Malaysia - Apply for Citizenship(Below 21 Age)

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Procedure

• Visit the concerned authority personally.
• Fill the application form with the complete information.
• Submit the necessary documents. It must be submitted by the parent or guardian.
• Pay the prescribed fee.

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Required Documents

Registrant's Documents

• Original and copy of the Identity card
• Original and copy of the Birth Certificate, latest extract of Birth Certificate or Adoption Certificate (translated into Malay or English by the court/consular office/public translator)
• Original and copy of the Entry permit or passport or other travel document
• 3 recent passport-sized photographs with a blue background
• Original and copy of the Documentary evidence of schooling

Applicant's or Guardian's Documents

• Original and copy of the Identity card

Documents of parents and siblings

• Original and copy of the Birth Certificate or latest extract of Birth Certificate
• Original and copy of the Identity card
• Original and copy of the Citizenship Certificate
• Original and copy of the Marriage document

All copies of supporting documents should be made on A4 paper

Office Locations & Contacts

Headquarters

National Registration Department Malaysia

Ministry of Home Affairs

No.20, Precinct 2

Federal Government Administrative Centre

62551 Federal Territory of Putrajaya

Tel (1MOCC) 03-8000 8000

Fax 03-8880 8288

Email(@jpn.gov.my)pro

Listed below is the external link for the following

NRD Branches

State's Director's contact information

Director(Headquarters)

Headquarters Management

Eligibility

• For Malaysian citizenship by a person under the age of twenty-one whose parent or parents are (or were at the time of death) citizens.
• The person to be registered must be below the age of 21 on the day of application.

Fees

• Application fee - RM 10.00
• Fee for the issuance of Citizenship Certificate(if approved) - RM 100.00

Validity

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Documents to Use

• Form B (which can be obtained from the Putrajaya NRD headquarters or state NRD headquarters/branches)
• Appendix A.15 (2), which is a dual purpose form for declaration of acceptance of and application for citizenship under Article 15(2) of the Federal Constitution, must be completed and submitted to a consulate abroad within one (1) year of the date of birth

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