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About Singapore Green Card and Permanent Residence Status

Singapore green card is a permanent residence permit for foreign citizens. Holding a green card means that the cardholder has permanent residency in Singapore. Such people are called permanent residents of Singapore, or SPR for short. Generally, in the past, immigrants first obtained SPR status, and at the same time, they could be exempted from entry visas for a certain period of time with a green card.

Permanent residents sometimes need to meet certain conditions to obtain nationality. The most common ones are the length of residence in the country with permanent residency and the industry or business engaged in. Some countries require permanent residents to perform military service. Singapore stipulates that all male residents over the age of 18, including permanent residents and citizens, must perform military service for two years. After that, I will participate in military camp training every year and be on call until I am 40 years old. Permanent residents can apply for naturalization as citizens after a period of time, but they must meet certain conditions.

What's the difference between Singapore citizens and Singapore permanent residents?

1. Singapore citizens hold Singapore passports, while Singapore permanent residents hold their own passports. In terms of political rights, permanent residents are not allowed to enjoy any rights that only belong to Singapore citizens, such as the right to vote. And jobs that the government stipulates that only citizens can do, such as government civil servants;

2. Singapore passport holders do not have the problem of children's identity, but unlike permanent residents, children of permanent residents can only hold SPR identity;

3. Citizens enjoy the permanent rights and interests enjoyed by Singapore citizens, and Singapore's permanent resident status needs to be extended. Usually, the first application for spr is 5 years, and the extension application can be 5 years or 10 years;

4. In addition, the Singapore citizen ID card is pink and the permanent resident ID card is blue. SPR holders need to obtain multiple entry and exit visas to enter and leave Singapore;

5. Singapore citizens enjoy government bonuses, bonuses and allowances. , while permanent residents do not;

6. The first generation of men who hold SPR do not need military service, while all SC holders need military service;

7. The benefits that permanent residents can enjoy (and must accept) are as follows: the relevant payment regulations of provident fund are the same as those of citizens, and part of the provident fund can be recovered by canceling the SPR status; The personal income tax rate is the same as that of Singapore citizens; 2 1 year old, SPR2-6 years old can apply for SC; Also, it is easier to find a job, because each company has restrictions on the number of holders of various work permits, but there is no restriction on the employment of SPR.

8. Singapore citizens have government subsidies to buy HDB government apartments, but permanent residents do not. Before the new policy, they were not allowed to buy new apartments, and they needed to buy them in the resale market, so the first Singaporean citizen owner would earn a difference of about 65,438+000,000. Not long ago, a new policy was introduced, and permanent residents in Singapore can buy some new apartments. However, due to many restrictions and only units in certain areas, not many permanent residents have benefited from this new policy at present.