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PUTRAJAYA: Long-term pass holders from 23 countries that have registered more than 150,000 Covid-19 cases cannot enter Malaysia as of today (September 7).
According to a list issued by the Department of Immigration on its official Facebook account, the countries include the United States, Brazil, India, Russia, Peru, Colombia, South Africa, Mexico, Spain, Argentina and Chile.
Also on the list are Iran, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, France, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Iraq, the Philippines and Indonesia.
On September 1, Chief Minister (Security Group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced an entry ban on holders of long-term visit passes from India, Indonesia and the Philippines starting today due to an increase in cases of Covid-19 in these countries.
The ban involves six categories of pass holders, namely those with permanent resident status (PR), participants of the Malaysia My Second Home program (MM2H), expatriates, including professional visit pass holders (PVP) and holders of resident passes.
Also excluded were the spouses of Malaysian citizens and their children, as well as students from the three countries who wanted to return to Malaysia.
Two days later, Ismail Sabri announced the government’s decision to impose an entry ban on citizens of countries that register more than 150,000 cases of Covid-19.
However, he said exemptions would be given for emergency cases or matters related to bilateral relations, but would require permission from the Immigration Department.Named
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