I am out of status in the U.S but need to renew my Malaysian Passport (expired years ago). What do I do?

George L

I have no idea what the Malaysian consulate would do, but they are under no legal obligation to inform US immigration if they find you are out of status when you renew your passport. Since you remain a Malaysian citizen whether you are in status here in the US or not, I don't know why they wouldn't renew your passport.

massimo

If you're a U.S.legal resident,then you shouldn't have any problem renewing your passport and if you lost your job for any economic reason it doesn't mean you loose your immigration status in the U.S. but I do believe you have over stayed your visa and
as a result you have became undocumented person and the only way to leave the country is to ask your consulate to give you traveling paper as a replacement to your passport to allow you to travel to return to your country only .

Docar

If the Malaysian Consulate will not approve your passport request, ask them what you have to do.

helo pilot cfi

the only way to renuw it is to retun back in status all foreigb consulates will want to see that your living accordngly in the USA for this reason they will never renue your passport you cna however ask for a travel document to board an flight back to your country only problem is that you will have to pass passport control and ICE may detain you for short time so they can issue yopu a never come back letter they way i see it you're little SOL

MARGARET R

You must understand that your embassy or consulate, has nothing to do with the US immigration when it comes down to renewing your passport from your Country if from around the Illinois try this link http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=70586

jack singh

I know a friend who is in similar situation as you. In order to renew a passport, consulate require proof of legal residence in US, so they are not going to renew it unless you fix the first problem, unless that you want to leave United States. In order to leave the US, your embassy will provide you with a travel document, after you have proven your identity to them somehow, and it can take some time. If you want to stay in US, you need to somehow become a legal resident. Do you have a copy of your passport and original I-94 (the document that is attached to your passport on the first entry to US) ? So that you can prove at least a legal entry into this country. And if so then you need to seek help of a good immigration lawyer. Immigration forms only require copies, not the actual passports at the time of applying for a status. And once you get your status you can apply for the passport from the Malaysian Consulate....

sarfaraz

I am a Malaysian male citizen and married a Pakistani citizen. I have four kids through her. Two of my kids were born in Malaysia and the other two in Pakistan. I am now currently staying in Pakistan on a visa but my two Malaysian kids passport has expired. One has expired for 8 years and the other 3 years. Can I approach my embassy to rectify this problem as I want them to activate back their Malaysian passports. They are currently staying with Pakistan without any documents. They have all their birth certificates and passports with them. What should I do as I am in a dilemma? Thnks.

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