Converting your Philippine driving license to Malaysian license

I just love the system here in Malaysia! Well, I am a foreigner married to a Malaysian and I have been staying here for almost 3 years now. My son was born here and he automatically got his IC. Greatest thanks to the staff of the Philippine Embassy and to the friendly, helpful employees at JPJ (Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia) for the speedy service in issuing my driving license.

For other Filipinos living in Malaysia and want to drive around here, I've got great news! As long as your Phil driving license has not expired beyond 3 years, you can get a Malaysian driving license. Here are the steps:

1) Submit the following documents to the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia - #1 Changkat Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur (+603 2148 4233) Mon - Fri 9:00am - 11:30am/ 1:00pm - 4:00pm

a) 2 photocopies of your driving license

b) 2 photocopies of the Official Receipt of the driving license 

c) 2 photocopies of your passport

d) 2 photocopies of your visa

e) payment of RM96.25

2) After 3 working days, you can claim the endorsement letter for your driving license from the Philippine Embassy (make sure you have your receipt as you need this to claim; don't lose the receipt)

3) Proceed to any JPJ branch (Maju Junction, Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Setapak), bring your original driving license and passport, documents from the Philippine Embassy and 2 pcs 25mm x 32mm photo

4) Get a number, fill-up the JPJ L1 form (you can get this from the counter), submit your documents upon your turn. The staff will ask you to proceed to an officer to get an approval then come back to his/her counter. Don't worry, this is just fast. 

5) Pay RM30.00 for 1st year license. You can only get a longer validity upon renewal. 

6) And voila! The staff will laminate your card and give you your Malaysian driving license. The process in JPJ will only take around 20 minutes if the queue is not long. Nevertheless, they are very fast and efficient. 

So thanks to Malaysia and thanks to JPJ!