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Friday, August 12th, 2016

 

SPCB Statement on problems arising from overseas marriage

SUPP Public Complaints Bureau Chief, Wilfred Yap was recently approached by a father  currently residing at Stampin Resettlement Scheme who requested for assistance and a letter of support from SUPP on his application for Malaysian citizenship for his two (2) children aged 14 and 15 who are both not citizens of Malaysia even though they were both born in Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching. The man’s problem arose as he had earlier married an Indonesian women abroad in Indonesia but had failed to register the foreign marriage  with the RegistrarRead More


砂拉越人民联合党公共投诉局新闻稿 

砂拉越人民联合党公共投诉局主任叶耀星日前接获一位来自八点地的父亲要求砂拉越人民联合党提供支持函以支持其两名小孩公民权申请。这两名小孩分别为14岁及15岁且都在砂拉越中央医院出生,但都不是马来西亚公民。 此事件缘由在于事主与一名印尼籍女士在印尼结婚且在两名小孩出世后都没有向马来西亚婚姻注册局提交结婚注册申请。事主本身不了解办理涉外婚姻的程序且不知道没有在马来西亚登记的婚姻是不合法的。 砂拉越人民联合党公共投诉局已接获众多此类问题。砂拉越人民联合党公共投诉局会根据“联邦宪法”15A 协助其办理两名小孩的公民权申请。 砂拉越人民联合党公共投诉局在此呼吁大众根据马来西亚1976年(婚姻及离婚)法令第31条规定任何马来西亚公民在国外与外籍女士结婚必须在6个月内向马来西亚国民登记局提交结婚注册申请。 如果没有符合马来西亚1976年(婚姻及离婚)法令第31条文下的涉外婚姻将会导致小孩出世后无法获得公民权。 砂拉越人民联合党公共投诉局在此呼吁大众必须依从第31条文的法令以确保小孩出世后可以获得马来西亚公民权,预防胜于治疗。 人联公共投诉局已做好准备并尝试通过相关部门解决影响社区的公共议题。人联党公共投诉局已准备好为面对相关问题却不懂得如何处理的民众伸出援手。任何相关事宜可联系人联党公共投诉(016-7797688或082246999)或亲临人联党总部。