Death : Sarawak

LATE REGISTRATION OF DEATH

Applicants who register a death after 7 days from the date of the death and the informant must be the immediate family members of the deceased (mother/father/relative/wife/husband). Applications can be made in Peninsular Malaysia and will be forwarded to Sarawak for the approval of the Regional Registrar.

Section 18, Births & Deaths Registration Ordinance 1951 (Sarawak Cap.10]

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Applicants need to complete Forms III and XI and attach the supporting documents.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
  
1.      Confirmation of Community Leader/Tribal Chief for Sarawak
2.      Form VIII (Medical Certificate of the Cause of Death)
4.      Form IX (After Post-Mortem)
5.     Personal Identification Document of informant or valid travel document (if mother/father/informant is not a citizen))
        Personal Identification Document of the deceased
4.      Police Report if identity card/certificate or extract of Birth Register of the deceased is not submitted

 FEES

Fee : RM 10.00

AMENDMENT OF PARTICULAR OF DEATH

i. APPLICATION TO CORRECT CLERICAL ERROR

The application must be to correct error in the death register which is categorised as clerical error. The applicant must be the mother/father/children/siblings/wife/husband. Applications can be made in Peninsular Malaysia and will be forwarded to Sarawak for the approval of the Regional Registrar

Section 25(2), Births & Deaths Registration Ordinance 1951 (Sarawak Cap.10)

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

 Applicants need to complete Forms XI and JPN.LM21 and attach the supporting documents.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

1.     Personal identification documents of parents (if non-citizen)
2.      Personal identification document of guardian (if non-citizen) proven by Letter of Permission of Guardianship from JKM
3.      Letter of authorization from natural parents who give permission to guardian to make alteration application
4.      Personal identification document of applicant (if non-citizen) who exceeds 21 years old
5.     Personal identification document of the next-of-kin of the deceased/applicant (if non-citizen)
6.      Other documents proving errors

FEES

·         RM 2.00 – Processing fee
·         RM 5.00 -  Approval
·         RM 5.00 -  New extract of death certificate

ii. APPLICATION TO CORRECT ERROR OF FACT

Application to correct error of fact where the information other than the name of the deceased provided by the informant during registration of the death is incorrect or not available. The applicant needs to submit supporting documents to prove the error of fact.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Applicants need to complete Form X, Statutory Declaration SA/81 (if required) and Form JPN.LM21 and attach the supporting documents.

 Section 25(3), Births & Deaths Registration Ordinance 1951 (Sarawak Cap.10)

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

1.     Personal identification documents of parents (if non-citizen)
2.      Personal identification document of guardian (if non-citizen) proven by Letter of Permission of Guardianship from JKM
3.      Letter of authorization from natural parents who give permission to guardian to make alteration application
4.      Personal identification document of applicant (if non-citizen) who exceeds 21 years old
5.      Personal identification document of the next-of-kin of the deceased/applicant (if non-citizen)
6.      Other documents proving errors

 FEES

·         RM 2.00 – Processing fee
·         RM 5.00 -  Approval
·         RM 5.00 -  New extract of death certificate