Hundreds of foreigners granted citizenship

Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday called on the government to amend the law on nationalisation and immigration, while a report from the general department of identification revealed 1,518 foreigners were granted Cambodian nationality from 2014 to 2017. Presiding over the department’s annual meeting, Mr Kheng said the current law on identification and immigration was created in 1994.

“This law is no longer appropriate, so we’re asking the government to amend it or create a new law to replace it,” he said. Mr Kheng added that he recently spoke to Prime Minister Hun Sen about the law, who requested it be updated.

Mr Kheng said he would create a working group taking into account stakeholders from relevant countries, while the ministry would review legal instruments to implement the changes. He said that anyone requesting Cambodian nationality was required to pay a fee to the state, and the ministry would study whether that is appropriate, and what the fee should amount to.

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