The Immigration Department has extended the use of its autogate entry system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to foreigners holding long-term visitor passes, among others.
Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said this would benefit over 1.86 million Temporary Work Visit Pass holders and Long-Term Visit Pass holders.
The autogate facility could only be by Malaysians before, but a pilot programme was carried out from Sept 16 to Nov 15 involving foreigners holding Long-Term Visit Passes.
"The 1.86 million foreigners this facility benefits comprises 1.36mil Temporary Work Visit Pass holders; 169,263 Citizen Spouse Pass holders; 68,012 Student Pass holders; 14,046 Resident Pass holders; 52,932 Malaysia My 2nd Home pass holders; 12,335 Special Visit Passes; 9,345 Dependents of Social Visit Passes (PLS); 91,198 Employment Passes and 77,445 other pass holders under the supervision of the Expatriate Services Division," he told reporters at KLIA on Tuesday (Nov 15).