2018年9月6日星期四

Malaysian Spouse Visa / Long Term Social Visit Pass (LTSVP) Application

Hi dear all. Foreigner who married to Malaysian and plan to stay in Malaysia can now apply for a Long Term Social Visit Pass. 

I’m Malaysian and my husband is Chinese PRC citizen. We submitted our documents (first time application) in mid of August. We just passed our interview, and we got one year LTSVP with multiple entries (hooray!).

As we know, PRC citizen have slightly different rules/ requirements from time to time compared to the others, hence we want to share some latest information here.  Hope this will be useful for other couples.

*PRC citizen can only submit application at Malaysia Immigration Department Head Quarters at Putrajaya. Only few forms can be downloaded from Immigration website but all the forms can be taken at front desk of Division Visa, Pas & Permit.    

Required documents:

1.    2 sets of Form Imm.55.
2.    2 sets of Form Imm.38.
3.    2 sets of Form Imm.12.

4.    Malaysian sponsor statement form (Borang Kenyataan Penaja).
5.    Husband's and wife's particulars form (Borang Hal Ehwal Suami Isteri).
6.    Additional information form (Borang Maklumat Tambahan).

7. Security Bond which has been stamped with a RM10.00 revenue stamp at Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri.
The nearest Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri is located at Cyberjaya.

8.    Statutory Declaration of marriage with passport size photograph of husband and wife, stamped by Commissioner for Oaths (Surat Akuan Sumpah berserta gambar dan dicop Pesuruhjaya Sumpah).
There is an office of Commissioner for Oaths located at ground floor of Immigration Putrajaya.

9. Declaration of Sponsor Form, stamped by Commissioner for Oaths (Borang Akuan Penaja, who salary is more than RM2000).

10. Declaration of Guarantor Form, stamped by Commissioner for Oaths (Borang Akuan Penjamin. If the Malaysian wife is currently not working, one Malaysian needs to attend during submission of application and interview, as guarantor of the couple, who salary is more than RM2000).  
*Penaja = Sponsor (Malaysian husband/wife). *Penjamin = Guarantor (Malaysian).

11. Photocopy of Malaysian husband's/wife's birth certificate.
12. Photocopy of Malaysian husband's/wife's Identification Card.
13. Photocopy of Foreign Marriage Certificate if marriage abroad.

14. We are married in China, hence we need Notarial Certificate of China Marriage Certificate (with three stamps: stamped and signed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in China; stamped and signed by Embassy of Malaysia in China; and lastly stamped and signed by consular officer from Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Putrajaya). 

[Process of notarial certificate of China marriage certificate in China:

一. 到公证处,带上结婚证原件和中国公民身份证和户口本,以及钱。
公证的时候就同时翻译了,就是翻译公证,拿到翻译公证件之后就去当地的外事办,办理双认证。

二. 双认证就是中国外交部和马来西亚驻中国的大使馆一起在翻译公证书上盖章签字。

三. 最后是回来马来西亚时到Putrajaya的外交部盖章。]


15. Photocopy of Malaysian Marriage Certificate.

16. Marriage Register Extract from JPN Putrajaya ONLY (Cabutan untuk daftar perkawinan yang dari JPN Putrajaya sahaja).

17. A piece of 4R full-body wedding photograph, with 4 passport-size photographs of husband and wife (2 photographs each person). All these 5 photos have to glue on one A4 paper.

18. Trading License (Lesen niaga)/ROC form/Form J (If sponsor/guarantor is Proprietor).

19. Supporting letter from employer with Letter Head (If sponsor/guarantor is Employee).

20. Income statement (Latest 3 months’ bank statement, pages need to be stamped and signed by bank and/or 3 months’ salary slip if sponsor/guarantor is Employee).

21. Proof of residential address, such as utility bill (If stays at parents’ or own house, need to submit photocopy of Sales & Purchase Agreement or deed of the house).

22. Photocopy of husband's/wife's passport (all pages).

23. Photocopy of Malaysian husband's/wife's passport (all pages).

Others if applicable:
24. Photocopy of Divorce/Death Certificate
25. Photocopy of children’s birth certificates

May God bless us all.