SINGAPORE - A little blue card, with his name and a few numbers that say who he is and where he lives. To Ricqo Rafiezuwan, a 25-year-old whom The Straits Times featured in September in an article about stateless individuals and the challenges they face, the blue identity card he now guards jealously is more than just a document. He...
Ricqo Rafiezuwan was issued a Certificate of Identity, in lieu of a national passport, on Nov 15, 2024. He collected his blue IC on Nov 25, 2024.SINGAPORE - A little blue card, with his name and a few numbers that say who he is and where he lives.
"I thought something happened at home. I kept asking her what's wrong," he said. It turned out she was emotional over a letter from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority . "I want to experience that one day," said Rafiezuwan, who added that he wants to work and save up money first. Stateless adults in Singapore who are not PRs are not entitled to subsidised education, healthcare and housing.There were seven under the age of 12 in Singapore and another 13 between the ages of 12 and 18 as at Dec 31, 2023, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam said in a written parliamentary reply on Oct 15.
He grew up not being able to read and write. As a result, he did not have the confidence to travel beyond Clementi, where he lived until recently.He now travels five days a week from his one-room rental flat in Bukit Merah to two locations - Middle Road in the Rochor district, and Geylang - where he performs housekeeping duties for co-living operator The Assembly Place.
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