{"id":4019,"date":"2020-05-28T23:15:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4019"},"modified":"2020-05-28T23:15:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:15:18","slug":"cmco-no-action-against-foreigners-with-expired-visas-social-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4019","title":{"rendered":"CMCO: No action against foreigners with expired visas, social passes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PUTRAJAYA, May 28 – Foreigners whose visa or social passes expired during the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) will not face any legal action, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.<\/p>\n

He said they had two options, namely, the first one, for those who wanted to return to their countries of origin, they could do so by showing their\u00a0flight tickets at the airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we all know all Immigration offices nationwide are closed during the MCO period and I would like to stress that they will not face any legal action (if their visas or social visit passes expired during the period).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe second option is,\u00a0if they are keen to stay longer in the country, they will only need to request for an appointment date via the Immigration Department’s online appointment application (STO),\u201d he said at a daily press conference on the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) here today.<\/p>\n

Ismail Sabri also stressed that the STO was only to apply for the new date and not to renew their visas or social visit passes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe STO’s application is for the Immigration department to set an appointment date\u00a0for them to come and renew their visas to enable them to return to their respective countries, at any time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, in another development, Ismail Sabri said a total of 4,399 undocumented immigrants who were placed at the Immigration detention centres in Bukit Jalil, Semenyih and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang, had completed COVID-19 screening, and\u00a013 of them who were in Semenyih were still waiting for the test results.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, 353 officers\u00a0and personnel at the centres were also screened. One\u00a0staff in Semenyih has tested positive for COVID-19,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the COVID-19 Low-Risk Patient Quarantine and Treatment Centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS) Serdang had begun operations to treat illegal immigrants tested positive for the virus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As of today, 354 illegal immigrants \u2013 305 from Bukit Jalil, Semenyih (45) and KLIA (four) \u2013 were receiving treatment at MAEPS, he said.<\/p>\n

He also said that illegal immigrants who had undergone COVID-19 screening and tested negative would be sent home to their respective countries.<\/p>\n

He also thanked three countries, namely Indonesia, Nepal and Bangladesh for agreeing with the government\u2019s proposal to send the immigrants home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Foreign Ministry will discuss with its counterparts in the three countries over the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cWisma Putra has also sent notes to all embassies involving their\u00a0people who are placed in the Immigration detention centres,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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