As a Ministry of Interior Notification expediting citizenship applications from long-term immigrants and ethnic minority children will expire on 30 June 2026, proposals have been made for extensions to solve status issues for stateless people in Thailand.

The Cabinet has approved a proposal made by the National Security Council (NSC) to expedite the citizenship and permanent residency application process for immigrants who have been in Thailand for at least 15 years and ethnic minority children.

<div> <div>About 4,000 illegal migrant children are arbitrarily arrested in Thailand and detained separately from their parents in inhumane conditions without adequate food, healthcare, or space, according to the latest report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Moreover, migrant children aged nine to 12 are kept in the same cells in detention centres as adult prisoners on various charges. &nbsp;This makes them directly and indirectly vulnerable to violence committed by the adult prisoners. </div></div>