Renunciation of Malaysian Citizenship - An update

Last month, I received a letter from ICA requesting submission of the original copy of the Certificate of Renunciation (Form K). I was perplexed by that letter as a) I had not receive a letter from the Malaysian High Commission requesting for collection of the form and b) was told processing would take 2 years from submission. I decided to send an email to the high commission (mwspore@singnet.com.sg) and this is the reply:

Please be informed that your application for renunciation of Malaysian citizenship has been approved in June 2009 and a letter was sent to your Singapore address

That was less than 6 months from submission. Did I receive the letter? Of course not. So, I went to the high commission with the following documents and collected the Form K:

• 2 photocopies of the Singapore I.D;
• 2 photocopies of the Singapore passport;
• 2 photocopies of Singapore citizenship certificate (front and back of documents); and
• Deed poll (applicable only if you have changed your name)

You may also appoint a representative to collect the form for you as long as he/she has a letter of authorisation from you.

The reply also stated that:

For your information, the High Commission is sending back uncollected Form K / Birth Certificate for the year 2007- 2009 to the National Registration Department in Putrajaya.

So, if you submitted your application in 2007-2009 but haven't received a letter from the Malaysian high commission in Singapore, you better get in touch with them.

I am so glad to close this chapter.