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WHAT IS A CITIZENSHIP ?
A citizen is a native or naturalized person owing allegiance to, and entitled to protection from a government and to exercise civil rights.
A citizenship is the status of a citizen, with its rights and duties.
The main legislation governing the Malaysian citizenship is the Citizenship Rules 1964.
WHO IS A CITIZEN OF MALAYSIA ?
By operation of law,
- every person born before Malaysia Day who is a citizen of the Malaysia by virtue of these provisions
- every person who immediately before Merdeka Day, was a citizen of Malaysia by virtue of any of the provisions of the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1948, whether by operation of law or otherwise
- every person born within Malaysia on or after Merdeka Day and before October, 1962
- every person born within Malaysia after September 1962, of whose parents one at least was at the time of the birth either a citizen or permanently resident in Malaysia, or who was not born a citizen of any other country
- every person born outside Malaysia on or after Merdeka Day whose father was a citizen at the time of his birth and either was born in Malaysia or was at the time of the birth in service under the Government of Malaysia or of a State
- every person born outside Malaysia on or after Merdeka Day whose father was a citizen at the time of the birth if the birth was, or is, within 1 year of its occurrence or within such longer period as in any particular case was or is allowed by the Malaysian Government, registered at a consulate of Malaysia or, if it occurred in Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei or North Borneo, registered with the Federal Government
- every person born on or after Malaysia Day, and having any of the qualifications specified below
- every person born within Malaysia of whose parents one at least is at the time of the birth either a citizen or permanently resident in Malaysia and
- every person born outside the Malaysia whose father is at the time of the birth a citizen and either was born in Malaysia or is at the time of the birth in the service of the Federation or of a State and
- every person born outside Malaysia whose father is at the time of the birth a citizen and whose birth is, within 1 year of its occurrence or within such longer period as the Malaysian Government may in any particular case allow, registered at a consulate of Malaysia or, if it occurs in Brunei or in a territory prescribed for this purpose by order of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, registered with the Malaysian Government and
- every person born in Singapore of whose parents one at least is at the time of the birth a citizen and who is not born citizen otherwise than by virtue of this paragraph and
- every person born within Malaysian who is not born a citizen of any country otherwise than by virtue of this paragraph
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