SANDAKAN: Many children in Sabah end up undocumented when their parents — one a local, the other a foreigner - married without registering their union, says Sabah Immigration Department director Datuk Sh. Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof.
She said this has become a common issue in the state, as these couples often undergo informal “kahwin kampung” (village marriage) ceremonies, without obtaining legal marriage certificates.
