E&H Immigration Consultancy

Your parents' wisdom about the importance of education rings true, especially when it comes to securing Singapore permanent residency or citizenship. Data from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore’s authoritative body overseeing Singapore Permanent Residency (SPR) and Citizenship (SC) applications, reveals a compelling trend: 4 out of 5 successful applicants possess educational qualifications beyond secondary school level. Examining the Educational Landscape of SCs and PRs in 2022 The statistics prompt a critical question: Does spending more time in educational pursuits beyond secondary school inherently increase one's chances of becoming a Singapore permanent resident ? Or does the applicant pool naturally comprise a higher proportion of individuals with advanced education? The answer likely lies in a blend of both factors, emphasizing the value placed on education in the application process. Read more if you want to  Simplifying the Journey & Your P...

It turns out your parents were right about staying in school and going to university, at least that is the case for applicants for Singapore residency. Data from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore’s government agency in charge of granting Singapore Permanent Residency (SPR) and Citizenship (SC), shows that for 4 out of 5 people that are granted PR and citizenship have had education beyond secondary school level.   Education Profile of SCs and PRs granted in 2022 Source: ICA Is the ICA approving people to become Singapore permanent resident because they spent more time learning beyond secondary school or is the pool of applicants already consist of 4 times more people with education beyond secondary shooling? We suspect it could be a combination of the two and, honestly, we will never really know unless the ICA shares more detailed breakdown of applicant profiles over the past decade. However, we do think that education is an important component in your pro...