Golf No.1 was rejected PR status in Malaysia

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/9/9/nation/8853495&sec=nation

Summary: Malaysia could have gained international recognition if the world number one golfer Vijay Singh?s application for permanent resident status 20 years ago had been granted.

Sounds a little too familiar, our nation not only failing to attract talents, but at times rejecting them? Granted Vijay Singh wasn't the world's top golf player two decades back, but he was a rising star.

[chenchow]

This is a very important issue of whether we should attract talents from abroad, nurture our own talents, utilizing the talents etc...

Vijay Singh has been a household name in Malaysia for many years in the 80s and 90s, and it was something that amazed me that he had actually applied for PR and Malaysia has rejected it.

While it would be great to absorb great talent and offer them PR, do you think that this is a good move? Malaysia has granted some athletes PR or even citizenship.

[Thirdshifter]

Malaysian immigration is something out of this world. It took me 5 attempts in 9 years to get my Malaysian PR status. My mother is a Malaysian citizen, my dad is an American Citizen. I think they finally gave it because they accidently gave it to my younger Sister the Malaysian citizenship (we never filed for it) and then since they can't do anything about it they gave me PR too. I got "lucky" i guess. Also they categorized me as a Bumiputera but not a citizen.

Right now i'm working on my Citizenship. I think i might have to wait another 18 years for that to happen.

[bingzhang]

Feel funny and a bit shocked when i read that Thirdshifter spent 9 years and 5 attempts to apply for the PR of Malaysia. And it took my attention how does Malaysia consider for the application as well as how do they attract the Malaysian talents to go back to Malaysia.

Malaysian immigration is something out of this world. It took me 5 attempts in 9 years to get my Malaysian PR status.

I'm not dare to give any comment about that as i don't understand how does Malaysia work with that. But, i'm just here to share my experiences with everyone that i understand in Australia.


The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) annouced they are trying to speed up the process of the application for PR to 7 days after 1 July, 2004. Apparently, I was told by the DIMIA officer they have managed to process and give out the answer for the application within 10 days, which it used to take 6 months.

It's really really fast, isn't it? Especially when you imagine the bureaucratic usually happens in government departments. I would say good work they have done.

Since past few years, Australia tried to attract Skilled Independent Overseas Student to apply PR for filling up the job vacancies and contributing their talents to Australia. As far as i know, they managed to get many IT, accounting, medical, even chef and hairdressing students to apply the PR in Australia. Among these applicants, many of them are from Asian countries such as HK, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia to decide to stay in Australia. Yet most of my friends who graduated from the uni decided to stay as well.

About myself, I'm still considering whether should I apply for it or not. But most probably, I guess i might stay. Aiks, it has been bothering me so long.

[budakkerek]

third, you're not a citizen? *faint* wow..nvr knew that *nvr been mentioned huh?*

[wawa]

Well, Malaysia's citizenship is one of the hardest to get in the world. Because many people want to get in. I just guess we're not very good in recognizing the potential in those potential Malaysian citizens.

third, Keep Trying~! Bear in mind that Malaysia doesn't allow dual-citizenship and you'll have to give up other citizenships for the Malaysian one. :D