Media Division, Ministry of Information and The Arts,

36th Storey, PSA Building, 460 Alexandra Road, Singapore 119963.

Tel: 3757794/5

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Minors who are Singapore Citizens by descent or registration are reminded to take the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty within 12 months after reaching the age of 21 years (i.e. between their 21^st and 22^nd birthdays).

Minors who are in Singapore may take the Oath at the Citizen Services Centre (Citizenship) at SIR Building, 6^th Storey, 10 Kallang Road (next to Lavender MRT Station), between 8.30 am to 5.00 pm from Mondays to Fridays and 8.30 am to 1.00 pm on Saturdays.

For those minors who are overseas, they may take the Oath at the nearest Singapore Overseas Mission. If it is not convenient for them to do so at the nearest mission, they may apply for prior permission to the Registrar of Citizens to take the Oath before any Notary Public or person authorised to administer oaths in that place. For such cases, the duly completed Oath form and the original Citizenship Certificate must be delivered to the Registrar of Citizens not later than 1 month after the minor’s 22^nd birthday. Otherwise, the Oath becomes invalid and the person automatically ceases to be a citizen of Singapore.

Minors who fail to take their Oath will lose their citizenship status on their 22^nd birthday. We would advise parents of these minors to remind their children to take the Oath before their 22^nd birthday. Singapore citizens by birth are not required to take the Oath.

For clarification, the media may contact Mrs Sharon Wong at Tel: 3916187 or fax their queries to Fax: 2987869.
 
 

Singapore Immigration & Registration

15 Jun 99