Lawyers for Liberty says many applications by stateless children who are entitled to citizenship under the constitution have gone unheeded.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail also hopes for cross-party support for the proposed amendments for the granting of automatic citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian women.

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2023 is expected to be tabled during the current Parliament sitting as it has met the necessary legal requirements.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says he will ensure that the citizenship application process is made easier in a comprehensive manner without compromising national security.

The woman applied for citizenship through naturalisation in 2017 but her application was rejected last August.

Leave to appeal has been granted to Family Frontiers, six Malaysian mothers and a young woman born in India who is seeking to be declared a Malaysian citizen.

President Vladimir Putin in September granted Russian citizenship to Snowden, who fled the US after leaking secret files that revealed the extensive eavesdropping activities of the US and its allies.

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Fatimah Abdullah says the document will help them gain access to education and health services.

The home minister says his hands were previously tied by 'existing laws under the constitution'.

A three-man Federal Court bench has dismissed the government's application for leave to pursue its appeals to prevent the two from receiving Malaysian citizenship.

The department says the photo of a MyKad making the rounds on social media shows the IC of a legitimate citizen who was adopted by a Chinese family at birth.

The court will hear Family Frontiers’ application together with another case brought by one Mahisha Sulaiha, who also lost her lawsuit for a declaration that she is entitled to Malaysian citizenship.