Our Process to ROM (Registration of Marriage)
ROM - Registration of marriage. A compulsory step for to-be-married couples (of Malaysian citizens) to register their marriage legally. The steps may seem simple, but it varies. I mean, for my fiance and I, it was not easy, since we both are from different states, working at about 600km apart and we are attached busy with work. So after a month delay from our initial plan, we both finally took a day break from work and just went for it. We were clueless of what we needed to do, so came this post to help you couples in this ROM. Note that this post only covers the steps for non-muslim couples of different states, like my fiance and I. For more info, refer here or your nearest Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) office. So, our story went like this. 1) My fiance and I went to JPN office (Kota Kinabalu branch) located at Jalan UMS, Likas at about 9am, on Monday. By the time we got there, the parking space in front of the building was already packed, and people were busy g...