Report of Person Presumed Dead Malaysia : National Registration Department

Name of the Organization : National Registration Department of Malaysia
Type of Facility : Report of Person Presumed Dead
Country : Malaysia

Website : https://www.jpn.gov.my/my/

JPN Report of Person Presumed Dead

Reason For Application:
Section 18 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 (Act 299) clearly states that the registration of death of a person in Malaysia is allowed only on condition that the body is found.

Related : National Registration Application For Citizenship Malaysia : www.statusin.org/6213.html

For persons that the High Court has classified as presumed to be dead, the court will issue an order declaring that the person is legally presumed dead.

The NRD will not register or issue a death certificate for a person presumed dead. However, it will update in the NRD system information on the person that the High Court has declared to be presumed dead. For matters relating to a person who has been presumed dead, the next of kin must use the court order issued by the High Court.

Application to update the information on a person presumed dead by court order will be handled only by the NRD headquarters in Putrajaya which will then issue a notification letter to update the status of the person presumed dead. Application may also be submitted at the NRD of a state capital to be forwarded to the NRD headquarters in Putrajaya.

Application Condition:
Application for report of person presumed dead may be submitted by the following persons or entities:
** Parent of the person whose name appears in the court order;
** Spouse of the person whose name appears in the court order;
** Child or legally adopted child of the person whose name appears in the court order;
** Sibling of the person whose name appears in the court order;
** Law firm

Required Documents:
** Form JPN.LM02;
** Court order from the High Court or Shariah High Court
** Application letter from the law firm (if the applicant is a law firm);
** Identity card or identification document of the applicant (original and copy);
** Identity card of the client (if the applicant is a law firm) (copy);
** Identity card of the deceased

Payment:
Free of charge

FAQs :
One is father/mother/relative has passed away in Makkah while performing the hajj. What is the procedure for the registration of death?
The death of a Malaysian pilgrim in Makkah would have been registered by the appointed Hejaz Registrar during the pilgrimage period.

An extract of the death certificate will be obtained after the applicant (legitimate beneficiary) fills in the Form JPN.LMH4 and attaches the original or copy of the applicant’s identity card to be submitted to the NRD Headquarters in Putrajaya.

For cases other than the above, the applicant is advised to register the death within 6 months of the date of death to the NRD Headquarters in Putrajaya by submitting documents belonging to the deceased such as certified copies of the passport, identity card, birth certificate (if any), letter certifying death by the Government of Saudi Arabia, burial permit, flight ticket and other supporting documents.