[EN] Citizenship by Registration under Article 15(2): Form B

Citizenship application of child of a Malaysian Mother #

Application For Citizenship Under Article 15(2) of the Federal Constitution Child Under the Age of 21 whose Parent is a Citizen #

The application for Malaysia citizenship by a person under the age of 21 whose parent or parents are (or were at the time of death) citizens.

General Notes: #

1. The child you wish to register must be under 21 years old.

2. For the application process, both you and the child should be present at the Consul or JPN, and you should be appropriately dressed.

3. All document copies should be printed on A4 size paper.

4. This checklist is not exhaustive. JPN and KDN may request additional documents, or they may require fewer documents than what is listed.

5. If you’ve applied before and were rejected, please include all rejection letters together with the new application. If you don’t have these letters, you bring a receipt from your previous application showing the application number. If the rejection letter is still required, you can go to KDN Putrajaya and request them to print another copy for you.

6. If you’re a divorced, widowed, or separated single mother, please provide any related documents such as custody letters, divorce certificates, police reports, etc.

7. If you need help filling out any forms, just leave it blanks first, the JPN counter officer can assist you.

8. You can also request a recommendation letter from your local member of parliament to include with your application. If you’re not sure on how to approach/write/call the MP, you can contact Aishah at +60 16-310 1972 for guidance.

9. If your child was born in Singapore, you may apply for automatic citizenship under article 14 (Borang D).

10. You must bring both original and photocopies of most documents listed. JPN will not keep the originals but will inspect them.

11. For passports, please bring ALL passports that you/your husband/you children used to own including the old passport that you and your husband hold during the birth of your child.

Notes for applications made in Malaysia:

• Any foreign (non-english) documents like birth certificate, marriage certificate, or schooling documents must be translated into Malay or English by a court-appointed, consulate or certified public translator.
• Any foreign (non-english) documents like birth certificate, marriage certificate, or schooling documents must be verified by the Malaysian Representative in the child’s birth country or the embassy of the child’s birth country in Malaysia. These documents must also be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Wisma Putra) at Putrajaya, Kuching, or Kota Kinabalu.
• The foreign (non-english) document certification flow are as follows, Please note that certification process may varies depending on the country:

1. 1. If you are in Malaysia: Translate any foreign documents needed at ITBM or any certified public translator  > Certify the translated copy at child’s birth country embassy in Malaysia > Certify at Wisma Putra > Submit citizenship application at JPN
   2. If you are Overseas: Translate any foreign documents needed at court-appointed, consulate or certified public translator to english > Certify the translated documents at MOFA of child’s birth country (MOFA can also help to prepare translated version for some countries) > Certify at Malaysia embassy  > Submit citizenship application at JPN

• The certification process at the embassy may require a payment and it is according to the country’s currency.
• Some embassy (especially European embassy) in Malaysia does not certify documents, but you may request a certified true copy from them and try to use that for application. If not, unfortunately you need to return to child’s birth country to get your document certified. Therefore, it is best to prepare all the documents overseas before you return to Malaysia.

Notes for application made overseas:

• For applications received at the consulate/high commision/embassy passport-sized photos with a white background are acceptable.
• When applying abroad, it’s recommended that both parents and child be present. There is a form that requires the foreign father to sign in front of the officer. *certain nationalities also make it compulsory that the father comes in (China citizen father for example). Mothers need to reconfirm this by calling the embassy and speak to the Consular officer directly if possible.
• Some consulate may not receive the application and you will be told to go to the embassy instead, you may try to call/email them to confirm to save unnecessary repeated trip. 
• Aside from the documents listed in below checklist, consulate/high commision/embassy may require additional documents depending on the country. Please consult with the relevant consulate/high commision/embassy to identify any additional documents needed.
• If your child is more than one years old, you may need to return to Malaysia to apply. Please confirm this with your consulate/high commision/embassy. It might help for you to approach the embassy while you are still pregnant to request them to ensure the form is available after your child is born. 
• Ensure that you request a complete copy of your application, including the cover letter, from the office as a backup. Also, ask about when your application will be sent to JPN Putrajaya, and continue to follow up.
• If you submit your application through an consulate/high commision/embassy, they can receive any letters (rejection or approval) on your behalf. They may ask you to collect it or they will courier it to you. If you have moved since your original application, be sure to update the embassy with your new contact details. You can reconfirm about this with them during the application. 

What you should do after you have submitted your application:

• Every application submitted in JPN Malaysia will be given a receipt. The receipt will contain application number( 24 digit). Please keep this receipt and do not lose it. You can start checking the status of your applications online 6 months from the application date.
• If you made your application overseas you will not have this 24 digit application number as soon as your application is submitted, you need to follow up with the office until they deliver your application to JPN Putrajaya. Then do another follow up with JPN Putrajaya for your application number. To do this, you may email to:

admin_wn@moha.gov.my, sitiaisyah@jpn.gov.my,rosmawatiawang@jpn.gov.my, nurharyani@jpn.gov.my,msyafiq@jpn.gov.my,nhashimah@jpn.gov.my

• Mothers are encouraged to keep a copy of the application made overseas, including the cover letter from embassy for JPN and the supporting docs. With that docs, you can use to follow up with JPN via from abroad via email even if you failed to get the application numberl. 
• If you are in Malaysia, you can also check for your application number by visiting JPN Putrajaya. You can give them your IC so that the the officer can help to check the status of your citizenship application. If you found out that the result is out, you may go KDN Putrajaya to collect your Approval/Rejection letter. 
• Once you have the 24 digit application number, you may check the status of your citizenship application from time to time using portal in this LINK
• If you found out that the citizenship result is out via the portal, you can expect to receive the physical letter at your home address within a few days. But you can also go to KDN to confirm and have them issue the rejection/approval letter to you. If your application is rejected, immediately make a new application.
• If your application is approved and you already have the approval letter from the KDN in hand, you may proceed to JPN to apply for your citizenship certificate, followed by MyKad application for those 12 years and above.

List of required documents:

FILL IN AND COMPLETE FORM B

• a.  3 recent passport-sized photographs with a blue background of the applicant’s child
• b. Application registration fee RM10.00 / Fee for application made abroad may varies depending on the consulate/high commision/embassyin that country

CHILD’S DOCUMENT (ORIGINAL & COPY)

• a. Identification Card (if any)
• b. Birth Certificate / Foreign Birth Certificate (compulsory)
• c. Documents proving the subject’s schooling (if attending school) or certificate of not attending school (if not attending school) (compulsory)
  • You may ignore this if your child has not started school
  • The letter is from the school’s principal, proof that the application student of that particular school, it must have school letterhead
• d. Entry Permit / passport / travel document (compulsory) (each document page)
  • For passport, all pages of the document must be photocopied, including the blank pages.
    Should the child enter on a visa, it is necessary for you to print out this document as well.

APPLICANT’S DOCUMENT (MOTHER AND FATHER) (ORIGINAL & COPY)

• a. Applicant Identification Card (compulsory)
• b. Birth Certificate / Foreign Birth Certificate of mother & father (compulsory, must be the new version for Malaysian mothers)
• c. Citizenship certificate of mother & father (compulsory)
• d. Entry Permit or passport or other travel documents (compulsory) (each document page)
  
  • Please prepare the original and copied version for BOTH mother and father although the father presence is not compulsory during application.
  • For passport, all pages of the document must be photocopied, including the blank pages.
    Should you and your spouse enter on a visa, it is necessary for you to print out this document as well.
• e. Parents’ Marriage Certificate (compulsory)
• f. Declaration letter of joint consent of the parents (if of different nationality) to apply for citizenship for the child (Appendix A.15(2)) (compulsory)
  
  • This form needs the foreign father’s signature and fingerprint stamp, but his presence during registration is not compulsory. If he is not in Malaysia, you may ask with the immigration officer whether you are allowed to email the soft copy to your husband
  • This form needs to be verified by Commisioner of Oath
  • If you are a single mother, you can leave the declaration empty but prepare any related documents (divorce paper, custody etc) and certified true copy at the Commisioner of Oath
• g. Parents’ employment information (employer confirmation letter)
  
  • You may ignore this if not applicable
  • This can be job offer letter, job confirmation letter, employment contract, payslips or a letter from the employer certifying that you are currently employed (please prepare any of this)

CHILD’S SIBLINGS DOCUMENT (ORIGINAL & COPY)

• a. Identification Card (if any)
• b. Birth Certificate / Child Adoption Certificate
• c. Certificate of Citizenship (if applicable)
• d. Entry Permit or passport or other travel documents (if available)

DOCUMENT OF GUARDIAN (IF APPLICANT IS OTHER THAN BIOLOGICAL FATHER AND MOTHER) (ORIGINAL & COPY)

• a. Applicant Identification Card (compulsory)
• b. Court order on custody (compulsory)
• c. Proof of family relationship (compulsory)