Citizenship By Birth
A person is a Singaporean citizen by birth if he or she is born in Singapore with at least one parent who is a Singaporean citizen.
However, a child whose father is a foreign diplomat who enjoys immunity in Singapore will not be granted Singaporean citizenship even if his or her mother is Singaporean. The gender-specific language of this clause allows an unusual scenario where a child born in Singapore whose mother is a foreign diplomat and whose father is Singaporean will obtain Singaporean citizenship by birth but not if the gender roles are reversed.
Read more about this topic: Singaporean Nationality Law
Famous quotes containing the words citizenship and/or birth:
“Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS—our inferior one varies with the place.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
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—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)