Home Ministry awaits effective date for citizenship rights of children born overseas to Malaysian mothers

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 — The Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) has completed all documentation and preparations regarding the constitutional amendment concerning the citizenship of children born abroad to Malaysian mothers and it is now merely awaiting the determination of an effective date.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the amendment has been passed by both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara and is currently awaiting a date to be consented to by His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.

“At the Ministry of Home Affairs, we have finalised all relevant documentation including the Citizenship Rules (Regulation 1964) and necessary forms, such as those for online applications and have already issued notifications to our diplomatic missions worldwide.

“We are simply waiting for the King to set the date. Should it be set for today, we are prepared to implement it immediately,” he said during his address at the Ministry of Home Affairs’ monthly assembly and Innovation Day celebration here today.

Saifuddin Nasution explained that the amendment allows children born abroad to Malaysian women married to foreign nationals to acquire citizenship automatically by operation of law, replacing the previous requirement for a registration-based application process.

“This amendment received the support of 216 Members of Parliament who voted in favour of amending the Federal Constitution,” he said.

Previously, Saifuddin Nasution noted that the implementation of this amendment is expected to bring significant relief to Malaysian women mothers who have long awaited the citizenship process for their children born abroad.

Saifuddin Nasution said out of approximately 50,000 pending citizenship applications that required processing, around 7,000 involve children born abroad to Malaysian mothers. —Bernama

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布城，10 月 29 日讯——马来西亚内政部 (KDN) 已完成有关在国外出生的马来西亚母亲子女公民身份的宪法修正案的所有文件和准备工作，现在只待确定生效日期。

内政部长拿督斯里赛夫丁纳苏蒂安伊斯梅尔表示，该修正案已获得下议院和上议院通过，目前正在等待马来西亚国王苏丹易卜拉欣陛下同意的日期。

“在内政部，我们已经完成了所有相关文件，包括公民身份规则（1964 年条例）和必要的表格，例如在线申请表格，并且已经向我们在世界各地的外交使团发出了通知。

“我们正在等待国王确定日期。如果定在今天，我们准备立即执行，”他在今天内政部月度大会暨创新日庆祝活动上发表讲话时说。

赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安解释说，该修正案允许嫁给外国公民的马来西亚妇女在国外出生的子女依法自动获得公民身份，取代了之前基于登记的申请程序。

他说：“这项修正案得到了216名国会议员的支持，他们投票赞成修改联邦宪法。”

此前，赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安指出，这项修正案的实施有望为长期以来一直等待子女在国外出生并获得公民身份的马来西亚女母亲们带来极大的便利。

赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安表示，在约5万份待处理的公民身份申请中，约有7000份涉及在国外出生、母亲为马来西亚公民的儿童。——马新社

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