KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — A stateless woman born in Johor yesterday received the best gift for her 21st birthday, when the High Court declared her to be a Malaysian under the country's citizenship laws.
She was given a Malaysian passport in December 2002 and managed to travel abroad with it, and was also able to renew her Malaysian passport in 2009 and 2015. This means that there is an age limit of 21 for anyone who seeks to be recognised as a Malaysian using the Article 15A route. She sought six court orders, including a declaration that she is a Malaysian citizen, and orders for the issuance of a birth certificate and a Malaysian identification card stating her to be a Malaysian citizen, and compensation for breach of constitutional rights.
The Section 1 condition states that every person born in Malaysia — with at least one of their"parents" being a Malaysian or permanent resident at the time of their birth — qualifies to be a Malaysian citizen.
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