Citizenship: Amendments to constitution include not granting automatic citizenship to child of PR couple
Based on existing provisions, children born to permanent residents in M'sia are eligible for citizenship if parents are permanent residents.
Thu Mar 21 2024
Apex Court grants leave to appeal in citizenship for kids born overseas to Malaysian mothers' case
Family Frontiers have obtained leave to proceed with their appeal against a Court of Appeals ruling which denied automatic citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers.
Wed Dec 14 2022
Citizenship: Voices of Malaysian mothers must be heard - Annuar
The voices of Malaysian mothers, who are married to foreigners, on the issue of automatic citizenship for their children born abroad need to be heard.
Tue Sep 14 2021
Not all children with Malaysian birth certs get automatic citizenship
A child's citizenship status is determined based on the citizenship status of his or her biological parents and their marital status during the child's birth.
Fri Oct 31 2014