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MARRIAGE REGISTRATION AT THEAN HOU TEMPLE

Tel: 03-2273 7682 / 2273 9419 Fax: 03-2260 1012
Office Hours: 9am 5pm (Monday to Sunday)
INFORMATION ON MARRIAGE REGISTRATION (I-A 04)
Marriage registration is a six-step procedure as follows (*Note: Step 2 to 4 can be done on the same day):
Step 1 *Step 2 *Step 3 *Step 4 Step 5 Step 6
Enquiry & JPN Declaration JPN Registration
Booking Form ( Commissioner of Verification Submission of
(JPN.KC02) Oath) Marriage

Step 1: Enquiry and Booking (at Thean Hou Temple)

1. The couple must come in person and bring along the following documents to Thean Hou Temple:
1.1 Original and 1 photocopy of I.C. / My Kad.
1.2 1 photocopy of Birth Certificate.
1.3 1 passport-size colored photographs each.
1.4 1 photocopy of I.C. / My Kad from each of the 2 witnesses.
1.5 For divorcee, 1 photocopy of Decree Absolute (Divorce Certificate).
1.6 For widower/widow, 1 photocopy of Death Certificate of the deceased spouse and previous
Marriage Certificate.
2. Photocopies of I/C and other documents must be on the same A4 size paper as shown below.

Sample for photocopy of I.C.:- Sample for photocopy of other documents:-

Front
Front Back
On same A4
On same A4 size paper
size paper
Back

3. Witnesses must be Malaysian Citizen above 21 years old. They are not required to be present during
the submission of application.
4. Application from male below 18 or female below 16 is NOT acceptable. Female below 18 but above 16
may register her marriage with license granted (JPN.KC01D) by Chief Minister and her father must be
her witness.
5. The following persons consent must be obtained (JPN.KC01B) if the applicants are below 21 but above
18 years old:
5.1 his or her father; or
5.2 his or her mother, if the applicant is illegitimate or his or her father is dead (Note: must bring
along the original copy and 1 photocopy of death certificate of the deceased);or
5.3 his or her adopted father, if the applicant is an adopted child; or
5.4 his or her adopted mother, if the adopted father is dead
5.5 the person standing in loco parentis to him or her before he or she attains that age, if both his or
her parents (natural or adopted) are dead, of
5.6 court order

6. For army/ policeman, approval letter from Commander/ Head of Department must be produced.
7. At least one of the applicants must be a Buddhist.
8. Applications from foreigners or Malaysians who have registered abroad or have carried
out traditional weddings before 1/3/1982 are not accepted in Thean Hou Temple.

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Step 2: JPN.KC02 Form (at JPN)
Applicants are required to obtain marriage registration form (JPN.KC02) from Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara
(JPN).
Step 3 : Declaration (at Commissioner of Oath)
1. After filling the application form, the couple shall make a Statutory Declaration with any of
Commissioner of Oath. All expenses relating to the declaration are to be borne by the couples.
2. Statutory Declaration and JPN Verification can only be carried out during working weekdays i.e.
Monday to Friday.
3. Any married person regardless of male or female is barred from marrying another person while his/her
subsisting marriage is valid or his/her spouse is still alive , otherwise he/she is found to have committed
a crime i.e. bigamy.
Step 4 : JPN Vertification (at JPN)
1. The couple is required to go in person to submit all completed application forms to Jabatan Pendaftaran
Negara (JPN) during working weekdays for verification before the Registration of Marriage could be
carried out.
2. Marriage Registration could ONLY be solemnized subject to Jabatan Pendaftaran Negaras (JPN) approval.
Step 5: Submission (at Thean Hou Temple)
1. Registration date shall be fixed at least 7 days after the date of submission but must not exceed 3 months
subject to date available.
2. Fees are payable upon submission. Fee collected is not refundable.
3. The couple is required to notify the officers at Thean Hou Temple 3 working days before the date of
registration if there is a request for a date change. The application will be deemed invalid if the couple
fails to turn up to register within 6 months (from the declaration date certified by the commissioner of
oath) after submission. If the date is missed, the couple is required to re-apply and repay all fees.
Step 6: Registration of Marriage (at Thean Hou Temple)
1. The couple and the 2 witnesses must be present and bring along the following original documents:
1.1 Identity Cards.
1.2 2 witnesses original Identity Cards.
1.3 Other related documents: Birth Certificate, fathers Death Certificate (if any) , Divorce
documents (if any), deceased spouses Death Certificate and previous Marriage Certificate (if
any).
2. Registration of Marriage may not be carried out without the original documents.
3. Formal dress code: The couple, witnesses and friends must dress neatly.T-shirt, jeans, short pants and
slippers are not allowed.
4. Time for registration is set by our Marriage Registration Department. Late comers will not be
entertained.
5. Switch off hand phones to avoid disturbances during the registration.
6. The couple and the witnesses are allowed to bring in their own cameras, flowers or rings during the
ceremony.
7. The marriage ceremony is completed once the couple received their Marriage Certificates.

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