Homegrown Statelessness in Malaysia
registered.
descent and
Indonesian
mother.
Speculates
biological mother
was Filipino.
Adoptive Chinese
parents who are
Malaysian
citizens
Father is Chinese
and mother is
Indian. Both
deceased and
were Malaysian
citizens.
5S
Adopted.
6S
Lost or no
documents.
7S
Parents came as
migrants and was
born in Malaysia.
Living in Malaysia
for over 10 years.
Indonesian
parents
8S
Father a permanent
resident of
Malaysia for 39
years and mother
Indonesian.
Migrated from
Indonesia. All five
children born in
Malaysia.
Child was born
before marriage
was registered.
Indonesian
mother. Father
does not know if
he has Indonesian
citizenship
9S
10S
Child was born
before parents
were married.
11S
Child born after
marriage
registered.
12S
Child born outside
of wedlock. Father
was still married to
first wife and
divorce not
finalized before
child born with
second partner.
Child born in
Thailand of
Malaysian father
13S
difficulties
registering birth.
12 years old when
applying for IC.
Half-Filipino.
18 years old now.
Has not been able
to go to school for
some time or take
exams due to lack
of identification and
citizenship.
Has not been able
to go to school.
Attending private
religious school
funded by a
political party.
Five children have
not been able to go
to school.
Chinese-Indian.
Father was
Chinese with
Malaysian
citizenship (now
deceased) and
mother is Thai.
Mother is
Malaysian of
Chinese decent
and Father is
Chinese.
Father Malaysian
of Chinese
descent and
mother is a
foreigner (not
known).
Father is
Malaysian
(Chinese) and
mother is Chinese
(China).
Had issues
registering birth.
Two younger
siblings not
stateless.
Chinese-Thai.
Had issues
registering child in
school. Child not
aware stateless.
Chinese.
Found out child
stateless when
registering son’s
birth.
Chinese and
unknown.
Found out when
registering child’s
birth
Chinese.
Father is
Malaysian
(Chinese) and
Found out when
brought daughter
back to Malaysia
Chinese-Thai
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Indonesian.
Indonesian.