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Birth Certificate & Registration
You should register the birth of your baby born in Malaysia within 14 days of the birth at your nearest National Registration Department (JPN) Office. For KL residents this is located on the sixth & seventh floors, Maju Junction Mall, 1001 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50551 Kuala Lumpur (03 2692 5044). The Petaling Jaya office is on the first floor, Bangunan Persekutuan, Persiaran Barat, Jalan Sultan, 46551 Petaling Jaya (03 7956 2634), and the Selangor office is on the seventh floor, Plaza Masalam, 2 Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah, E9/E Section 9, 40100 Shah Alam. Ask at the hospital where your child is born if you are not sure where to go to register the birth.
Complete form JPN.LM01 and bring along proof of birth (from your doctor), your marriage certificate and the passports of both the mother and father. If you are not married and want the father’s name to appear on the birth certificate, you must both be present to register the birth and the father and mother must both sign the register. Otherwise a number of people may legally register the birth including the father or mother, a person who witnessed the birth, or a person/guardian taking care of the child.
A child born in Malaysia to non-Malaysian parents is not entitled to Malaysian citizenship. After getting the birth certificate from the JPN, you can apply for a passport for your child from your own embassy and once the passport is issued you can then apply for their dependent’s pass from the immigration department. It’s a good idea to get your baby a passport as soon as possible. Each country has its own requirements for registering and issuing passports to their nationals – check with your embassy first to find out exactly what you need. If the parents are of different nationalities your child may be entitled to dual nationality but you should confirm this with the authorities of both countries before registering your child. If one parent is Malaysian the child is entitled to Malaysian citizenship and may also be entitled to the citizenship of the non-Malaysian parent.
Complete form JPN.LM01 and bring along proof of birth (from your doctor), your marriage certificate and the passports of both the mother and father. If you are not married and want the father’s name to appear on the birth certificate, you must both be present to register the birth and the father and mother must both sign the register. Otherwise a number of people may legally register the birth including the father or mother, a person who witnessed the birth, or a person/guardian taking care of the child.
A child born in Malaysia to non-Malaysian parents is not entitled to Malaysian citizenship. After getting the birth certificate from the JPN, you can apply for a passport for your child from your own embassy and once the passport is issued you can then apply for their dependent’s pass from the immigration department. It’s a good idea to get your baby a passport as soon as possible. Each country has its own requirements for registering and issuing passports to their nationals – check with your embassy first to find out exactly what you need. If the parents are of different nationalities your child may be entitled to dual nationality but you should confirm this with the authorities of both countries before registering your child. If one parent is Malaysian the child is entitled to Malaysian citizenship and may also be entitled to the citizenship of the non-Malaysian parent.
