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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa191)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore","crawl_time":1754603326,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Permanent residency in Singapore - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Category of nationality rights Permanent residency in Singapore  is an immigration status in  Singapore , second only to  Singaporean citizens  in terms of privileges. Collectively, both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents form the country's  resident population  and are calculated together in terms of census data and statistics.\n A permanent resident (PR) of Singapore has most of the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities that citizens do, including  National Service  (NS) obligations for second generation males and first generation males applying as students and compulsory  Central Provident Fund  (CPF) contributions, among others.\n However, notable exceptions include not being able to vote in elections or to hold public office, more limited public benefits such as education, medical and housing benefits, lower public government and government-aided school placement priority, and some limits on driving for transport services, among others.\n In general, Singaporean PRs are permitted to live, work, study, serve, start a business and retire in Singapore indefinitely. PR status is robust in practice but not absolute, and individuals could have their PRs stripped and deported from Singapore if convicted of a crime. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] PRs are also subject to an active Re-Entry Permit (REP) if they wish to leave Singapore for any length of time for any reason. If a PR leaves Singapore without a valid REP, or if a PR is outside Singapore when his\/her REP expires, that individual's PR status automatically and, with rare exceptions, irrevocably ends. Singapore's  Immigration and Checkpoints Authority  (ICA) generally renews REPs for every 5 years, subject to PRs demonstrating their actual residence and economic, familial or other continued relevant connections to Singapore.\n Starting in 2010, Singapore has set an approximately 30,000 annual cap on the number of individuals being granted PRs. There is a relatively stable population of just over 500,000 PRs in Singapore.\n Individuals eligible to apply for Singapore PR include: [ 3 ] spouses and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of Singapore citizens or permanent residents aged parents and  legal guardians  of Singapore citizens foreign workers in Singapore possessing valid work passes (Employment Pass, S-Pass), and their dependents (with some exceptions) students studying in Singapore investors and entrepreneurs Singapore's  Immigration and Checkpoints Authority  (ICA) processes PR applications in three different schemes: Family Ties, Professionals\/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS), and the Global Investor Programme (GIP). ICA receives applications through an online system, and applicants must pay a nonrefundable processing fee. Nobody has an automatic legal right to PR status; the government's PR decisions are entirely discretionary. \n The government does not disclose its evaluation criteria or decision processes beyond broad generalities, such as long-term citizen population-related goals. One of the government's stated public policy goals is to maintain relative stability in Singapore's racial and ethnic population proportions in order to promote and maintain racial harmony. Consequently, a PR applicant's family, cultural and ethnic background all influence ICA's decisions. According to ICA, the processing time of PR application is around 6 months, but varies based on the complexity of the case. The processing fee is S$100, which is not refundable. [ 4 ] PR status is central to  Singapore nationality law  since naturalisation as a  Singaporean citizen  requires that the applicant first be a PR. PRs can apply for citizenship if at least 6 months have passed since being granted PR. [ 5 ] PRs (age 15 and older) are issued blue colored  National Registration Identity Cards  (NRICs), in contrast to Singaporean citizens which are in pink. 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Citizenship |\n| [Citizenship of Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citizenship_of_Singapore \"Citizenship of Singapore\") [National Registration Identity Card](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Registration_Identity_Card \"National Registration Identity Card\") |\n| Immigration |\n| [Immigration to Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_to_Singapore \"Immigration to Singapore\") [Permanent resident card]() |\n| [Singaporean nationality law](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporean_nationality_law \"Singaporean nationality law\") |\n| [History of nationality law](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporean_nationality_law \"Singaporean nationality law\") [Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporean_nationality_law \"Singaporean nationality law\") [Citizenship Act 1965](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporean_nationality_law \"Singaporean nationality law\") [Oath of Citizenship](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_National_Pledge \"Singapore National Pledge\") |\n| Agencies |\n| [Immigration and Checkpoints Authority](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_and_Checkpoints_Authority \"Immigration and Checkpoints Authority\") |\n| Citizenship classes |\n| [Honorary citizenship](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honorary_citizenship \"Honorary citizenship\") [Commonwealth citizen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_citizen \"Commonwealth citizen\") |\n| [Demographics of Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Singapore \"Demographics of Singapore\") |\n| [Singaporeans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporeans \"Singaporeans\") [Population by year](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Singapore#Population_growth \"Demographics of Singapore\") [Ethnic origins](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporeans#Racial_and_ethnic_groups \"Singaporeans\") |\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Singaporean_citizenship \"Template:Singaporean citizenship\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Singaporean_citizenship \"Template talk:Singaporean citizenship\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Singaporean_citizenship \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Singaporean citizenship\") |\n\n**Permanent residency in Singapore** is an immigration status in [Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore \"Singapore\"), second only to [Singaporean citizens](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporean_nationality_law \"Singaporean nationality law\") in terms of privileges. Collectively, both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents form the country's [resident population](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Singapore \"Demographics of Singapore\") and are calculated together in terms of census data and statistics.\n\nA permanent resident (PR) of Singapore has most of the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities that citizens do, including [National Service](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Service_in_Singapore \"National Service in Singapore\") (NS) obligations for second generation males and first generation males applying as students and compulsory [Central Provident Fund](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Provident_Fund \"Central Provident Fund\") (CPF) contributions, among others.\n\nHowever, notable exceptions include not being able to vote in elections or to hold public office, more limited public benefits such as education, medical and housing benefits, lower public government and government-aided school placement priority, and some limits on driving for transport services, among others.\n\n## Overview\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Overview\")\\]\n\nIn general, Singaporean PRs are permitted to live, work, study, serve, start a business and retire in Singapore indefinitely. PR status is robust in practice but not absolute, and individuals could have their PRs stripped and deported from Singapore if convicted of a crime.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-1)[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-2)\n\nPRs are also subject to an active Re-Entry Permit (REP) if they wish to leave Singapore for any length of time for any reason. If a PR leaves Singapore without a valid REP, or if a PR is outside Singapore when his\/her REP expires, that individual's PR status automatically and, with rare exceptions, irrevocably ends. Singapore's [Immigration and Checkpoints Authority](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_and_Checkpoints_Authority \"Immigration and Checkpoints Authority\") (ICA) generally renews REPs for every 5 years, subject to PRs demonstrating their actual residence and economic, familial or other continued relevant connections to Singapore.\n\n## Eligibility\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Eligibility\")\\]\n\nStarting in 2010, Singapore has set an approximately 30,000 annual cap on the number of individuals being granted PRs. There is a relatively stable population of just over 500,000 PRs in Singapore.\n\nIndividuals eligible to apply for Singapore PR include:[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-3)\n\n- spouses and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of Singapore citizens or permanent residents\n- aged parents and [legal guardians](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Legal_guardians \"Legal guardians\") of Singapore citizens\n- foreign workers in Singapore possessing valid work passes (Employment Pass, S-Pass), and their dependents (with some exceptions)\n- students studying in Singapore\n- investors and entrepreneurs\n\nSingapore's [Immigration and Checkpoints Authority](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_and_Checkpoints_Authority \"Immigration and Checkpoints Authority\") (ICA) processes PR applications in three different schemes: Family Ties, Professionals\/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS), and the Global Investor Programme (GIP). ICA receives applications through an online system, and applicants must pay a nonrefundable processing fee. Nobody has an automatic legal right to PR status; the government's PR decisions are entirely discretionary.\n\nThe government does not disclose its evaluation criteria or decision processes beyond broad generalities, such as long-term citizen population-related goals. One of the government's stated public policy goals is to maintain relative stability in Singapore's racial and ethnic population proportions in order to promote and maintain racial harmony. Consequently, a PR applicant's family, cultural and ethnic background all influence ICA's decisions. According to ICA, the processing time of PR application is around 6 months, but varies based on the complexity of the case. The processing fee is S\\$100, which is not refundable.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-4)\n\nPR status is central to [Singapore nationality law](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_nationality_law \"Singapore nationality law\") since naturalisation as a [Singaporean citizen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporeans \"Singaporeans\") requires that the applicant first be a PR. PRs can apply for citizenship if at least 6 months have passed since being granted PR.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-5)\n\n### Proof of identity\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Proof of identity\")\\]\n\nPRs (age 15 and older) are issued blue colored [National Registration Identity Cards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Registration_Identity_Card \"National Registration Identity Card\") (NRICs), in contrast to Singaporean citizens which are in pink.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-6)\n\n## See also\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: See also\")\\]\n\n- [Immigration to Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_to_Singapore \"Immigration to Singapore\")\n- [Singaporean nationality law](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporean_nationality_law \"Singaporean nationality law\")\n- [Singaporean passport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singaporean_passport \"Singaporean passport\")\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-1)**\n   [\"Academic Huang Jing and wife have left Singapore after being stripped of PR status: MHA\"](https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/academic-stripped-of-pr-status-and-his-wife-have-left-singapore-mha). The Straits Times. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-2)**\n   Goh, Timothy (26 February 2020). [\"Man who breached coronavirus stay-home notice stripped of Singapore PR status, barred from re-entry\"](https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/coronavirus-singapore-permanent-resident-who-breached-stay-home-notice-stripped-of-pr). *The Straits Times*. Retrieved 25 July 2024.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-3)**\n   [\"Permanent Resident Application\"](https:\/\/www.ica.gov.sg\/apply\/PR\/apply_PR_who). Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. Retrieved 19 June 2019.\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-4)**\n   [\"Introduction Of Electronic-permanent Residence System\"](https:\/\/www.ica.gov.sg\/news-and-publications\/newsroom\/media-release\/14371). *ICA*. Retrieved 25 July 2024.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-5)**\n   [\"Permanent Resident: Becoming a Singapore Citizen\"](https:\/\/www.ica.gov.sg\/PR\/citizenship\/PR_citizenship_becomeasc). Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. Retrieved 18 August 2019.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-6)**\n   [\"Our Heritage\"](https:\/\/www.ica.gov.sg\/about-us\/our-heritage\/Room\/national-registration-identification). *ica.gov.sg*. Retrieved 25 July 2024.\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Permanent_residency_by_country \"Template:Permanent residency by country\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Template_talk:Permanent_residency_by_country&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Template talk:Permanent residency by country (page does not exist)\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Permanent_residency_by_country \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Permanent residency by country\")Permanent residency by country |   |\n|---|---|\n| Americas | [![Canada](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada \"Canada\") [Canada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Permanent_residency_in_Canada \"Permanent residency in Canada\") [![United 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Boilerpipe Text	Category of nationality rights Permanent residency in Singapore is an immigration status in Singapore , second only to Singaporean citizens in terms of privileges. Collectively, both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents form the country's resident population and are calculated together in terms of census data and statistics. A permanent resident (PR) of Singapore has most of the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities that citizens do, including National Service (NS) obligations for second generation males and first generation males applying as students and compulsory Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions, among others. However, notable exceptions include not being able to vote in elections or to hold public office, more limited public benefits such as education, medical and housing benefits, lower public government and government-aided school placement priority, and some limits on driving for transport services, among others. In general, Singaporean PRs are permitted to live, work, study, serve, start a business and retire in Singapore indefinitely. PR status is robust in practice but not absolute, and individuals could have their PRs stripped and deported from Singapore if convicted of a crime. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] PRs are also subject to an active Re-Entry Permit (REP) if they wish to leave Singapore for any length of time for any reason. If a PR leaves Singapore without a valid REP, or if a PR is outside Singapore when his/her REP expires, that individual's PR status automatically and, with rare exceptions, irrevocably ends. Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) generally renews REPs for every 5 years, subject to PRs demonstrating their actual residence and economic, familial or other continued relevant connections to Singapore. Starting in 2010, Singapore has set an approximately 30,000 annual cap on the number of individuals being granted PRs. There is a relatively stable population of just over 500,000 PRs in Singapore. Individuals eligible to apply for Singapore PR include: [ 3 ] spouses and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of Singapore citizens or permanent residents aged parents and legal guardians of Singapore citizens foreign workers in Singapore possessing valid work passes (Employment Pass, S-Pass), and their dependents (with some exceptions) students studying in Singapore investors and entrepreneurs Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) processes PR applications in three different schemes: Family Ties, Professionals/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS), and the Global Investor Programme (GIP). ICA receives applications through an online system, and applicants must pay a nonrefundable processing fee. Nobody has an automatic legal right to PR status; the government's PR decisions are entirely discretionary. The government does not disclose its evaluation criteria or decision processes beyond broad generalities, such as long-term citizen population-related goals. One of the government's stated public policy goals is to maintain relative stability in Singapore's racial and ethnic population proportions in order to promote and maintain racial harmony. Consequently, a PR applicant's family, cultural and ethnic background all influence ICA's decisions. According to ICA, the processing time of PR application is around 6 months, but varies based on the complexity of the case. The processing fee is S$100, which is not refundable. [ 4 ] PR status is central to Singapore nationality law since naturalisation as a Singaporean citizen requires that the applicant first be a PR. PRs can apply for citizenship if at least 6 months have passed since being granted PR. [ 5 ] PRs (age 15 and older) are issued blue colored National Registration Identity Cards (NRICs), in contrast to Singaporean citizens which are in pink. [ 6 ]
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Collectively, both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents form the country's [resident population](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Singapore "Demographics of Singapore") and are calculated together in terms of census data and statistics. A permanent resident (PR) of Singapore has most of the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities that citizens do, including [National Service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Service_in_Singapore "National Service in Singapore") (NS) obligations for second generation males and first generation males applying as students and compulsory [Central Provident Fund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Provident_Fund "Central Provident Fund") (CPF) contributions, among others. However, notable exceptions include not being able to vote in elections or to hold public office, more limited public benefits such as education, medical and housing benefits, lower public government and government-aided school placement priority, and some limits on driving for transport services, among others. ## Overview \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Overview")\] In general, Singaporean PRs are permitted to live, work, study, serve, start a business and retire in Singapore indefinitely. PR status is robust in practice but not absolute, and individuals could have their PRs stripped and deported from Singapore if convicted of a crime.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-2) PRs are also subject to an active Re-Entry Permit (REP) if they wish to leave Singapore for any length of time for any reason. If a PR leaves Singapore without a valid REP, or if a PR is outside Singapore when his/her REP expires, that individual's PR status automatically and, with rare exceptions, irrevocably ends. Singapore's [Immigration and Checkpoints Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Checkpoints_Authority "Immigration and Checkpoints Authority") (ICA) generally renews REPs for every 5 years, subject to PRs demonstrating their actual residence and economic, familial or other continued relevant connections to Singapore. ## Eligibility \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Eligibility")\] Starting in 2010, Singapore has set an approximately 30,000 annual cap on the number of individuals being granted PRs. There is a relatively stable population of just over 500,000 PRs in Singapore. Individuals eligible to apply for Singapore PR include:[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-3) - spouses and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of Singapore citizens or permanent residents - aged parents and [legal guardians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_guardians "Legal guardians") of Singapore citizens - foreign workers in Singapore possessing valid work passes (Employment Pass, S-Pass), and their dependents (with some exceptions) - students studying in Singapore - investors and entrepreneurs Singapore's [Immigration and Checkpoints Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Checkpoints_Authority "Immigration and Checkpoints Authority") (ICA) processes PR applications in three different schemes: Family Ties, Professionals/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS), and the Global Investor Programme (GIP). ICA receives applications through an online system, and applicants must pay a nonrefundable processing fee. Nobody has an automatic legal right to PR status; the government's PR decisions are entirely discretionary. The government does not disclose its evaluation criteria or decision processes beyond broad generalities, such as long-term citizen population-related goals. One of the government's stated public policy goals is to maintain relative stability in Singapore's racial and ethnic population proportions in order to promote and maintain racial harmony. Consequently, a PR applicant's family, cultural and ethnic background all influence ICA's decisions. According to ICA, the processing time of PR application is around 6 months, but varies based on the complexity of the case. The processing fee is S\$100, which is not refundable.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-4) PR status is central to [Singapore nationality law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_nationality_law "Singapore nationality law") since naturalisation as a [Singaporean citizen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporeans "Singaporeans") requires that the applicant first be a PR. PRs can apply for citizenship if at least 6 months have passed since being granted PR.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-5) ### Proof of identity \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Proof of identity")\] PRs (age 15 and older) are issued blue colored [National Registration Identity Cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Registration_Identity_Card "National Registration Identity Card") (NRICs), in contrast to Singaporean citizens which are in pink.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_note-6) ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: See also")\] - [Immigration to Singapore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Singapore "Immigration to Singapore") - [Singaporean nationality law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporean_nationality_law "Singaporean nationality law") - [Singaporean passport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporean_passport "Singaporean passport") ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Permanent_residency_in_Singapore&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: References")\] 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-1) ["Academic Huang Jing and wife have left Singapore after being stripped of PR status: MHA"](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/academic-stripped-of-pr-status-and-his-wife-have-left-singapore-mha). The Straits Times. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019. 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-2) Goh, Timothy (26 February 2020). ["Man who breached coronavirus stay-home notice stripped of Singapore PR status, barred from re-entry"](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-singapore-permanent-resident-who-breached-stay-home-notice-stripped-of-pr). The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 July 2024. 3. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-3) ["Permanent Resident Application"](https://www.ica.gov.sg/apply/PR/apply_PR_who). Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. Retrieved 19 June 2019. 4. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-4) ["Introduction Of Electronic-permanent Residence System"](https://www.ica.gov.sg/news-and-publications/newsroom/media-release/14371). ICA. Retrieved 25 July 2024. 5. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-5) ["Permanent Resident: Becoming a Singapore Citizen"](https://www.ica.gov.sg/PR/citizenship/PR_citizenship_becomeasc). Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. Retrieved 18 August 2019. 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency_in_Singapore#cite_ref-6) ["Our Heritage"](https://www.ica.gov.sg/about-us/our-heritage/Room/national-registration-identification). ica.gov.sg. 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