CHECK LIST MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE DIVISION MARRIAGE

CHECK LIST
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE DIVISION
MARRIAGE REGISTRATION AT NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT
NO.
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DOCUMENT
Form JPN.KC02
MyKad (Malaysian citizen)/MyPR / green card (still valid)
ORIGINAL passport (non-citizen) &:
3.1. Photocopy of page with personal details
3.2. Photocopy of page with information on latest arrival date in Malaysia
3.3. Photocopy of valid visa/pass:
Approval letter from the Immigration Department of Malaysia for the student pass and
temporary employment pass holders to register their marriage in Malaysia.
1 colour (passport sized) photograph per applicant
Birth certificate for non-citizen.
If divorced or divorcee:
7.1. Decree nisi absolute (ORIGINAL and photocopy)
7.2. Translation of ORIGINAL by qualified translator (if document is not in Malay
Language or English)
If widow or widower:
8.1. Death Certificate of spouse (ORIGINAL and photocopy)
8.2. Translation of ORIGINAL by qualified translator (if document is not in Malay
Language or English)
Letter verifying marital status (non-citizen):
9.1. ORIGINAL and photocopy
9.2. Translation of ORIGINAL by qualified translator (if document is not in Malay
Language or English)
9.3. Validity of 6 months (if no validity date)
Documents 6, 7 8 & 9 to be certified by:
10.1. Malaysian representative in the applicant’s home country or the applicant's
consulate in Malaysia, and
10.2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Division, Wisma Putra, No. 1, Jalan
Wisma Putra, Precinct 2, 62602 Putrajaya. Tel : 03-88874159 or
10.3. Sarawak Regional Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Division,14th
Floor, Sultan Iskandar Building, Jalan Simpang Tiga, 93300 Kuching.
Tel : 082-236146 or
10.4. Sabah Regional Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Block A, 7th Floor, Sabah
Federal Government Administrative Complex, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu
Tel : 088-220018
ORIGINAL Approval letter for Myanmar citizen to marry in Malaysia from their
government
Confirmation letter that the applicant is not a Muslim from the respective government
(i.e. Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh or other Muslim countries or from
any other country if required)
Application for an authorisation letter for registration of marriage to a non-citizen at the
NRD office in a different state:
13.1. NRD’s Counter ( All documents required, if applicable)
13.2. Via post:
i.
A cover letter stating the purpose
ii.
ORIGINAL letter verifying marital status of a non-citizen applicant
which had been certified by either the Malaysian representative in the
applicant’s home country or the applicant's consulate in Malaysia, and
re-certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Wisma Putra) in
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Putrajaya, Kuching or Kota Kinabalu
iii.
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Approval letter from the Immigration Department of Malaysia for the
student pass and temporary employment pass holders to register their
marriage in Malaysia
iv.
Photocopy of MyKad
v.
Photocopy of passport’s pages with personal details, the latest arrival
date in Malaysia and a valid visa or pass for non-citizen.
vi.
Photocopy of birth certificate for non citizen
vii.
Photocopy of decree nisi absolute (divorce certificate), if applicable
viii.
Photocopy of death certificate of previous spouse, if applicable
ix.
Approval letter for Myanmar citizen to marry in Malaysia from their
government
x.
Confirmation letter that the applicant is not a Muslim from the
respective government (i.e. Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Pakistan,
Bangladesh or other Muslim countries or from any other country if
required)
xi.
All the above documents must be translated into Malay Language or
English by a qualified translator
xii.
ORIGINAL documents must be produced when submitting the
marriage application to the respective NRD office.
Applicants who do not understand Malay Language will need to make available their
own qualified interpreter
Registration of marriages involving foreign nationals (one of or both of the couple) is
allowed only at the National Registration Department office and the Malaysian
representative office. An Assistant Registrar of Marriages is not allowed to register the
marriage of non-citizens.
Female aged 16 > 18 years
16.1. Licence JPN.KC01D (RM10.00 fee if approved)
16.2. Identification document of father/mother (ORIGINAL and photocopy)
Couple aged 18 > 21 years
17.1. Licence JPN.KC01B
17.2. Applicant’s birth certificate (ORIGINAL and photocopy)
17.3. Identification document of consent provider in paragraph 14.1 (ORIGINAL and
photocopy)
17.4. Mother’s Death Certificate, if applicable (ORIGINAL and photocopy)
Licence application for persons with forbidden relationships Form JPN.KC01A
(RM2.00 fee if approved)
Marriage consent for persons aged 18 but not yet 21 Form JPN.KC01B (no charge)
Marriage without notice and certificate for marriage
Licence JPN.KC01C (RM100.00 fee if approved)
Licence application for a female who has reached age 16 but not yet 18
Licence JPN.KC01D (RM10.00 fee if approved)
Marriage solemnisation in a place other than the office of the Registrar of
Marriages Licence JPN.KC01E (RM500.00 fee if approved)
Payment:
23.1. Certificate for marriage (JPN.KC03) – RM10.00
23.2. Marriage Certificate (JPN.KC05) – RM20.00

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