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אזרחות בSingapore

זכאות
הממשלה רשאית לרשום ילד מתחת לגיל 21 שהוא ילד של אזרח סינגפורי ומתגורר בסינגפור, לפי בקשה של ההורה/אפוטרופוס. גם המסלול שבו קטין מאומץ של אזרח מקבל אזרחות בדרך כלל (ללא מענק ADP נפרד).
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סקירה כללית

The Government may register a child under 21 who is the child of a Singapore citizen and is resident in Singapore, on application by the parent/guardian. Also the route by which an adopted minor of a citizen typically acquires citizenship (no separate ADP grant).

מי זכאי

Evidence-pinned eligibility & rules:

  • The status of citizen of Singapore may be acquired by birth, by descent, by registration (or, before commencement of the Constitution, by enrolment), or by naturalisation. These are the four exhaustive acquisition modes set out in the Constitution Part 10. [Art 120(1)-(2); Singaporean nationality law — Part X overview]
  • Notwithstanding the 'neither parent a citizen' exclusion in Article 121(2)(c), the Government may, where it considers it just and fair and having regard to all the circumstances prevailing at the time of application, confer citizenship upon a person born in Singapore. This is a discretionary cure to the jus soli exclusion (a distinct discretionary route, not automatic by-birth acquisition). [Art 121(3); GJC Law — discretionary cure]
  • The Government may, if satisfied that a child under the age of 21 years (a) is the child of a Singapore citizen and (b) is residing in Singapore, cause such child to be registered as a citizen of Singapore on application by the child's parent or guardian. This is the registration-of-minors route (Art 124(1)). [Art 124(1); Art 120(2)(c); ICA — Becoming a Singapore Citizen (eligibility)]
  • Separately from Article 124(1), the Government may, in such special circumstances as it thinks fit, cause ANY child under the age of 21 years to be registered as a citizen of Singapore (Art 124(2)). This is a discretionary residual power not bound by the citizen-parent/residing-in-Singapore conditions of 124(1), covering adopted children and other special cases. [Art 124(2); ICA — adopted child eligibility]
  • A person registered as a citizen of Singapore under Article 123 or Article 124 (including a minor registered under Art 124) is a citizen of Singapore from the date on which he is registered (Art 125), subject to Article 126's general provisions (including the oath and the cease-at-22 election rule for minors). [Art 125; Art 126(3)]
  • A minor registered as a citizen under Article 124 (or under section 13 of the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957) ceases to be a citizen of Singapore on attaining the age of 22 years UNLESS, within 12 months after attaining the age of 21, he takes the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty (Second Schedule). This parallels the descent-citizen election rule and is the registered-minor retention obligation (Art 126(3)). [Art 126(3); ICA ask.gov.sg — registered minors oath]
  • Where a parent renounces or is deprived of Singapore citizenship (under Art 129(2)(a) or 134(1)(a)), the Government may by order deprive of his citizenship any child of that person under the age of 21 who was registered as a citizen as being the child of that person (Art 130). A registered-minor's derivative citizenship is therefore contingent on the parent's continuing status. [Art 130; Art 137(2)]
  • The supplementary provisions in the Third Schedule (applied by Art 140) govern, among other things, the computation of residence for Part 10 purposes; and a decision of the Government under Part 10 is not subject to appeal or review in any court (Third Schedule ouster), so descent/registration determinations are administrative and non-justiciable on the merits. [Art 140; Constitution Third Schedule para 2 (ouster) [secondary corroboration: ]]

כיצד להגיש

Procedure (Singapore Citizenship Rules, Constitution Art 140/Third Schedule s.4): application is made to the Registrar of Citizens in the prescribed form (r.4); on grant the Registrar issues a citizenship certificate (r.5); the applicant makes the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty (Second Schedule) before a prescribed person under the declaration/oath procedure (r.19). The Registrar, Deputy and Assistant Registrars of Citizens are appointed under r.3.

בסיס משפטי

Operative authority: Constitution Art 124 (Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, Part 10, 2020 Revised Edition). Statute pins: SG-SRC-CONST: Art 124. KCQs: Q4.3, Q13.1.

תרחישים לדוגמה

התרחישים לדוגמה מוצגים באנגלית.

  • eligible

    Registration of minors under Art 124(1) empowers the Government, if satisfied that a child under 21 (a) is the child of a Singapore citizen and (b) is residing in Singapore, to register the child as a citizen on application by the parent/guardian (SG-E1-021). Mei Ling is under 21, is the child of a Singapore citizen, and is residing in Singapore, so the 124(1) conditions are met. Registration is discretionary ('the Government MAY') but the eligibility criteria are satisfied. She becomes a citizen from the date of registration (Art 125). Note the retention rule: a minor registered under Art 124 must, within 12 months after attaining 21, take ORAL or cease to be a citizen at 22 (Art 126(3); SG-E1-024). Eligible.

  • eligible

    Singapore has no separate adoption-grant of citizenship; an adopted minor of a citizen typically acquires citizenship via Art 124 registration of minors (Route_Universe note on SG-SPC-01; SG-E1-022). Once the adoption order is made, Daniel is in law the child of Singapore-citizen parents and is residing in Singapore, satisfying Art 124(1)(a)-(b). Alternatively, the residual discretionary power in Art 124(2) (registration of 'any child' in 'special circumstances') covers adopted children not squarely within 124(1) (SG-E1-022). Registration is discretionary but the criteria are met. He becomes a citizen from the date of registration (Art 125) and is subject to the Art 126(3) cease-at-22 oath rule. This is the adopted-minor (Art 124) edge case. Eligible.

  • ineligible

    A person who becomes a citizen by registration under Art 124 (registration of minors) ceases to be a citizen on attaining age 22 unless, within 12 months after attaining 21, she takes the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty (Second Schedule) (Art 126(3); SG-E1-024). Sophie's 12-month window (1 April 2024 to 1 April 2025) lapsed without ORAL; she ceased to be a Singapore citizen at age 22 (1 April 2025). This mirrors the descent cease-at-22 rule (Art 122(4)) for registered minors. She is not now a Singapore citizen (British citizenship prevents statelessness). The retention-oath obligation applies to BOTH descent citizens and Art-124-registered minors.

  • ineligible

    Art 124(1) requires that the child be (a) the child of a Singapore CITIZEN and (b) residing in Singapore (SG-E1-021). Arjun satisfies the residence limb but NOT the citizen-parent limb: neither parent is a Singapore citizen (both are PRs/non-citizens). The 124(1) route is therefore unavailable. The residual discretionary power in Art 124(2) ('any child... in special circumstances') exists but is wholly discretionary and not engaged by ordinary PR-family facts (SG-E1-022). On these facts Arjun is ineligible for minor-registration; his pathway would track his parents' future acquisition of citizenship (see derivative route, SG-CBN-01).

  • conditional

    Leon is currently a Singapore citizen by registration under Art 124 (SG-E1-021). His continued citizenship past age 22 is conditional on the Art 126(3) retention rule: he must, within 12 months after attaining age 21, take the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty (Second Schedule) or cease to be a citizen at age 22 (SG-E1-024). As a dual national (Malaysian), he will in practice be required to divest his Malaysian citizenship in connection with ORAL. Additionally, as a male citizen he is subject to National Service under the Enlistment Act (a status consequence, not an acquisition route), which is a separate obligation. Outcome is conditional on his timely ORAL election at 21. This is the forward-looking registered-minor retention edge case.

  • conditional

    Under Art 124(1), the Government may register a child under 21 who is the child of a Singapore citizen and is residing in Singapore, on application by the parent OR GUARDIAN (SG-E1-021). Mira was the child of a Singapore citizen (her deceased mother) and is residing in Singapore with her guardian aunt; whether the deceased-parent fact satisfies 'is the child of a citizen of Singapore' may be treated as borderline, but the residual discretionary power in Art 124(2) - registration of 'any child... in such special circumstances as it thinks fit' - squarely covers this compassionate case (SG-E1-022). Registration is wholly discretionary. Outcome is conditional on the Government exercising its Art 124(1)/(2) discretion in the child's favour. This is the orphaned-minor / special-circumstances edge case.

סיכום אינפורמטיבי שנערך ממקורות משפטיים ראשוניים — אינו ייעוץ משפטי. חוקי אזרחות משתנים; אמתו מול הרשות המוסמכת לפני שתפעלו. אומת לאחרונה ב-2026-06-19.

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