Human Rights And Statelessness I N P E N I N S U L AR M AL AYS I A There is a high intolerance towards dual citizenship in Malaysia. JPN announced in 2017 that dual citizenship holders must either “renounce or risk revocation” of their citizenship because “Malaysia does not recognise dual citizenship under Article 24(1)” (Sira Habibu, 2017). Malaysian citizens can voluntarily renounce their citizenship in order to register as a citizen of a foreign country under Article 23 of the Federal Constitution. JPN reported that there are 5,000 citizens who renounce their citizenship annually (Habibu, 2019). They need to submit Application Form K to JPN, along with supporting documents such as passport, birth certificate, foreign citizenship certificate, or a copy of confirmation that the applicant will become a citizen of a foreign country. 23. (1) Any citizen of or over the age of twenty-one years and of sound mind who is also or is about to become a citizen of another country may renounce his citizenship of the Federation by declaration registered by the Federal Government, and shall thereupon cease to be a citizen. As for revocation of citizenship, any citizen (regardless of citizenship by operation of law, registration, naturalisation) who has acquired citizenship of another country may be deprived of Malaysian citizenship under Article 24. Acquiring and exercising the right to a foreign citizenship is defined as voting in political elections or applying for a foreign passport under Article 24 (3A). 24. (1) If the Federal Government is satisfied that any citizen has acquired by registration, naturalization or other voluntary and formal act (other than marriage) the citizenship of any country outside the Federation, the Federal Government may by order deprive that person of his citizenship. (2) If the Federal Government is satisfied that any citizen has voluntarily claimed and exercised in any country outside the Federation any rights available to him under the law of that country, being rights accorded exclusively to its citizens, the Federal Government may by order deprive that person of his citizenship. 62