Singapore: Current information on whether dual citizenship is recognized and/or permitted and if so, under what conditions
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SGP28787.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Singapore: Current information on whether dual citizenship is recognized and/or permitted and if so, under what conditions, 1 February 1998, SGP28787.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab152c.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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Current information on whether Singapore recognizes and/or permits dual citizenship could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, Articles 122(2) ("Citizenship by Descent"), 128(1) ("Renunciation of citizenship"), and 134(1)(a) ("Deprivation of citizenship on acquisition of foreign citizenship") of the Constitution of Singapore, which went into force in 1963, may be of assistance. These articles of the Constitution of Singapore can be accessed at all Regional Documentation Centres via SHARENet/REFWORLD/legal/REFLEG/Singapore.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
High Commission for the Republic of Singapore, New York.
Singapore. The Constitution. Date of entry into force: 1963. This legislation includes amendments up to and including: 31 October 1996. [NOTE: This is the 1992 official revised copy of the Constitution which was adopted on 16 September 1963. Last amendment adopted is the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 1996, published in The Government Gazette, Acts Supplement, No. 39, dated 8 November 1996. Only provisions relating to citizenship are included here.] [UNHCR/REFLEG]
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, REFWORLD (UNHCR database).
Oral sources.
One oral source did not provide information on the requested subject.
