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Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens

Marriage migration has led to marriage migrants as a significant aspect of migration. While much of the literature on migration in the Malaysian context discusses labour migration, very little is documented on marriage migration in Malaysia, especially concerning foreign spouses’ viewpoint on their...

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Main Authors:	Tedong, Peter Aning, Roslan, Kazimah, Kadir, Abdul Rahim Abdul
Format:	Article
Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) HD Industries. Land use. Labor HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/20500/ http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2026%20(2)%20Jun.%202018/22%20JSSH-2207-2017-3rdProof.pdf
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spelling	my.um.eprints.205002019-02-26T04:44:23Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20500/ Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens Tedong, Peter Aning Roslan, Kazimah Kadir, Abdul Rahim Abdul H Social Sciences (General) HD Industries. Land use. Labor HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Marriage migration has led to marriage migrants as a significant aspect of migration. While much of the literature on migration in the Malaysian context discusses labour migration, very little is documented on marriage migration in Malaysia, especially concerning foreign spouses’ viewpoint on their international marriage. Therefore, this paper sought to investigate and document the foreign spouses’ lived experience in several aspects of life from acquiring the spouse visa to employment to family and relationship with friends in Malaysia. Results obtained from data collected through in-depth interviews give the overview that foreign spouses experience difficulties due to their status as a ‘foreigner’. Foreign spouses’ experience of living in Malaysia is related to the idea that a ‘foreigner’ is considered socially excluded in the country, leading to difficulties. Overall, foreign spouses face many challenges living in Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018-06 Article PeerReviewed Tedong, Peter Aning and Roslan, Kazimah and Kadir, Abdul Rahim Abdul (2018) Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 26 (2). pp. 945-960. ISSN 0128-7702 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2026%20(2)%20Jun.%202018/22%20JSSH-2207-2017-3rdProof.pdf
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topic	H Social Sciences (General) HD Industries. Land use. Labor HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) HD Industries. Land use. Labor HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Tedong, Peter Aning Roslan, Kazimah Kadir, Abdul Rahim Abdul Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens
description	Marriage migration has led to marriage migrants as a significant aspect of migration. While much of the literature on migration in the Malaysian context discusses labour migration, very little is documented on marriage migration in Malaysia, especially concerning foreign spouses’ viewpoint on their international marriage. Therefore, this paper sought to investigate and document the foreign spouses’ lived experience in several aspects of life from acquiring the spouse visa to employment to family and relationship with friends in Malaysia. Results obtained from data collected through in-depth interviews give the overview that foreign spouses experience difficulties due to their status as a ‘foreigner’. Foreign spouses’ experience of living in Malaysia is related to the idea that a ‘foreigner’ is considered socially excluded in the country, leading to difficulties. Overall, foreign spouses face many challenges living in Malaysia.
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author	Tedong, Peter Aning Roslan, Kazimah Kadir, Abdul Rahim Abdul
author_facet	Tedong, Peter Aning Roslan, Kazimah Kadir, Abdul Rahim Abdul
author_sort	Tedong, Peter Aning
title	Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens
title_short	Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens
title_full	Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens
title_fullStr	Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens
title_full_unstemmed	Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens
title_sort	marriage migration: lived experience of foreign spouses married to malaysian citizens
publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/20500/ http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2026%20(2)%20Jun.%202018/22%20JSSH-2207-2017-3rdProof.pdf
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Marriage migration: Lived experience of foreign spouses married to Malaysian citizens

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