NAY PYI TAW, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar government has allowed 143 former citizens taking foreign citizenship to resume their Myanmar citizenship in accordance with law, parliament sources said Saturday.
Minister of Labor, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe told parliament members that the 143 people were granted out of 198 applicants for resuming their Myanmar citizenship since 2013.
The remaining applications would be processed, he said.
Myanmar's former U Thein Sein government introduced a permanent residence system for overseas Myanmar taking foreign citizenship to return and stay back in Myanmar permanently to enable them to do their businesses.
The system also applies to foreign technicians and investors, U Thein Swe said, adding that permanent residency was granted to 264 out of 319 foreign applicants from January 2015 to August this year.
Meanwhile, the government is cooperating with the parliament in the process of amending the country's citizenship law, according to the minister.
