KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry has assured that all citizenship applications received this year will be decided within one year. It added that between 2022 and 2025, the ministry had assessed and decided on 52,444 applications, including backlogged cases. “Of this total, 34,423 applications were approved, while 18,021 applications were rejected. These decisions encompass applications submitted under various provisions of Part III of the Federal Constitution, including Article 15A, Article 15(2), Article 19, and Article 30,” it said. As at Dec 31 last year, there were 3,738 citizenship applications remaining for which a decision had yet to be made.

Source: The Star January 28, 2026 11:09 UTC