Updated Post: 5 October 2015
After 5 years, I just recently renewed my passport at the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore.
I am surprised by the number of views this post has garnered. I am very thankful for the many useful comments from all of you, and I have consolidated them below. Credits to all who have contributed.
Now that the processes have been very much streamlined, I think I should update the contents of this post.
Malaysian High Commission in Singapore
Location:
High Commission of Malaysia,
301 Jervois Road,
Singapore 249077 | Hours(Mon-Fri):
Submission: 8am - 12:00pm
Collection: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
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Procedures for Malaysian International Passport Renewal
Things to prepare beforehand:
- Malaysia Identity Card (Original & Photocopy)
- Singapore IC: PR / Employment Pass / Work Permit / Student Pass (Original & photocopy)
- Existing Malaysia Passport
- Exact Cash S$66 (as of November 2016)
S$66 (as of October 2015) S$84 (as of April 2015) S$124 (as of January 2015)
- Note: NO NEED to pre-print any form; NO NEED to bring photograph
- Note: Cash amount subject to change according to current exchange rate. As I only renew once every 5 years, the amount posted here are based on readers' comments.
How to get there:
| 5 min | Walk 218 m
Walk to the bus stop at Opposite Orchard MRT, Orchard Boulevard. |
6 min
+7 min | Bus 14, 65
Board at Opposite Orchard MRT (09022), Orchard Boulevard in about 7 min. Alight at Valley Point Condominium, River Valley Road, 4 stops later. |
| 7 min | Walk 323 m
Walk to Malaysian High Commission. |
(Google Maps link
here)
Process:
Day 1-Morning (8:00 am - 12:00 pm)
- Exchange ID (anything except Malaysia & Singapore IC because you need it for the application) for a visitor pass at the guard house. You will receive a very much simplified A5-sized form (see image below).
- Queue (Counter 11) to have your documents checked and queue number issued (see image below).
- If everything is ok, Wait for your number to be called and have your photo taken on the spot (Counter 3-9, but only 3 camera).
- Submit your documents and passport and make payment. A 48-page passport now costs SGD66 (as of November 2016).
A 50-page passport costs SGD124 at the time of my application, but it is subjected to changes due to currency fluctuations.
- Note: Although the official website says it is ready for collection after 3 working days, the officer at the counter asked me to come back the next day to collect.
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| New form |
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| Day 1 Queue Number |
Day 2-Afternoon (2:30 pm - 4:00 pm)
- The next day, come back at 2.30 pm, exchange ID for pass. This time, the number on your pass is your queue number (see image below)
- Queue (Counter 7-9) for your visitor pass number to be called.
- Collect Passport and activate biometrics
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| Day 2 Visitor Pass/Queue Number |
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I reached the High Commission at 8:45 am on a Thursday, got the number 1040. Finished everything by 9:23 am. Surprisingly fast.
The next day I got the queue number 14. They started calling the number at 2:30 pm sharp and the line moved rather fast. I gotten my new passport at 2:46 pm.
Kudos to the High Commission of Malaysia for making it so much simplified.
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Original Post: 26 January 2010
With my very 1st passport expiring on May this year, I went to the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore to renew it.
Location:
High Commission of Malaysia,
301 Jervois Road,
Singapore 249077 | Hours(Mon-Fri):
Submission: 8am - 11:30am
Collection: 2:30pm - 4:15pm
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Procedures for Malaysian International Passport Renewal
Things to prepare beforehand:
- Form IM.42
Download from this site (http://www.imi.gov.my/index.php/en/information/downloadable-forms) or press HERE ), MUST print doublesided
Alternatively, queue for the form at the High Comm
- 2 passort photo (blue background, size:3.5 x 5cm)
- Malaysia Identity Card (Original & Photocopy)
- Existing Malaysia Passport
- Singapore IC: PR / Employment Pass / Work Permit / Student Pass (Original & photocopy)
How to get there:
| 5 min | Walk 218 m
Walk to the bus stop at Opposite Orchard MRT, Orchard Boulevard. |
6 min
+7 min | Bus 14, 65
Board at Opposite Orchard MRT (09022), Orchard Boulevard in about 7 min. Alight at Valley Point Condominium, River Valley Road, 4 stops later. |
| 7 min | Walk 323 m
Walk to Malaysian High Commission. |
(Google Maps link here)
Process:
Morning
- Exchange ID (anything except Malaysia & Singapore IC because you need it for the application) for a visitor pass at the guard house
- Queue (Counter 11) to have your documents checked and queue number issued
- If everything is ok, wait for your number to be called and submit your documents and passport (Counter 7-9)
- Queue (Counter 6) to make payment. A 32-page passport costs SGD124 at the time of my application, but it is subjected to changes due to currency fluctuations
Afternoon
- Come back at 2.30pm, exchange ID for pass
- Queue (Counter 7-9) for your visitor pass number to be called
- Collect Passport and activate biometrics
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I reached the High Comm at 8.30am, queued for ~2 hours and finished everything at 10.30am.
Came back at 3.40pm, thinking that I only need to collect, but queued for another hour just to collect my passport and activate the biometrics.
The speed.. the attitude.. Man, I'm back in Malaysia.
Double the Beef, Double the Cheese
So we, the XQ gang, meet up for dinner at a Chuan Restaurant called 老四川 to pre-celebrate 团圆饭.
After the dinner, we roam around Chinatown to immerse ourselves in this festive seasons. Different from the other festivals, CNY always give me a feeling of being very very 热闹. I think that's what the chinese are very good at. =)
Then on our way to Clarke Quay, we manage to catch a glimpse of some fireworks, before proceeding to our night activity...
More pictures of the 787 Dreamliner here.
