Singaporean-Dutch woman torn over which passport to give up, seeks advice online: ‘What would you choose and why?’
SINGAPORE: A woman holding both Singaporean and Dutch citizenship is struggling to choose which passport to surrender, with each country offering something she is reluctant to lose. In a post on the r/askSingapore forum, she asked fellow Redditors for their two cents, saying: “I need to give up one citizenship soon but am having a hard time choosing. For context: I was born and raised in…
A Singaporean-Dutch woman is torn between which passport to relinquish, prompting her to seek advice online. She was born and raised in Singapore, but spent several years in the Netherlands. Both Singaporean and Dutch citizenships come with their own advantages. Dutch citizenship would grant her access to the European Union, while Singapore offers "food, tropical weather, lower taxes, and low crime rates."
However, her appreciation for Singapore also comes with feelings of being "trapped," and she worries that retaining her citizenship could bring back those emotions. On the other hand, she finds life in the Netherlands undesirable due to its "horrible food and weather, high taxes, and crime." Seeking guidance, she turned to the r/askSingapore forum, asking fellow Redditors what she should do.
Many suggested she keep her Singaporean citizenship, warning that giving it up would mean never being able to return to it permanently. Others, however, advised her to consider where her loyalties lie, which country feels more like home, and where she envisions settling in the future.
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