NRD refutes claims Muhyiddin rubber-stamping citizenship applications
File picture of a man filling up an application form for MyKad before going to the NRD in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Choo Choy May
The department ― which comes under the Home Ministry ― said there are standard procedures for applicants to follow, and that all applications undergo stringent vetting by the proper agencies before approval is made. “Approvals for citizenship is subject to the allocations in the Federal Constitution hence not all applications will be approved,” it said in a statement.
The widely-shared letter has prompted speculation that the government is relaxing citizenship rules for foreigners looking to be naturalised Malaysians.The NRD said it receives many letters of request for citizenship yearly as well as letters asking for updates to applications, and dismissed the viralled letter as one of these.
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