Plight of the stateless

Nalvin, a 23-year-old Malaysian who is of mixed parentage - a Malaysian father and Filipino mother - had no idea he was stateless until he applied for a Malaysian identity card at the age of 12.

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[semoful]

don't waste your time as you have proof that your mom is from the Philippines, visit the Philippines embassy with your attested birth certificate to prove your mother's citizenship, and get a Phil passport, don't waste your life waiting as long you have at least a solution.

[aloneloner]

simpati jgak..sbb ada spupu yg kes mcm ni..dua2 mak bapak dah ada ic, tapi masa dia lahir ada problem sikit dokumen ibubapa, smpai skrg pegang sijil lahir..x adil lah, sbb yg salah ibubapa, tapi diorang yg kena..stay strong 🙏

[Nyla_]

Unbelievable that this still happening in 2021. All the best for Nalvin

[shamshulanuar]

Citizenships are precious items and rights exclusively held by the sovereign nation.

Your parents are the cause of this problem. Though I sympathize with you, I must say the govt is right

[quinnix]

im hopeless right now cause im undocumented

[BadassBikerOwns]

This country always discriminates newcomers, which is one of the reasons why it'll never become high income and developed.

It started in 1957 with special privileges to Malays, now we have a situation where if your parents are not Malaysian, there's 0% chance you or your children can ever become a citizen (unless you're good at undertable dealings).