Certificate that says I have good conduct ?
One of the civil documents that needed for the immigrant visa application is the “Certificate of Good Conduct”. It’s a background check or police clearance required to show no criminal record. You can get the certificate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, either in person or by mail.
They took about 2-3 months to produce the certificate previously. It was mainly required by people who were migrating. But, in recent years, many countries like Australia and US have requested this for people who applied for student visas too. That means they are a lot more people who apply for this certificate now. So, they changed the procedure, we just have to do a statutory declaration and have some big shot or class A government servants signed the forms, they can produce the certificate based on the declaration and it can be done on the same day!
Have already done the statutory declaration and have one of my teachers signed the paper in May. But I waited for the I-130 petition to get approved before getting it because the certificate has a validity date and it can expire.
The Ministry of Foreign Affair is at the Wisma Putra in Putrajaya. I decided to drive up there today. This is my first time to the new administrative capital, don’t have any idea how Wisma Putra looks like, armed with an address that says it’s at Precinct 2, Putrajaya, I drove there by myself!
After much ado about nothing, left my parents’ house at 9.15 a.m. Exit the North South highway at Kajang and reached Putrajaya township at about 11.00 a.m. The Wisma Putra is not too far off, but I missed the sign behind some trees and drove into a maze of office buildings. (are you surprised? Malaysian poor road signs and my sense of direction aare not very good combination!!) Gosh, I have no idea there are hundreds of office buildings that have the same color tone and all look the same (at least to me) !
I stopped and asked two Malay girls, they pointed to a hill and said “Tu, yang bangunan putih dengan bumbung hijau atas bukit tu” (There, the white buildings with green roofs that sit on that hill) Can you see?
By the time I reached the Wisma Putra and found the consular office, it was nearly 11.45 a.m. Though my queue number was called within 5 minutes for document submission, have to wait for them to produce the “Certificate of Good Conduct” after that. They were quite a lot of youngsters who looked like students and a few adults were waiting for the same.
By 12.00 p.m, they were still about 10 people ahead of me who were waiting in line. I knew I would have to go back there to collect the certificate after lunch hour. Didn’t realize the consular office is closed from 12.30 – 2.00 p.m. (The office hours are 8.30-12.30 p.m and 2.30 -4.00 p.m, they only works 5 1/2 hours!!)
How to kill the 2 hours? decided to call a friend who works about 25 minutes away, we went out for lunch and catch up.
Went back to Wisma Putra at 2.45 p.m and got this certificate:
RM60 for gasoline, RMRM27.80 for toll, RM6 fee for statutory declaration and RM20 for the certificate, all for the pleasure of getting a certificate that says “The Government of Malaysia finds her to be a person of Good Conduct“! Got to go all length to show Uncle Sam that I am a good girl ! :-)
hey do you need to apply for the certificate if you want to go to uk?
I wouldn’t know. You need to ask the British High Comm. :-)
thanks! i found out that you do need to in the end!
the foreign affairs website still says 2-3 months! almost freaked out ( cause i dont have nuff time, then read your post that says within few days , min 1 day. )thanks once again
You have the new form? it’s here: http://www.kln.gov.my/files/SijilKelakuanBaikForMalaysian.pdf
Hi!
Help!
Does the “Letter of Good Conduct” equal the Police Check?
Thanks!
Joy!
Yep, in some countries, it’s called Police check, background check, security clearance, police clearance, …., many names, but the same thing!
Hi!
Just want to know if you might know who else i can get to sign beside my teachers? i cant seem to find them anywhere.
Thanks a lot!
Leah: Any class A government servants, Justice of Peace (JPs), State representatives (Wakil Rakyat), Members of Parliament, penghulu can sign.
Hi,
For the declaration form, I phoned to ask someone from the Consular and they just asked me to go to any courts (without any further guidance). But I am not sure seeing how I can’t imagine myself barging into any court just like that. So how should I go about doing it?
As for number 21 of the form, I have just moved to KL recently, so where should I go about to find these people? If teachers are good enough, can I look for someone within my university (admin staff/ lecturer?)
Thanks so much!
Yes, you can go to the court house to do the oath or a Oath Commissioner, court house is cheaper. :-)
Go to the court house, ask where you can do “sumpah”, they should be able to tell you where to go. Lecturers should be able to sign, as long as they are confirmed in service.
[...] supporting documents include the original long birth certificate from JPN, marriage certificate, Malaysian Certificate of Good Conduct, one US sized passport photo and photocopy of the data page of my Malaysian [...]
Herlo,
thanks for the nice description of the whole process. Is’t compulsory to get the photostated documents to be certified?
Thanks Leah,
I want to know if I need to submit the cert of good conduct with statutory declaration to the US embassy.
Regards
John
Leah: I don’t know what you are applying, for me, I did have to send in with other documents as they requested.
Hi there,
I am waiting for my K1 still,. Just wondering if I can still send in the application by mail coz I working at somewhere else, kind of a distance from KL. Just wondering if it still works and how long I have to wait if I send in by mail since they have changed the system nowadays.
thanks.
Hi Leah,
does the ‘1 day’ applied to foreigner? because i went there yesterday and they said it will take 1-2 months… and does foreigner need to the oath or get the oath of commissioner to sign anything? Thanks
thanks for ur informartion Leah
Hi!
Most important thing is although the certificate is simplied but it is a valid document. For your info. the format is similar in other countries too.
hi there(i am malaysia citizen, chinese), can i know if i go there submit the form of good conduct which i have fill along with my mom and my sister, can i get the letter/certificate of good conduct on the same day which i submitted the form.
how did u get it on the same day? I applied for it but they would give it to me 2 months later? also when i went to apply for migration to australia, the australian high commission asked for my original clearance so i gave it to them.. i got an email saying that it is not the right one??!!
Hi Hendry,
Just wonder if you have found out if foreigner can get the letter on the same day? I called in and they advised I cant, but when I emailed, a staff named Alan said I can. I am confused! Thanks!