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Residence Pass Category 5 — former Malaysian who voluntarily renounced citizenship

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

This is Category 5 for a person who personally has voluntarily renounced Malaysian citizenship. The listed link is the applicant's own former Malaysian citizenship.

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  • Checklist: A Malaysian citizen who has voluntarily renounced their citizenship
    A Malaysian citizen who has voluntarily renounced their citizenship Form IMM 16a. Photocopy of applicant’s passport (new and old). Passport size photo (2 copies). Photocopy of birth certificate of the applicants. Photocopy of Declaration of Renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship (Form Y / K). Photocopy of the sponsor’s identity card (2 copies).

How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

The source names former Malaysian citizens themselves. It does not state a generation-based entitlement for descendants or a rule transmitting this access through an ancestor.

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Limits of the record
  • Descendant or generational transmission is not established.
  • Checklist: A Malaysian citizen who has voluntarily renounced their citizenship
    A Malaysian citizen who has voluntarily renounced their citizenship Form IMM 16a. Photocopy of applicant’s passport (new and old). Passport size photo (2 copies). Photocopy of birth certificate of the applicants. Photocopy of Declaration of Renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship (Form Y / K). Photocopy of the sponsor’s identity card (2 copies).

What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

The central historical evidence is a copy of the Declaration of Renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship (Form Y / K). The checklist also requires Form IMM 16a, copies of new and old passports, two passport-size photographs, the applicant's birth certificate and two sponsor identity-card copies. Foreign-issued copies require mission certification.

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  • Checklist: A Malaysian citizen who has voluntarily renounced their citizenship
    A Malaysian citizen who has voluntarily renounced their citizenship Form IMM 16a. Photocopy of applicant’s passport (new and old). Passport size photo (2 copies). Photocopy of birth certificate of the applicants. Photocopy of Declaration of Renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship (Form Y / K). Photocopy of the sponsor’s identity card (2 copies).
  • All photocopied
    All photocopied documents issued by a foreign country MUST be certified by the corresponding foreign missions in Malaysia;

Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

The result is a Residence Pass under Regulation 16A. The published charge is RM500 for five years. Holders can work, study and establish a business without changing pass, subject to other authorities' conditions; this page does not promise restoration of citizenship.

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Limits of the record
  • Restoration of citizenship is not established by this Residence Pass source.
  • Residence Pass is a pass issued
    Residence Pass is a pass issued to any foreign national who falls under any category specified under Regulation 16A, Immigration Regulations 1963.
  • Residence Pass RM
    Residence Pass RM 500.00 for five years.
  • Residence Pass holders are eligible
    Residence Pass holders are eligible to work, study, and setting up a business without having to convert to another pass, subject to the conditions of other relevant authorities.

What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

Category 5 applications are submitted with originals and photocopies of supporting documents at the nearest Immigration office or the Immigration Headquarters, Putrajaya. The applicant needs a passport or travel document valid for at least six months and must have been staying in Malaysia on a valid long-term pass; the application must be sponsored by a Malaysian aged 21 or above (in Sabah and Sarawak, by a Malaysian citizen of Sabah or Sarawak origin), and both sponsor and applicant must be present when documents are submitted at the Immigration office. The official source does not state residence obligations, family consequences or any further citizenship or residence possibility after the Residence Pass is granted.

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Limits of the record
  • No renewal, family-derivation or citizenship-progression rule for Category 5 holders is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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