Attend Police Interview
(April 2023)
I had my interview at Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontingen in KL, the process may be different at other police stations.
The immigration officer had said that the police would call us to arrange the interview between 6 months and 1 year after the immigration interview but we actually received a call after 5 months, and were asked if we could come to the police station the next day.
The police officer asked us to bring the originals and 2 copies of the following documents:
- Foreign spouse passport (copy bio page)
- Foreign spouse LTSVP
- Foreign spouse birth certificate
- Local spouse IC (copy both sides)
- Local spouse birth certificate
- Marriage certificate
- Immigration confirmation letter (given to us after we submitted the application to Immigration)
We also brought the original documents submitted as part of our Immigration application (current & old passports/IC/marriage certificate/birth certificate/ sponsor’s payslips & employment letter/utility bill/bond receipt etc) in case we were asked to show them.
I also printed a list with the following information:
- Family members of both spouses with name, age, occupation & address
- Schools the foreign spouse has attended
- Foreign spouse's education qualifications
Our interview was as at Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontingen (IPK), KL (near LaLaPort mall). We parked in the police compound and registered at the gate. We arrived very early ahead of our appointment, but there was no need to do so as we were asked to wait by the gate until we were collected by an officer at the appointed interview time.
The interview was conducted in Bahasa Melayu (BM) by an officer from Special Branch (Cawangan Khas), and both my wife and I were interviewed together. The officers were professional, friendly, and made us feel at ease. Another couple had their PR interview with a different police officer in the same room, at the same time.
We were primarily asked about our relationship history, occupations and salaries, family members, education, and the reasons for my PR application. The police can also ask the same questions as Immigration, including requesting to recite the Rukun Negara and sing Negaraku.
See my post here on how I improved my BM for the PR interviews, and the questions that might be asked:
The interview took 1½ hours, including the time the officer spent entering data into their system.
I was advised that my file will now be forwarded to Bukit Aman for background checks, a process that can take approximately 1 year. Following this, the file will be returned to Immigration for review before being sent to Putrajaya for a final decision.
The police officer said I should regularly follow up with Immigration to check the status of my file. Additionally, I was reminded to continue renewing my LTSVP.
I checked my status online at https://imigresen-online.imi.gov.my/eservices/myPermit?semakStatusPermit