Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaysia

Diplomatic Offices · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaysia

About Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaysia

Malaysia hosts one of Indonesia's busiest diplomatic posts anywhere in the world, a reflection of the scale of the Indonesian community living and working there. The embassy sits at 233 Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur, a major thoroughfare in the city's diplomatic and business district, and its consular section processes a volume of passport, visa, and document requests that few other Indonesian missions can match given the size of the Indonesian labor migrant population in the country.

Services available at the embassy include passport renewal and new issuance, visa applications for foreign travelers heading to Indonesia, marriage registration between Indonesian and Malaysian nationals, birth registration for children born in Malaysia to Indonesian parents, and the legalization of documents moving between the two countries' legal systems. The embassy also handles nationality questions, an area of particular relevance in Malaysia given the number of long-term Indonesian residents and the complexities that can arise around citizenship for their children.

Office hours run Monday through Thursday from 9:00 in the morning to 1:00 in the afternoon and again from 2:00 to 5:00, with Friday's schedule shortened to 9:00 to 12:30 and 2:30 to 5:00 to accommodate Friday prayers, a pattern common to Indonesian government offices operating in Muslim-majority countries. The embassy can be reached by phone during these hours, and correspondence is directed to the mission's own contact address rather than any shared government mailbox, since Indonesia's mission in Kuala Lumpur operates independently of Malaysia's foreign ministry despite some outdated listings suggesting otherwise.

Beyond consular work, the embassy coordinates cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia within ASEAN, supports trade and investment ties between the two economies, and organizes cultural programming aimed at the Indonesian diaspora, whose numbers in Malaysia are large enough to sustain a dedicated national school, a trade promotion office, and multiple community organizations across the Klang Valley and beyond.

Address

233 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Opening hours

Monday Thursday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Indonesian Diplomatic Offices in Malaysia

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