Glossary
The same thing often has several names. Here is what each one means.
Draft: these explanations are still being checked. Always confirm with the agency.
- Commissioner of oaths
- Also called: Pesuruhjaya Sumpah
- A person authorised to witness statutory declarations. You sign the declaration in front of them.
- Agency: Courts
- ePLSI
- Immigration's online system for extending a social visit pass, including the spouse visa (LTSVP). You apply, pay and print the ePASS there.
- Agency: Immigration
- Mentioned in:
- JPN
- Also called: NRD, Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara, National Registration Department
- The National Registration Department. It registers marriages and issues MyKad.
- Agency: JPN
- Mentioned in:
- LHDN
- Also called: Inland Revenue Board, Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri
- The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia. Employment contracts and the security bond are duty stamped there.
- Agency: LHDN
- Mentioned in:
- LTSVP
- Also called: Spouse visa, Long Term Social Visit Pass, Pas Lawatan Sosial Jangka Panjang, PLS
- The pass that lets the foreign spouse of a Malaysian citizen live in Malaysia long term.
- Agency: Immigration
- Mentioned in:
- Marital status letter
- Also called: Certificate of no impediment
- A document from Japan showing the person is free to marry. It is verified by the Embassy of Japan, then re-certified by Wisma Putra.
- Agency: Town hall in Japan
- Mentioned in:
- MyKad
- The Malaysian identity card, issued by JPN.
- Agency: JPN
- Mentioned in:
- Permission to work
- Also called: Work permit (for a spouse), Permission to work endorsement, Kebenaran Bekerja, Kebenaran Kerja
- Approval for the foreign spouse to work in Malaysia. It is endorsed in the passport.
- Agency: Immigration
- Mentioned in:
- QMS queue number
- Also called: QMS, Nombor QMS
- The queue number you take when you arrive at the Immigration office. Take the number for your type of transaction, or you will not be served.
- Agency: Immigration
- Mentioned in:
- Security bond
- An Immigration form needed for the spouse visa (LTSVP) extension. It must be duty stamped at LHDN (RM10.00) before you hand it in.
- Agency: Immigration
- Mentioned in:
- Sponsor
- Also called: Penaja
- For a spouse visa (LTSVP), the sponsor is the Malaysian spouse. The sponsor signs the sponsor forms and may need to come to the office.
- Agency: Immigration
- Mentioned in:
- SSM
- Also called: Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia, Companies Commission of Malaysia, MyData SSM
- The Companies Commission of Malaysia. Employers get official company records from it, such as the MyData SSM printout.
- Agency: SSM
- Mentioned in:
- Statutory declaration
- Also called: Surat Akuan, Surat Akuan Sumpah, AM 80
- A written statement you declare to be true under the Statutory Declarations Act 1960. It must be signed in front of a commissioner of oaths.
- Agency: Immigration
- Mentioned in:
- Wisma Putra
- Also called: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KLN, Kementerian Luar Negeri
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It re-certifies foreign documents for use in Malaysia.
- Agency: Wisma Putra
- Mentioned in: