Home Minister prioritizes citizenship applications for illegitimate, adopted, and foreign-born children of Malaysian women under Article 15A.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced that citizenship applications for illegitimate and adopted children are given priority due to their high number, followed by children born abroad to Malaysian women married to foreigners. These applications are under Article 15A of the Federal Constitution. The ministry aims to maintain the same momentum in resolving cases, achieving over 15,000 resolved cases.

June 16, 2024
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