Birth/Marriage Registration
1. Registration of Marriage.
2. Registration of Birth / Citizenship.
* ALL CONSULAR SERVICES ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. To request an appointment please e-mail mel.consular@kln.gov.my and provide a scanned copy of MyKad, passport and current-valid Visa Grant Notice & VEVO (max. size 8MB).
* Please expect a delayed response time due to high volume of e-mails.
1.1 REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE - ISLAMIC MARRIAGES
PROCEDURE
a) Registration of international Islamic marriages is to be done directly with the States Islamic Department (JAI) of Malaysia.
b) For detailed information regarding the procedure / requirement of registration please contact the JAI in Malaysia.
c) The Consulate’s role is limited to verifying the marriage documents and issuance of an official letter subject to the following:
1. The marriage is solemnised by an authorised Celebrant / Imam.
https://marriage.ag.gov.au/commonwealthcelebrants/religious
2. Proof of the marriage i.e.:
i) Legal marriage certificate (Islamic) from Births, Deaths & Marriages Reg. Office.
ii) Commonwealth marriage certificate (party certificate)
iii) Certificate of Islamic marriage by the Celebrant / Imam.
3. Application form Borang KJM.N1, duly filled on two (2) copies, 2-sided.
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
4. Documents as per the checklist in the application form.
5. Application fee: Aud35.00 minimum, cash & exact only.
6. Processing time: Three (3) working days.
7. Both husband & wife must be present for this purpose.
1.2 REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE - CIVIL MARRIAGES
CHECKLIST
1. Application form Borang JPN.KC06, duly filled on:
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
- One (1) printed-out copy, 2-sided.
- One (1) original at the Consulate.
2. Original & two (2) photocopies of:
- Legal marriage certificate (Civil) from Births, Deaths & Marriages Reg. Office.
- Husband & wife's MyKad, front & back (or foreign nationals ID card if not a M'sian citizen)
- Husband & wife's passport (current & at the time of marriage)
- Husband & wife's birth certificate.
- Husband & wife's current-valid Visa Grant Notice & VEVO.
- Husband & wife's prev. marriage dissolution cert. (if applicable)
- Husband & wife's prev. spouse's death cert. (if applicable)
3. Husband & wife's passport-sized photo, white background - Two (2) nos.
4. Application fee: Aud10.00 cash & exact only (+ penalty if marriage is not registered within six months)
5. Processing time: Three (3) working days.
6. Both husband & wife must be present during registration & collection of the certificate.
2.1 REGISTRATION OF BIRTH / CITIZENSHIP
* For children with a Malaysian citizen father & below one (1) year old
CHECKLIST
1. Application form Borang D, duly filled on:
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
- One (1) printed-out copy, 2-sided.
- One (1) original at the Consulate.
2. Original & two (2) photocopies of:
- Child’s birth certificate.
- Child’s passport (if any)
- Parents’ Malaysian marriage certificate.
- Parents’ MyKad, front & back (or foreign nationals ID card if not a M'sian citizen)
- Parents’ passport (current & when the child was born)
- Parents’ birth certificate.
- Parents’ current-valid Visa Grant Notice & VEVO.
3. Child’s passport-sized photo, white background - Five (5) nos.
4. Application fee: Aud25.00 cash & exact only.
5. Processing time: Three (3) working days.
6. One (1) of the parents & the child must be present during registration.
2.2 REGISTRATION OF BIRTH / CITIZENSHIP
* For children with a Malaysian citizen father & over one (1) year old
or * For parents that have only Australian Islamic marriage certificates
CHECKLIST
1. Application form Borang D, duly filled on:
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
- One (1) printed-out copy, 2-sided.
- One (1) original at the Consulate.
2. Attachment Lampiran A-WN, duly filled on two (2) copies
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
3. Original & two (2) photocopies of:
- Child’s birth certificate.
- Child’s passport (if any)
- Parents’ Malaysian marriage certificate (*)
- Parents’ MyKad, front & back (or foreign nationals ID card if not a M'sian citizen)
- Parents’ passport (current & when the child was born)
- Parents’ birth certificate.
- Parents’ current-valid Visa Grant Notice & VEVO.
4. Child’s passport-sized photo, white background - Four (4) nos.
5. Application fee: Aud25.00 cash & exact only.
6. Both parents & the child must be present during registration.
* For parents that have only Australian Islamic marriage certificates, please provide two (2) photocopies of:
a) Australian Islamic marriage certificates, all three (3) types.
b) Letter by the Consulate / High Comm. verifying the Australian Islamic marriage certificates.
c) Statutory declaration by the parents, witnessed by a Justice of Peace / Notary Public, stating the reason(s) for not obtaining a Malaysian marriage certificate.
2.3 REGISTRATION OF BIRTH / CITIZENSHIP
* For children with a non-Malaysian citizen father & below twenty-one (21) years old
CHECKLIST
1. Application form Borang B, duly filled on:
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
- One (1) printed-out copy, 2-sided.
- One (1) original at the Consulate.
2. Attachment Lampiran A.15(2), duly filled on two (2) copies, 2-sided.
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
3. Original & two (2) photocopies of:
- Child’s birth certificate.
- Child’s passport (if any)
- Child’s siblings’ MyKad, M'sian passport, birth & citizenship cert. (if any)
- Parents’ Malaysian marriage certificate.
- Parents’ MyKad, front & back (or foreign nationals ID card if not a M'sian citizen)
- Parents’ passport (current & when the child was born)
- Parents’ birth certificate.
- Parents' citizenship certificate (if applicable)
- Parents’ current-valid Visa Grant Notice & VEVO.
4. Child’s passport-sized photo, white background - Two (2) nos.
5. Application fee: Aud25.00 cash & exact only.
6. Both parents & the child must be present during registration.
Subject to decision by the JPN-MOHA, you may be requested to provide additional documents. If you would like to provide them via the Consulate, the general requirements are:
a) The applicant & the child must be present.
b) The applicant must present the original MyKad, passport and current-valid Visa Grant Notice & VEVO.
c) The decision letter and checklist must be provided in two (2) photocopies.
d) All documents to be provided must be in two (2) photocopies.
e) All documents to be provided must have the originals presented.
f) All passport-sized photos to be provided must be on attachment Lampiran A-WN.
www.kln.gov.my/web/aus_melbourne/forms
g) All fees to be paid must be in Australian dollar (Aud), cash & exact only.