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PETALING JAYA: The Department of Immigration announced today that foreign spouses and children of Malaysian citizens who do not have a long-term social visit pass can now apply to enter the country.
In a statement today, Immigration Director-General Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the move was in line with the government’s decision announced on Aug. 25 by Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the matter.
“However, they (foreign spouses and Malaysian children) must apply for a long-term social visit pass once they have completed the quarantine set by the Ministry of Health,” he said.
He said applications should be emailed to [email protected]
Applicants who can enter the country under this category include foreign wives, husbands and children of Malaysians or permanent residents of Malaysia.
Furthermore, their marriages should have been registered with the Department of National Registration, the state Department of Islamic Affairs or the Malaysian high commission.
Khairul said that only applicants from countries that are allowed to enter Malaysia would be considered.
“For countries that are subject to entry restrictions, applications will not be considered until a decision is made to lift entry restrictions for these countries,” he said.
Since September 7, the government has imposed an entry ban on citizens of countries that register more than 150,000 cases of Covid-19.
Countries on the list include the United States, Brazil, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Bangladesh.
This is in addition to the three countries announced earlier, namely India, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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