News Forum - Philippine Supreme Court approves policy easing path to acquire citizenship

[Thaiger]

In the Philippines, the Supreme Court has approved an administrative policy making easier for stateless individuals seeking asylum in the island nation to acquire Philippine citizenship, including orphan children and their legal guardians. The high court approved The Rule on Facilitated Naturalization of Refugees and Stateless Persons in its weekly en banc session on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, the 15 member tribunal wrote that the new rule is the their contribution to ensure refugees and stateless persons have full access to rights through improved policy, and a reformed legal and operational framework. It also wrote that the new […]

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[AussieBob]

Only applicable for Refugees.  I was hoping they were trying to attract Expats to Philippines post Covid, and that Thailand Govt might see that and also make it easier for Expats to live in Thailand with some legal rights (more than just a long-stay tourist).