KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Despite being born to a Malaysian mother, 25-year-old Afique Danial Izzad Bogers is still waiting for his Malaysian citizenship and to be able to stay in...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Despite being born to a Malaysian mother, 25-year-old Afique Danial Izzad Bogers is still waiting for his Malaysian citizenship and to be able to stay in Malaysia permanently.
"Then after I was born, suddenly, of course, the usual questions came, the questions that don't make sense. They told my mum, why didn't you fly when you were seven, eight months' pregnant? But if their mother is a Malaysian married to a non-Malaysian, these children born overseas cannot automatically be Malaysians, but must apply for Malaysian citizenship --- without any guarantee of approval.
"What more proof do you need that I'm a son of a Malaysian mother, I've been living here for an amount of years, it was a constant delay for nothing," he said. "I went for the Asia Talent Cup programme, I was not accepted because I'm not Malaysian. Malaysian Cub Prix, I'm not allowed to compete because I'm not Malaysian, even though I had an offer already a few times," he said, adding that he has had to rely on private sponsorships for racing.
Currently, Danial's family — including his two siblings who were born in Malaysia — are able to stay in Malaysia legally. His father, who married the mother in Malaysia in 1995, is planning to apply again to be a Malaysian permanent resident.
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