too, with some fees.

As part of Singapore's National Digital Identity (NDI) initiative, physical IC might be obsoleted in the future. The very next day after my Singapore Citizenship registration, around 10:30AM, I noticed my National Digital Identity Card in my SingPass Mobile App has turned PINK  from blue. Hurray! Note: Singaporean is holding a pink IC whereas PR is holding  a  blue IC

My earlier fixed ICA appointment was on 25-Sep-2020 , just-in-time as I have got the Acknowledgment Slip from Malaysia Hign Comm on 23-Sep-2020. What to bring: Blue IC (the one Singapore Permanent Residents hold) Letter from ICA which states "Final Step" Renunciation of Malaysia Citizenship Acknowledgment Slip + 2 photocopies (btw, ICA only took 1 photocopy) 3 photographs in passport format I reached to ICA building 30 mins earlier (I drove, parked my car here ). Did the SafeEntry Check-in and temperature check, proceed directly to level 6. At level 6 self-kiosk machine, I tried to scan the barcode on the ICA letter, not successful. Then, I tired with my IC, it worked! Got the queue number. Waited for about 40 mins, my queue number is called. ICA officer was friendly. He explained to me the details. I signed on some docs, they took my biometrics details (thumbprints + 3 pictures took on the spot by the camera fixed on the table). He punched a hole on my blue IC, my blue IC

### This is the next step after you submitted the Renunciation of your Malaysia citizenship ###   2:45PM - Reached the Malaysia High Comm. Queue was snaking . Felt like baking under the Sun. Lucky I brought my umbrella. Had a chance to talk to the Malaysia kawan in Melayu. Most of them came for passport collection. I was going to Consular, unfortunately it shared the same long queue.  3:10PM - After 25 mins in the queue, finally reached the security post. Filled ip the Health Declaration Form, exchanged pass with my Malaysia Driving License, also shown her my collection slip in red. Proceeded to the Consular Section. Within 5 mins, I got the Acknowledgment Slip, in fact it is the MY-RN1 form itself.  DONE! 

Frankly, this week is very long..... I lost my Malaysia citizenship and have not officially registered as Singaporean, I am stateless now! Calm, calm, that's all I can tell myself.