The Senate on Monday approved a controversial set of laws on citizenship, claiming the draft would improve the process by which foreigners applied for Cambodian citizenship. However, watchdogs and social media users criticised the move, saying it would make gaining citizenship too easy.

He said the Senate’s permanent committee discussed details of the draft and believe the current framework restricts foreigners who already reside in the country and wish to become citizens.

“They [new citizens] will have to meet all criteria. They have to enter legally. Their children will be legal citizens, if they live here legally. If living illegally, their children are born illegally too,” he said.

Preap Kol, executive director of Transparency International Cambodia, wrote on his Facebook page on Friday that the draft law should determine the amount of money that is proportional to the current market price, and that foreigners who apply for Cambodian citizenship should not be able to hold multiple passports.

“If it was already exchanging money for nationality, it should be a reasonable price . . . Cambodian citizenship should be at least three times higher than in 1996,” Kol wrote. “If the price is too low, foreigners, especially the Chinese and Vietnamese, will be completely happy.”

Heng Heng Heng wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:00 am How much?

Felgerkarb wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:03 pm Will be working on mine shortly. We shall see how it goes.

nocturn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:37 pm 50K plus...chump change.