Renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship in High Commission of Malaysia in Singapore


Upon completion of Mandatory Singapore Citizenship Journey, you are a step nearer to get your Singapore Pink IC. The Mandatory Singapore Citizenship Journey implemented in earlier 2011 to all new citizens. The programme must be completed in two months from the date of receiving their in-principal approval letter.

Once the said programme has been completed, you will be issued another letter from ICA requesting you to formally renounce your Malaysian Citizenship at Malaysian High Commission. A deadline will be stated in the letter. For my case, it is about 1.5 month from the date of the letter. Therefore, it is advisable for you to finish your unfinished business before you surrender all citizenship. For those who have any properties in Malaysia, please check with your lawyer on as to what you need to do. For me, I only have Wawasan 2020 bank account with Malaysian Bank, so I went back to my home town to close my account before I renounce my citizenship.

Documents to be produced for renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship :

Submission of renunciation application:
(Monday to Friday – 8.15am to 11.00am)
* advisable to go as early as possible although the time range is until 11.00am, I am not sure whether they have any headcount restricted per day or not)

you may refer the this

Documentation required:
1)         BORANG K (Yellow Form) 2 sets (dully-filled)
2)         ANNEX A  (Original & 2 photocopies)
3)         Letter of Approval from ICA Singapore (Original & 2 photocopies)
4)         Malaysian I.C / Temporary Malaysian I.C  (Original & 2 photocopies)
5)         Singapore Pink I.C / National Service I.C / Blue I.C   (Original & 2 photocopies)
6)         Malaysian / Singapore Birth Certificate  (Original & 2 photocopies)
7)         Malaysian International Passport
8)         Three (3) recent passport – size photograph (blue / white background)
9)         S$10/- processing fee in Cash.

Note: Applicant who was born in Singapore is required to produce :-
i)           BORANG W (Malaysian Birth Register Certificate) ; OR
ii)         Pengesahan Taraf (Confirmation of Status) issued by Malaysian National Registration Department; OR
iii)       Perakuan Taraf (Certificate of Status) issued by Malaysian Immigration Department

** Applicant who was born before 31 August 1957, - Malaysian Citizenship Certificate (Original & 2 photocopies)
10)         Singapore Citizenship Certificate & Passport, if applicable (Original & 2 photocopies)
Note :

a)             All documents to be photocopied in A4 size paper
b)             Forms to be hand-written or typed. Mistakes to be cancelled neatly. Do not use Tipp-ex
c)             Original Malaysian birth certificate to be laminated before submitting application
d)            To photocopy front and back of Singapore Citizenship Certificate

Applicant who do not have Malaysian birth certificate or Borang ‘W’ must produce 2 photocopies of parent’s document ie: Identity Card, Birth Certificate, Citizenship Certificate and passport

You may download the Borang K (Yellow Form) from their website, and filled in a set and photocopy a set. Once you went down to Malaysian High Comm the officer there will issue you 2 original Yellow Form again, so the downloaded copy with dully filled may served as 2 photocopies set.

For my case, I downloaded Borang K & Annex A and fill in those forms and photocopy 2 set before I am there.

I also get ready the passport size photos in blue and white background, but I have confirmed with the staff there upon submission, she said blue or white are acceptable. (I am kiasu, and also worried about inconsistency of their rules)

Upon arriving the Malaysian High Comm, please proceed to the guard house to exchange for a pass, without a valid pass you are not allow to go in. However, you need to get ready other card with your picture and name such as your driving license, NTUC member card or etc. DO NOT give them your Malaysia or Singapore IC because both IC are essential documents. If you really do not have any card with you, they will accept credit card or ATM card to exchange for a pass.

After you exchange for your pass, you need to walk to the side door, where the security guard will direct you to the office to consulor office. The consulor office is just next to the immigration office.

Once you step in the staff near the main door will ask you whether all documentation are ready, if so just walk in further to a staff outside the counter. He will check your form, and also informed you should you make any mistake on your form. As I had mentioned earlier, I had downloaded my Form K (yellow form) & Annex A online, and pre-filled before I am there, so the office just issue me 2 original yellow Form K, asked me to fill all the information accordingly.

After you had completed, go back to those officers outside the counter, they will check and issue you a queue number. After you get your queue number with all the pre-filled documentations, sit back and wait, not to worry as it is in the air-con room, and they serve the queue pretty fast!

When you number is called, the officer inside the counter, will collect all your documentation and you are required to returned to your seat and wait for another office to call for your name for payment. Once payment made the office will issue you an official receipt and a slip telling you the letter collection date. This will take 3 working days for them to prepare the letter address to ICA.

Collection time, after 3 working day 2.30pm to 3.30pm

On the collection date, I went down there at 2.15pm, again, you need to go to the guard house to exchange for a pass, and then proceed to consulor office.  Since I was therefore before the operating hour, you can only waiting ourside the consular office. On that day there is a friendly Indian lady came forward to collect our collection form and pass to the office inside. The consulor office will only open at 2.30pm, so sit down and wait for the office to call for your name; they will issue you a letter address to ICA.

Do not make a stupid mistake like what I have done, because during collection I politely asked the officer who hand over the letter to me on when we can get back our birth certificate and her answer is “PLEASE READ YOUR LETTER.”

In the letter address to ICA only mentioned that our birth certificate has been retained temporarily by the Malaysian National Registration Department, Putrajay for THREE months until the process of renunciation has been completed for the issuance of Certificate of Renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship – Form K. Also in the letter do stated that, “please quote registration number when contacting the High Commission.

Again, my personal advice is photocopy a set with you before you submitted you letter to ICA, just in case one day you need the registration number to get back your birth certificate from them.



Comments

Anonymous said…
hi, i have some questions.

a) do you apply for your kid as well?
b) do you know dual citizenship for kid? do you know the steps?
Shirley said…
Hi There,

I am only apply for myself.
Anonymous said…
very helpful, thanks a lot.
maylim said…
Thanks, your blog is very helpful.I m going to High Comm on Monday to submit my Form K n Annex A. Hope everything goes smoothly.
maylim said…
Hi Shirley, with the help of your site...everything went smoothly. I just need to fill up the original Form K n submit the appropriate docs. I strongly advise to print out the forms and complete them before going there. If not, it will be very chaotic n time consuming. Also, be there early.
Anonymous said…
Hi Shirley,
your post is very details and helpful

just another question..
about the payment after submission of the documents, may I know how much? because the gov. website did not state
engineerartist said…
Hi Shirley

Do you submit your Original Birth cert (borang W) to the office?

Is it returable to us later?

Best Regards
Modonaut
Anonymous said…
Hi Shirley,

I will be going to Msia High Comm soon. Would like to check with you, how did you get the Borang as the link provided above for 'Borang K' is not valid. :-(

Thank you.
engineerartist said…
Link is not valid.
Just go there and fill up the forms. Won't take long.
The lady stuff is helpful.
Anonymous said…
Hi Shirley,

Was e Malaysia passport retained by the Malaysian high commission when we renounce the citizenship or will it be retain by iCA during our appointment for the citizenship registration
Anonymous said…
Hi,

As the link is invalid, can you upload the Form K and Annex A if you have copied.

Thanks.
Andrew said…
Hi all,
i got difficulty to fill up both forms. Can any one here help to fill up an example form and show me? thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Andrew
Anonymous said…
Hi Shirley

You were indeed very kind to share your experience. I don't really understand how to fill the Borang K for myself and for my kid below 21 years old.
Can pls advise or provide a sample. Thank you very much.

Joseph T
Anonymous said…
Hi Shirley,

Thanks for your info. I prepared my docs like what you suggested & went to the Embassy yesterday (19thAug2013). Just to share a few notes from my experience:

1)Annex A form can be downloaded but PLEASE don't print it double side with the Additional Info page. It has to be 2 SEPARATE pages.
*Annex A (Original & 2 photocopies)
Additional Info page (Original only)
**Do not need to do any cancellation for the top part that says Operation of Law/Registration/Naturalization/Birth certificate.

2)Borang K- need to write in Malay. Eg. PEREMPUAN, CINA, etc. This form can be printed double sided. But usually you'll need to write on another Borang K (white paper) again once you are there as they have a chop for TEL & EMAIL.
*Only after the white Borang K are you given 2 sets of Yellow Borang K which you must write neatly with NO CANCELLATIONS or else you'll need to get another.

PLEASE WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS & BLACK PEN ONLY!!!

If you need to photocopy, its 30cents each.
Unknown said…
Hi All,

I've also got difficulties on filling in the Borang K.
Do we have to fill in anything on the second page (top part) if my age is above 21.
kindly advise with many thanks.

Regards,
Moon (MS)
Anonymous said…
There's a blogger who recently renounced too.
http://johntanasaurus.blogspot.sg/2013/10/renounce-malaysian-citizenship-in.html?m=1
Anonymous said…
Hi, I am wondering how you can collect your original birth certificate back after the completion of the renunciation process? Is it just contacting the Malaysia High Comm in Singapore?
Anonymous said…
Hi Shirley,

I have a question regard to the High Comm that will retain the Malaysia Birth Cert for 3 months. Do they also retain Singapore Passport?

My GF is a Malaysian and she mention that she have surrendered her Malaysia passport long ago.

Does that mean during the retain of Birth Cerf, she cannot go oversea for holiday?
moshisg said…
Hi Shirley,

Good day to you. What will happen to owned property (house) in Malaysia after renounce citizenship? The property can maintain as it, or need to update the foreign citizenship details on it, or need to tranfer to another Malaysian nema, please assist if you come across this issue. Thanks !

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