Malaysian Passport Renewal In USA 2023 – Cost & How

If you are a Malaysian living in the United States of America and you know your Malaysian passport is nearing expiration, you can actually get your passport renewed right there in the USA, without having to travel back home. It doesn’t matter which part of the United States you reside in. As far as you have the necessary requirements, you won’t pass through unnecessary headaches just to get your passport renewal done.

Malaysian passport renewal in USA costs just USD70 for regular adults, and you can simply complete the process at the Malaysian consulates in the United States of America.

Malaysian Passport Renewal In USA

On how to renew your Malaysian passport in USA, you can only get your passport renewal done if you meet certain important requirements. First, it is expected that your current passport is not lost, damaged, or stolen. In such a case, you have to go all over with a new application for a new passport (and you will be required to go through some level of activities too). Secondly, the current Malaysian passport should have less than 6 months validity left. Additionally, all applicants must see to it that they are not currently under an investigation linked to their current passport.

Aside from the Malaysian Embassy in Washington DC, there are two other Malaysian consulates in the United States of America. One is in Los Angeles, and the other is in New York. However, the latter is the only producing office of Malaysian passports in the USA. You are expected to submit an application in person, as there are no options for mail-in applications.

Additionally, you are expected to visit the website of the commission (kln.gov.my/web/usa_los-angeles/passport_renewal) and get done these required forms:

Passport Application Form
Registration of Malaysian Citizens Abroad
Right Thumbprint & Signature Notarization
Mailing Address Information

To avoid delay, make sure you comply with these requirements.

Documents Required For Adults

If you are above 12 years old and below 60 years old, here are the necessary documents you should have in place for your Malaysian passport renewal.

A downloaded Passport Application Form (IM.42-Pin1/1997)
Registration of Malaysian Citizens Abroad
Your current Passport as well as a copy of the first page
Your Malaysian Identity card (Mykad). You are expected to submit both the original and photocopy of the front and back
Right Thumbprint and Signature Notarization (you should ignore this if you are submitting in person)
A copy of your Permanent Resident Card/ U.S visa/ I-94
Mailing address information form (you should ignore this too if you are getting it in person)
Three (3) U.S passport-sized photographs of yours. They must be recently taken, with clear white background.
Return fee of 15 dollars should be remitted by Money Order/Cashier’s check, made payable to FedEx
A processing fee of 70 dollars only. This must be remitted by Money Order/Cashier’s check also, made payable to Consulate General of Malaysia

As for your Malaysian identity card, the Commission has noted that only the Mykad (the chip-based Identity Card) would be accepted, and the old Identification Card (with no chip) won’t be regarded. Although MyKad has been introduced for many years now, it’s okay if you don’t have yours currently. You can still get yours with ease even if you are not ready to travel back to Malaysia (yes, you can only get it done in Malaysia). Any of your folks back home can help with the processing, and your original MyKad will be sent to you.

Additionally, when making payments, be aware that personal checks won’t be accepted by the Commission. Therefore, applicants should ensure they make payments via either money order or cashier check.

Finally, folks living in U.S, Territories outside of the main States (such as the Marshall Islands, Guam, and so on) should provide a return label from their preferred courier.

Documents Required For Senior Adults

For older people that are 60 and above, here are the documents required:

A Passport Application Form (IM.42-Pin1/1997)
Three (3) U.S passport-sized photographs of yours. They must be recently taken, with clear white background.
Your current Malaysian Passport as well as a copy of the first page too
A processing fee of 35 dollars only. This must be remitted by Money Order/Cashier’s check also, made payable to Consulate General of Malaysia
The return fee of 15 dollars should be remitted by Money Order/Cashier’s check, made payable to FedEx
Your Malaysian Identity card (Mykad). Applicants are required to submit both the original and photocopy of the front and back
Right Thumbprint and Signature Notarization (this can be ignored by applicants submitting in person)
Registration of Malaysian Citizens Abroad
Mailing address information form (applicants can ignore this also if they are picking it up in person)
A copy of your Permanent Resident Card/ U.S visa/ I-94 should be submitted also.

The Commission emphasized already that those living in the U.S, Territories outside of the main States (that is Guam, Marshall Islands, and so on) and should provide a return label from their preferred courier too.

Documents Required For Children

For young folks below 12, here are the documents required:

Your Passport Application Form (IM.42-Pin1/1997)
Three (3) U.S passport-sized photographs of the child, which should be recent. It should come with clear white background.
A processing fee of 35 dollars only. This must be remitted by Money Order/Cashier’s check also, made payable to Consulate General of Malaysia
Return fee of 15 dollars should be remitted by Money Order/Cashier’s check, made payable to FedEx
A current Malaysian Passport of the child (as well as a copy of the first page)
The child’s Malaysian Identity card (Mykid). It is expected that both the original and photocopy (front and back) should be submitted. However, if you don’t have the Mykid for the child, you can submit their Birth Certificate.
Registration of Malaysian Citizens Abroad
Right Thumbprint and Signature Notarization (this can be ignored if you intend submitting in person). However, if the child is under three (3) years old, such is exempted from providing a thumbprint
If the child was given birth to abroad, you must submit a photocopy of their Borang W
A copy of their Malaysian/USA Birth Certificate
A copy of the parents’/guardian’s Mykad (not the old identification card), as well as a copy of their Permanent Resident Card/Visa

It should be noted that as the parent or guardian of the child, you have to sign item no.13 (on Bapa/Penjaga yang sah) as consent to issue the Malaysian international passport to the applicant. Also, you don’t have to include aailing address information form if you are picking up the passport in person when it is ready.

Documents Required For Handicapped Or Disabled Applicants

Here are the required documents:

A Passport Application Form (IM.42-Pin1/1997)
Registration of Malaysian Citizens Abroad
The current Passport as well as a copy of the first page
Their Malaysian Identity card (Mykad). Applicants should submit both the original and photocopy of the front and back
Right Thumbprint and Signature Notarization (this can be ignored if the applicant is submitting in person)
Mailing address information form (this too can be ignored if the applicant is submitting in person)
Three (3) U.S passport-sized photographs belonging to the applicant.
Return fee of 15 dollars should be remitted by Money Order/Cashier’s check, made payable to FedEx
An exemption of payment
A Letter from Malaysia Welfare Department

In addition, for those living in the U.S, Territories outside of the main States (i.e Guam, Marshall Islands, and so on), it is necessary that they provide a return label from their preferred courier.

Where To Renew Your Malaysian Passport In the USA

A. Embassy of Malaysia, Washington DC

While the Embassy is the official representation of the Malaysian government in the United States of America, catering to all Malaysian citizens in the country, they have its own area of jurisdiction when it comes to Passport issuance and renewal.

If you reside in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, Mississippi, West Virginia, and Washington DC, this is where to go.

B. Consulate General Of Malaysia, Los Angeles

If you reside in Washington state, Alaska, New Mexico, Arizona, North Dakota, Colorado, South Dakota, Guam, Oregon, Hawaii, Utah, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, and California, this is where to go.

C. Consulate General Of Malaysia, New York

If you reside in Connecticut, Arkansas, Missouri, Delaware, New Hampshire, Iowa, New Jersey, Maine, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Vermont, New York, and Wisconsin, this is where you go.

Closing

Malaysian Passport Renewal In USA is not something complicated, as far as you have the necessary documents and things in place. Simply visit the Embassy or consulate close to you and get it done with ease.

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