The issue of acquiring the Brunei citizenship is an issue of concern to many especially those who were born in Brunei and has no other national status. There are three ways of being a subject of His Majesty: by operation of law, by registration and by naturalisation.
The following categories of persons are subjects of His Majesty by operation of law i.e. automatically (I'm summarising here):
(a)he is born in Brunei Darussalam and who is commonly accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely, Belait, Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong or if he was born outside Brunei Darussalam and his father is, at the time of birth , a subject of His Majesty by operation of law. In the latter case, the birth must usually be registered with a Brunei consulate within 6 months;
(b) he is born in Brunei Darussalam and his father and mother were both born in Brunei Darussalam and are members of any of the groups of people specified namely Bukitans, Dayaks (sea), Dayaks (land), Kalabits, Kayans, Kenyahs (including Sabups and Sipengs), Kajangs (including Sekapans, Kejamans, Lahanans, Punans, Tanjongs and Kanowits), Lugats, Lisums, Melanaus, Penans, Sians,Tagals, Tabuns and Ukits (never knew there are that many!)
(c) any person born outside Brunei Darussalam —
(i) whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a person born in Brunei Darussalam and was a person commonly, accepted as belonging to one of the indigenous groups of the Malay race, or
(ii) whose father and mother were both born in Brunei Darussalam and were members of any of the groups specified above;
(d) any person born in Brunei Darussalam whose father was, at the time of his birth, a subject of His Majesty; and any person outside Brunei Darussalam whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty and was employed outside Brunei Darussalam if the birth of such person was registered at a Brunei Consulate or in Brunei Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrance;
(a)he is born in Brunei Darussalam and who is commonly accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely, Belait, Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong or if he was born outside Brunei Darussalam and his father is, at the time of birth , a subject of His Majesty by operation of law. In the latter case, the birth must usually be registered with a Brunei consulate within 6 months;
(b) he is born in Brunei Darussalam and his father and mother were both born in Brunei Darussalam and are members of any of the groups of people specified namely Bukitans, Dayaks (sea), Dayaks (land), Kalabits, Kayans, Kenyahs (including Sabups and Sipengs), Kajangs (including Sekapans, Kejamans, Lahanans, Punans, Tanjongs and Kanowits), Lugats, Lisums, Melanaus, Penans, Sians,Tagals, Tabuns and Ukits (never knew there are that many!)
(c) any person born outside Brunei Darussalam —
(i) whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a person born in Brunei Darussalam and was a person commonly, accepted as belonging to one of the indigenous groups of the Malay race, or
(ii) whose father and mother were both born in Brunei Darussalam and were members of any of the groups specified above;
(d) any person born in Brunei Darussalam whose father was, at the time of his birth, a subject of His Majesty; and any person outside Brunei Darussalam whose father was, at the time of birth of such person, a subject of His Majesty and was employed outside Brunei Darussalam if the birth of such person was registered at a Brunei Consulate or in Brunei Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrance;
(e) any person born outside Brunei Darussalam whose father was at the time of birth of such person a subject of His Majesty by registration or by naturalisation , if the birth was registered at a Brunei Darussalam Consulate or in Brunei Darussalam within 6 months of its occurrence.
Satisfy any one of the above and conratulations, you are a citizen.
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1 comment:
Hey,I would like to know whether im eligible for citizenship.Im 19, lived in brunei all my life, born in sarawak,am adopted by brunei parents.I wanted to apply but my parents said that im not eligible.Im wondering if their telling the truth.
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