Guide to Renewing Long Term Social Visit Pass in Malaysia 2021
(otherwise
known as a Spouse Visa or Spouse Pass)
I renewed my pass in April 2021 at the Jalan Duta centre in
KL; the process may be different if you are using another state office.
The
Immigration website says that LTSVP are granted for up to 5 years. However, at
Jalan Duta (KL) the maximum granted is currently only 1 year, even if you have previously
been given a longer pass.
For
the LTSVP renewal process the following forms need to be completed:
1)
Statutory Declaration that the marriage is still subsisting (1 copy) with 1
photo each of the applicant & Malaysian spouse affixed to it
2)
Form Imm.38 (1 copy)
3)
Form Imm.55 (1 copy)
You can get the forms from Immigration.
You
will also need to bring the following to your appointment:
a) Applicant's Passport
b) Malaysian
spouse’s IC
c) Photocopy
of applicant’s Passport data page
d) Photocopy
of last entry stamp into Malaysia from the applicant’s Passport
e) Photocopy
of current LTSVP
f) Photocopy
of Malaysian spouse’s IC (both sides)
g) Photocopy
of Marriage Certificate (also bring the original as Immigration may want to see
it)
h) Hard copy of the email from immigration confirming the date and time of your appointment
If you have children you need to bring copies of their birth certificates.
Note that the Immigration website previously stated that the husband’s/wife’s birth certificate needs to be submitted as well. Other people have also said that a copy of the deeds/tenancy agreement for your house/apartment and 3 months of utility bills are needed. I was not asked for any of these but it is worth bringing them in case you are.
Step by Step guide:
1) Make an appointment online at https://www.imi.gov.my/
Try to do this 3 months in advance of the date you need it
as they book up early. I chose an appointment date 3 weeks before my current
LTSVP was due to expire.
If
you have difficulty finding an available appointment try logging on just after midnight
when the next day’s appointments are released.
Choose STO and select [VISA] - LANJUTAN PAS (JANGKA PANJANG) / LONG TERM VISIT PASS
EXTENSION and not any of the ‘PENGUATKUASA’ options, or you will be turned away
when you arrive for your appointment!
2) Complete all the forms. Both the
applicant and the Malaysian spouse must sign the Statutory Declaration in front
of a Commissioner for Oaths. To save time it is best to do this before you
attend your appointment. We used one in Lucky Garden for RM15.
3) Both the applicant and the Malaysian
spouse go to Immigration with all of the requested documents. Dress
rules may be enforced e.g. no shorts/t-shirts/ slippers /short skirts. You may
be turned away if you are not dressed correctly.
4) We had an 830am appointment so
arrived at 745am and parked inside the compound in front of the building. Join
the queue on the left hand side of the doors (the queue on the right is for JPN).
5) The doors were opened shortly before
8am. The officers will check your appointment
letter (you must bring a paper
copy of your appointment email). Go upstairs to have your forms checked.
Only the foreign spouse will be allowed to go past this point and so must take
all of the documents, including the Malaysian spouse’s original IC, and a credit card or debit card to make
payment as cash is not accepted. The Malaysian spouse needs to wait outside.
6) At the second desk your documents will
be stamped and at the entrance to the visa department your appointment letter will
be checked again and you will be given a queue number.
7) Once inside your number will be
called and you submit your forms and supporting documents. Wait for your number
to be called again so that you can make payment (RM90 per year). Be aware that
tickets for the payment counter are not called in order.
8)
Your number will be
called again and you will get your passport back with a new LTSVP. Check the correct pass and period has been
given. The whole process took less than 1 hour from the doors being opened to
getting the new pass.
If you need more information join the following
Facebook Groups which have a lot of useful posts:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ForeignSpouses/
and
https://www.facebook.com/FSSGMY/
The Immigration Facebook page also has
regular updates:
https://www.facebook.com/imigresen/
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