Law or policy reform enabling acquisition of nationality by registration grant citizenship to permanent residency holders over the age of 60, some of whom were stateless. In April 2019, the Government announced that it was reviewing standard operating procedures to expedite citizenship applications for those under the age of 21 years.54 In December 2019, the Government further announced that the revised procedures would entail a reduced processing time for children and a notification mechanism in case of rejection.55 This announcement was welcomed by UNHCR and DHRRA and both organizations have engaged in ongoing advocacy and made policy recommendations to simplify administrative procedures in citizenship applications.56 54 “Government to review SOP on granting citizenship: Muhyiddin”, New Straits Times, 6 November 2019, available at: www. nst.com.my/news/government-public-policy/2019/04/475054/government-review-sop-granting-citizenship-muhyiddin 55 “Muhyiddin: Home Ministry taking proactive measures to resolve issues on citizenship application”, The Malay Mail, 28 December 2019, available at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/12/28/muhyiddin-home-ministry-takingproactive-measures-to-resolve-issues-on-citi/1822760 56 DHRRA Malaysia, “Recommendation on statelessness & documentation issues”, 5 June 2018, available at: https:// dhrramalaysia.org.my/publications/procedural-policy-recommendation-on-statelessness-documentation-issues/ U N H C R > G P P A C T I O N 1 : R E S O LV I N G E X I S T I N G M A J O R S I T U AT I O N S O F S TAT E L E S S N E S S 41