KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Flunking the Bahasa Malaysia proficiency test is among the reasons why citizenship applications by elderly foreigners are rejected. Home Minister Datuk...
Craving for 'Heng Hwa mee sua'? Head over to Jalan Ipoh's Restoran Riverview Small Village for the noodles and other tasty dishesHome Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said a decent grasp of the national language is one of the ministry’s main considerations when granting citizenship applications, as this followed a similar criterion employed by other countries.
He was responding to a question by Barisan Nasional’s Tanjung Piai MP Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng who asked the minister why the approval process for some citizenship applications was taking so long. Saifuddin had then asked Wee to refer the cases to him so that he can review the applications in question.
He said the ministry had prioritised such cases as without citizenship, these children would not be eligible for free healthcare.
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