Legalise Your Marriage
Registration of marriages could be carried out by:
1. Registrar of Marriages at the Jabatan Pendaftaran Perkahwinan Negara (National Registration Department for Marriages) or
2. Assistant Registrar of Marriages appointed by the Jabatan Pendaftaran Perkahwinan Negara.
The followings are the documents required to register your marriage:
Registration for Non-Muslim
- Original identification card (I/C) of the applicants.
- Original birth certification (B/C) of the applicants.
- 2 passport sized photo of the applicants.
- Approval Form (E, N - if necessary).
- Absolute divorce letter issued by the high court (for divorcee only).
- Original death certificate (for spouse of widow/widower OR father/parent of the applicant who is below 21 years old only).
- Under age licence (for lady applicant who is between the age of 16 and 18 years old).
- Photo copy of 2 witnesses I/C.
Registration for marriages contracted in overseas
- Original identification card (I/C) of the applicants.
- Original birth certification (B/C) of the applicants.
- 3 passport sized photo of the applicants.
- Original marriage certificate received overseas.
Registration for marriages carried out under the customary rites before 1st March 1982
- Original identification card (I/C) of the applicants.
- Original birth certification (B/C) of the applicants.
- 3 passport sized photo of the applicants.
- Documents (eg. children’s B/C, wedding photo or other relevant documents) as prove of your marriage.
This is to serve as a reference only, the law might change, do check with Jabatan Perkahwinan Negara to confirm and finalise.
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HELLO, I AM CHINESE GIRL AND CHRISTIAN.
CAN U PLEASE LIST OUT KLANG VALLY AREA REGISTRATION CENTRE..
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Hello Esther, you can find the details here:
Malaysia Marriage Registration Centres - Selangor
You can see which is nearer to you, as I’m not from Klang Valley, I’m not so sure, you try to find it in the given link.
I want marry with my vietnam girlfriend but i don`t know what process to do? Can any one recommend the agent? or any info relate?TQ
Aht Chu, the best way is go to the marriage registration office and they will give u all the details you need.
wow… marry with a vietnam girl also need to go registration office?
Of course, you have to let them know you are married even if you don’t register your marriage locally else it won’t be recognise in Malaysia.
so if i buy a wife for vietnam, i need to register her so she can get PR?
You think it’s so easy to get PR in Malaysia? In your dream maybe. Hahaha… Even you married her and report your marriage to Malaysia authority, the law only recognises her as your wife but she won’t get any PR hahaha…
If you are married outside of Malaysia and you don’t report about it, then you won’t get protected by Malaysian laws in case something happen to you, your wife won’t be recognised and you cannot enjoy any privilge for marriage couple in Malaysia as they will deem that you are still single.
It doesn’t matter where you marry or who you marry, as long that you are a Malaysian, you have to report to the authority about your marriage so that they have a record that you are no longer single and if things happen to you, if you die, your wife will be able to have rights over your properties and even your body *touch wood* than going tru’ battle with your family members on your properties and so on. If you are caught married in other place and not reporting it and then marry another girl in Malaysia, you are the one that will go to jail hahaha…
omg… so serious. so i can’t have wives in other countries like that.
Hehehe… Don’t worry, convert your religion
You can have 4 *LOL*
I’m marrying a Muslim and to be registered in overseas. Would like some advise on what is going to happen when i register in Malaysia? Do I required to change my IC to Muslim? Do I need to change my name again even I have changed my name to a Muslim name in overseas (which can be evidenced in the overseas marriage certificate) ? I am Chinese.
fcsw, this is pretty complicated, as you know, the law of Malaysia, you have to do all the necessary changes if you are marrying a Muslim especially who is also a Malaysian, you have to be converted too.
If your husband isn’t a Malaysian, I think you don’t have to and there might be some procedures that you have to go tru’ because you are a Malaysian which makes it quite complicated unless you are going to let go of your citizenship then you don’t have to do all those.
Since you are a Malaysian, you will have to go with the Malaysian laws. It’s best for you to contact the Jabatan Perkahwinan Negara to get more details. Besides that, I think you will have to present yourself to the Muslim authority in Malaysia to legalise your marriage in Malaysia.
All the best
You can find some useful contact here to get more information:
http://www.cherishmywedding.com/category/malaysia-marriage-registration-centres/
Dear fcsw,
I am having the same problem as you. have you found out further on this? I heard that as long as you register your marriage in any commonwealth country, your marriage will still be recognised in Malaysia. But not sure whether that’s true =(
in love but sad, your marriage will be recognised anywhere you got married by Malaysia as long that you got proper documents and report back to the authority in Malaysia. If you are non-muslim and marrying a non-Muslim, the procedure usually won’t be much of a hassle, it’s a hassle when you are Malaysian Muslim or you are non-Muslim but your partner is. Do visit this link to find out all the details you need from the authority:
Malaysia Marriage Registration Centres
Legally married in Malaysia
Useful Links For Couples Getting Married In Malaysia
Thanks for the link.
Actually I’m a Chinese and my partner is a malay. both of us are malaysian and we have been working overseas. I have PR in the country that I’m working at as well. my parents will only agree to the marriage if I dun havta convert.
A Lawyer fren of mine said that we can ROM overseas but I am worried for my kids (if we do have any) because they may not be recognised as Malaysian.
Anyway, I will continue to search for advise. Is heart broken when religion is the reason for 2 person who love each other so much to be separated =(
in love but sad, yea.. that’s the issue. No matter what, I think you have to convert as long that you are Malaysian since you need to let the authority in Malaysia to know that you are married to allow you enjoy the married couple rights which is a way for your own protection in case anything happen. Also you will have problem next time when kids come unless both of you let go of your citizenship or don’t let your kids be Malaysian but as citizen of the other country but then that’s another legal issue since none of you are citizen there but with PR I think maybe it can be done. Wish you best of luck.
I Aht Chu,refer to my last time question marry vietnam girl.
If i register my marriage but my wife can`t get the PR that means she can`t stay in Malaysia? So how my wife can stay without PR status? Without PR status many thing can`t do.
What procedure to do for stay here long time?
Aht Chu, indeed she can’t get the PR, it’s not easy to get one even you are married. She will have to always go out of Malaysia from time to time to get her passport stamp, for example just go across the border and get it stamp and come back in again which this is what happen to everyone marrying a foreigner and living in Malaysia. If I’m not mistaken, every six months or every year.
You can try to apply PR for her but Malaysia is known for not easy to get PR, even those staying here for more than 20 years can’t even get one. I have a friend whose mom is a Bruneian and she’s in Malaysia for more than 30 years, she’s still holding a non-Malaysian IC.
It’s all depend on luck unless she is some sought after professional then maybe there is some hope to get it sooner.
Indeed many things cannot do, you have to live with it, that’s the law. So this is something you have to consider. However, once you are married and registered legally according to the law, she will be covered in case something happen to you as she is your legal wife. Your child should be a Malaysian if you both have one in the future.
It is best for you to check with the authority as all I’m giving here are based on the cases I’ve seen around me.
Dear Sir,
Good morning. I want to know about Non-muslim marriage law (civil marriage law). Can a muslim foreigner man marry a non-muslim malaysian girl without making her convert to muslim in malaysia? If the muslim guy marry the non-muslim malaysian girl without converting her in to muslim in his own country (permitted by country Law), will it be accepted my Malaysian law?
It will be higly appreciated if you kindly answer my above mentioned question.
With regards
Dr. Sumon.
Hi Dr. Sumon, this case I never encounter though. Logically if it’s realted to Islam or Muslim in Malaysia. If one is not a Muslim, he/she must be converted if the other party is a Malaysian Muslim.
For your case maybe there is exemption since you are not a Malaysian Muslim and she is not a Malaysian Muslim. However, it is best for your wife-to-be to consult with the Malaysian authority first and see what’s their advise before going to the Islamic authority as you two have to report back to Malaysia about your marriage once it’s registered in your country.
Mar 14th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
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Mar 15th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
[...] After the solemnization of marriages in the respective country, the new wed couple has to return to Malaysia within six (6) months from the date of solemnization and report to the Jabatan Perkahwinan Negara to Legalised Your Marriage. [...]
Mar 15th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
[...] After the solemnization of marriages in the respective country, the newly wed couple has to return to Malaysia within six (6) months from the date of solemnization and report to the Jabatan Perkahwinan Negara to Legalised Your Marriage. [...]