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Originally Posted by shysaint
up to u ... 
you can indicate singaporean if u like to in the birth cert BUT its going to cost u tons of problem staying in VN ... e.g. cannot appy for a Vietnamese passport n etc ...
so is best to indicate Vietnamese during birth .... then apply Sg Citizenship ...
My Bb got it in less than a month ... now collecting bb bonus
initially was thinking doing her a sg passport but then staying in vn will be a problem coz she will be treated like a foreigner entering vn n staying will be a problem ... unless go to their local authority n apply for long term permit with her birth certificate ....
or another way is travel using 2 passports 
finally i opt for a vietnamese passport (cheaper n faster) ... producing her birth certs when entering, she was excused of filling up the form n got a different entry stamp ... so NOW already went to ica to obtain another stamping in her passport to indicate a sg citizen on her vietnamese passport that last for 21 yrs ortil the day she renounce citizenship.
fyi ... child can ...
1. hold 2 citizenship
2. hold 2 passport. |
For this, she is Singaporean by REGISTRATION. She has to renounce her Vietnamese citizenship when she turns 21, or choose to give up her Singapore citizenship for Vietnamese. This is a good move if the child is going to stay in Vietnam for the longer term, but bro, why do you want yr child to grow up in Vietnam?
The reasons why i came back Singapore are quite simple:
(1) Better environment for children to grow up
(2) Better education for children.
I heard of a lot of Singaporean husbands with vietnamese spouse allowing their children to grow up in Vietnam, thinking that they can come back Singapore anytime when its time for school. Think about it, the kids are brought up in a vietnamese environment, tieng viet and viet culture, the kids will face a lot of difficulties to adjust back to Singapore when they come back for school. Nowadays, kids don't start school only at K1 or K2, they start school way before that. My youngest boy, borned in Singapore, is already in Pre-Nursery at 20 months old. My wife's friend ask her why let the kid go school so young, but my wife and i realised and have experienced that kids will learn faster and have a better start if they start school earlier. To each their own, just sharing my own experiences.
