• 9 months ago
The constitutional amendment to allow children born overseas to Malaysian mothers with foreign spouses to be granted an automatic right to citizenship will not be retrospective, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The Home Minister on Monday (March 25) said that studies and consultations were made on the matter, and a special committee represented by several ministries was formed to explore the issue.

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02:24 what is the use in the future, and based on all that assessment, we suggest to put more pressure on the children who will automatically be a part of this one generation.
02:46 One generation, so we won't open a flood gate.
02:50 Let me give an example, why we take it that way.
02:53 There are many cases of mothers who beg their children, their children have never even stepped foot in Malaysia.
03:04 When a mother and her child beg, they have never stepped foot in Malaysia.
03:10 Never. They beg.
03:12 The citizens of this country, they must prove their commitment and willingness.
03:20 Therefore, the use in the future is not only a suggestion to us in this movement, but also a practice to other countries.
03:32 Why is the use not retrospective? Because we don't want to open a flood gate.
03:39 Furthermore, how many applications have been accepted? Only 3,000? 3,000? We have completed all 3,000 applications.
03:49 As of 7th March, we have completed all of them.
03:52 The number of applications, those who have applied.
03:56 If they were born abroad, they would not have applied, they would not have reached KDN.
04:00 The number of applications from 2013 to 2024.
04:08 In the category of children born abroad by the mothers of Malaysian citizens, the number is 3,000.
04:16 As of 7th March, we have made all decisions.
04:20 And when the transition happens, these children will no longer be processed according to 15.2 as it is now.
04:29 Which is registration.
04:31 These children are still to be processed.
04:33 When the child is born, the mother has to go to the consulate in 365 days.
04:41 Thank you.
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