Article: Generally, you are eligible for Singaporean citizenship after 2 years as a permanent resident. You must be at least 21 years of age. You also must be gainfully employed at the time of your application, unless you are applying as the spouse of a Singapore citizen. To increase the chances that your application is accepted, you may want to wait more than 2 years before you apply. This gives you a chance to better develop connections within your community. The ICA makes the citizenship application available for download on its website. You must also provide supporting documentation and a recent passport-sized photograph of yourself. A list of the supporting documents you need can be found at https://www.ica.gov.sg/PR/citizenship/PR_citizenship_becomeasc#documents. You can submit your documents online, or you can take them to the ICA office in person. The ICA does not accept citizenship applications through the mail. If you take them to the ICA office in person, schedule an appointment before you go. If you go in person, take your originals of each supporting document as well as one copy of each to attach to the application itself. You can use ICA's eService system to submit an application online. However, you must immediately schedule an appointment and bring the originals of all the required documents. You must have an interview to verify your submitted documents and the information you provided. The ICA officer will ask you questions, and have you issue a declaration as to the truth of the information you submitted. If you submitted your application online, make sure you schedule this interview as soon as possible. When your application is processed, ICA will let you know whether you have been permitted to become a citizen of Singapore. If your application was successful, this letter will include details on what you need to do next. Singapore citizenship applications may take anywhere from 6 to 12 months to process. You may be required to complete the "Singapore Citizenship Journey," an education and cultural program for new citizens. In this case your letter will say that your citizenship is "Approved In-Principle." You can formalize your citizenship after you've completed the program. Singapore does not recognize dual citizenship. Accordingly, if you were already a citizen of another country, you must formally renounce that citizenship at the embassy of your country of origin and surrender your passport. The embassy will issue letters confirming you have renounced your citizenship and surrendered your passport. You will need these letters to register as a citizen of Singapore. You will have an appointment with the ICA to register. The date of your appointment will be on your outcome letter. If you can't attend at the date and time assigned, contact the ICA as soon as possible to change it. Bring along the originals of your renunciation and passport letters, plus a photocopy of each. You will be expected to pay registration and identification fees as well. The amount of these fees will be listed on your outcome letter. When you register your citizenship, the ICA officer will let you know when the next citizenship ceremony is being held. This ceremony is mandatory. You will be presented with your citizenship certificate and identity card during the ceremony. If you need proof of your citizenship before the ceremony takes place, you can get a letter of confirmation from the ICA.

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Confirm your eligibility. Complete your application for citizenship. Submit your application to the ICA. Meet with an ICA officer. Receive your outcome letter. Renounce your foreign citizenship. Register your citizenship. Attend your citizenship ceremony.