Amid growing concerns, home minister insists citizenship law changes won’t worsen statelessness

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Amid growing concerns, home minister insists citizenship law changes won’t worsen statelessness
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PUTRAJAYA, March 19 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today rejected concerns that the government’s proposed constitutional amendments regarding citizenship...

Minister of Home minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution poses with recipients of the citizenship decision letters to children born abroad to Malaysian mothers and non-citizen at the KDN Putrajaya headquarters March 19, 2024. — Picture by Miera ZulyanaPUTRAJAYA, March 19 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today rejected concerns that the government’s proposed constitutional amendments regarding citizenship would cause more foundlings to be stateless in Malaysia.

“The second under 15A is adopted. The third, the child under care. Most of these abandoned children when they are older, means he's 5 years old, 7 years, 10 years old, 15A is the way they became a citizen. The other is that if there is an age of 18, 19 he will be processed according to article 19. Naturalisation is also a registry. If we change it via registration, is the door to becoming a citizen closed? No, no.

“I still continue with my briefing with Perikatan Nasional, I answer all the things they raised. I present the purpose of the application and so on,” he said.

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