I . Ar r i ved/ Bor nbef or eI ndependenc e( 31Aug1957)orMal ays i aDay( 16Sept1963) I wa sbor n/ a r r i v e d be f or eMe r de k a( 1 95 7 ) t owor ki n Ma l a y abutde s pi t emul t i pl e c i t i z e ns hi pa ppl i c a t i ona ndi nt e r v i e ws i nNRDI ha v enotgot t e nmy c i t i z e ns hi p. I wa sbor n/ a r r i v e d be f or eMa l a y s i aDa y( 1 963 ) but de s pi t emul t i pl ec i t i z e ns hi p a ppl i c a t i ona ndi nt e r v i e wsi nNRDI ha v enotgot t e nmyc i t i z e ns hi p. Ca us es : I ns uffic i ents uppor t i v eev i denc eduet odi s pl a c ement sof wor k er sf r omt hepl a nt a t i ons / es t a t es , l ow l a ngua gel i t er a c ya ndpet t yc r i mi na lr ec or dsf r om t hepr ei ndependenc eper i oda ffec t st hei r c i t i z ens hi pa ppl i c a t i on. I I . Di s c r i mi nat or yNat i onal i t yLaw: ( a)Chi l dr enbor noutofLegal Wedl oc kt oaMal ays i anF at her I ha dac hi l dwi t hami gr a nt wor k e ri nMa l a y s i a , I c oul dnotr e gi s t e rmy ma r r i a gebe c a us eofhe r Vi s as t a t us . She l e f tmea ndt hec hi l d, butde s pi t ebe i nga Ma l a y s i a nc i t i z e nI c a nnotpa s smy c i t i z e ns hi pt omyc hi l d. Myda ught e ri s of t e nt e a s e da ndna mec a l l e da s“ bor nout ofwe dl oc k ” . Mywi f ei sas t a t e l e s swoma n, s hewa sbr oughtupbyne i ghbour swhe n he rpa r e nt sdi e dwi t hnot r a c eofhe r i de nt i fic a t i ondoc ume nt s . I c oul dnot e v e nr e gi s t e rourma r r i a gel e ga l l ya nd t oda ymyc hi l dr e na r es t a t e l e s sde s pi t e mebe i ngMa l a y s i a n. Ca us es : T heF eder a l Cons t i t ut i ondoesnota l l owment ot r a ns f ert hei rna t i ona l i t yt ot hei rc hi l dr eni f t he c hi l di sbor noutof al ega l l yr ec ogni s edma r r i a ge .T hi sc a nr es ul ti ns t a t el es s nes swher ec hi l dr enc a nnot a c qui r ena t i ona l i t yf r om t hei rmot her s :( i )wher et hemot heri ss t a t el es s ;( i i )wher et hel a wsoft he mot her ’ sc ount r ydonotper mi thert oc onf erna t i ona l i t yi nc er t a i nc i r c ums t a nc esor( i i i )wher et he mot her ’ si dent i t yi sunk nown ST ATELESSNESS| AWARENESSHANDBOOK DHRRAMALAYSI A 5

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