PETALING JAYA: It is a great relief for Low Jia Qing to receive his six-year-old son’s birth certificate at the National Registration Department (JPJ) in Putrajaya on Tuesday.

“It may be just a piece of paper, but to the parents whose child is listed as stateless, this birth certificate is very important,” said Low.

The JPN delayed Low’s marriage registration with a Vietnamese in 2018, leading to his child being classified as stateless.

Since then, Low, 27, has started to initiate the legal proceedings for his son’s citizenship.

Low won the case in the High Court, but the victory was short-lived as the government applied for a stay of execution and appealed to the Court of Appeal.

However, the High Court rejected the stay of execution sought by the government that the JPN ought to issue citizenship to Low’s son.

Low then received a letter from the Home Ministry to furnish details of his son last October.

He finally received his son’s birth certificate this Tuesday.

Low wasted no time to perform three things: to apply for a MyKid, register the boy for Year One in a school, and open a bank account for him.

However, the Court of Appeal has yet to fix a date to hear the appeal filed by the government.

According to Low’s lawyer, the case has not yet concluded.