Malaysian government has announced that undocumented migrant workers shall go back home by paying 500 Ringgits fine between 1 March and the end of December, and Myanmar Embassy in Malaysia said it will issue certificate of identity (C of I) through verification.
Undocumented foreigners in Malaysia shall leave the country within 14 days by paying 500 Ringgits fine at immigration offices along with passport or C of I and return air ticket in a specified date as from 1 March to 31 December 2024, Malaysian government issued announcement.
That is why, Myanmar nationals who have no passport can apply C of I at the embassy in person so that they can return to Myanmar within the deadline, and C of I will be issued if they are verified Myanmar nationals, said Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
“At present, Malaysia has intensively cracked down illegal workers. This announcement seems more arrests will follow after the deadline is expired. It makes workers anxious. They even don’t want to live without legal documents though, they came here because they want to work,” said a Myanmar migrant worker in Malaysia.
Myanmar nationals can enquire about consular services to the embassy’s whatsApp no. +601125105774 by text, said the embassy.
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