Perry Ng, a Cardiff City player, has been granted permanent residency ( PR ), making him one step closer to being eligible to play for the nation.
” Hello Singapore, I’ve made my first move toward sporting the red carpet. The Briton held up his blue National Registration Identity Card ( NRIC ) in front of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority building in an Instagram video story that was a little jetlagged, but he was so excited and said,” I’m looking forward to seeing you all soon.”
Ng, 28, was last month told by Football Association of Singapore ( FAS ) general secretary Chew Chun-Liang that he is in the process of applying for citizenship in Singapore.  ,
Under the scheme, Singapore has naturalized international athletes who were not born here or had ancestry connections to the nation.
Ng will become the first football player to become a citizen of Singapore under the FST since Qiu Li, who was born in China in 2010, in 2010.  ,
Ng is eligible to play for Singapore under FIFA rules because his late father father, James, was born below but eventually moved to Liverpool.
Nevertheless, he may just qualify for a card by heritage under Singapore citizenship laws if at least one family was born in the nation or has been formally recognized as a citizen.
The FAS supports Ng’s request for FST, Mr. Chew claiming in February that PR was the first step “beta before he obtains his citizenship and may indicate Singapore.”
The organization then stated that it would wait for the government ‘ decision.
The keeper signed a contract with Cardiff City last month that will last until 2026. Although the team is currently battling fall this term, he has been the EFL Championship club’s player of the year twice in a row.
He was invited by FAS to participate in a “familiarization stay” with the Lions in September of last year.
In February, Mr. Chew praised Ng’s connections to Singapore, saying he was “quite well-connected” there and anticipated that he would return to Singapore in March to station with the regional staff.
Four days after their first Eastern Cup 2027 semifinal, the Lions will play Hong Kong in a polite against Nepal on Friday night at the National Stadium.