Question:Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs for the past two years, how many Singapore citizens were born in Singapore to foreign mothers who were (i) Permanent Residents (ii) holders of the Long Term Visit Pass Plus (iii) holders of the Long Term Visit Pass and (iv) of other immigration statuses, respectively.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. Based on data of Singapore citizens born in Singapore in 2023
and 2024 to foreign mothers, an annual average of 3,525 (72%) of the foreign mothers
were Permanent Residents, 725 (15%) held a Long-Term Visit Pass-Plus, 414 (8%) held
a Long-Term Visit Pass, and the remaining 245 (5%) held other passes, including
employment passes, at the point of the child’s birth.
