Illegal Immigrants In Malaysia Fine
Kuala lumpur may 28 the malaysian employers federation mef has urged all employers to stop hiring illegal immigrants immediately and to surrender such illegals in their employ to the government to curb the spread of covid 19.
Illegal immigrants in malaysia fine. According to sinchew and mmo the director general of immigration department mustafa ali admitted that the legalisation of illegal foreign workers has failed as only 23 of the illegal immigrants have registered for the e card. The conflict and security dilemma that may result from illegal immigration in malaysia could upset the social order and lead to political instability. Besides mustafa also made some shocking revelation regarding illegal foreign workers in malaysia. The immigration department has published a list of telephone numbers on its facebook page to inform public of the channels available for the use of lodging a complaint or reporting on any illegal foreign worker.
An amnesty programme which enables illegal immigrants to pay a rm300 s 99 70 fine and then pay a rm100 fee for a special pass allowing them to return home will end on thursday aug 30. Living in malaysia after a pass permit has expired or revoked. Between july 1992 and june 1994 104 920 illegals were apprehended in malaysia. Foreign workers queue up to be tested for covid 19 at kampung baru kuala lumpur april 16 2020.
Illegal immigration to malaysia is the cross border movement of people to malaysia under conditions where official authorisation is lacking breached expired fraudulent or irregular. The cross border movement of workers has become well established in southeast asia with malaysia a major labour receiving country and indonesia and the philippines the region s main labour sending states. Section 15 4 of the immigration act 1959 63 act 155 provides a fine of not less than rm10 000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both. Section 15 1 c immigration act 1959 63 act 155.
There are an estimated to be over 1 million illegal immigrants in malaysia including 800 000 indonesians 100 000 filipinos and 100 000 bangladeshis.