No more white card!!!!!! YEAH!!!! Gonna keep my remaining ones as collector's item.
"Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from June 1"
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNew ... 99944.html
Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi ... sec=nation
PUTRAJAYA: Beginning June 1, foreign visitors to Malaysia are no longer required to fill in the Immigration Disembarkation Card, commonly known as the IMM.26 Form.
They only need to produce their passports upon entering the country.
Home Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Mahmood Adam said the procedure was no longer required following the introduction of the biometric recording system by the Immigration Department.
The system records the data of foreigners through the National Enforcement Registration System (NERS).
Mahmood said NERS, which was introduced on June 1 last year, fulfilled the Tourism Ministry's requirement to record the data of foreign tourists to Malaysia.
“The decision to abolish the use of the IMM.26 Form was made in a meeting between the Immigration Department and the Home and Tourism ministries,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Mahmood assured that the abolishment of the form would not compromise national security.
The new procedure would facilitate the arrival process of visitors and shorten the processing time at the country's entry points, he added.
The public can call the Immigration Department at 1-800-22-6969 or e-mail pro@imi.gov.my for queries.
Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from June 1
Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from June 1
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Re: Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from Ju
About time. Such a hassle and waste of resources.
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Re: Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from Ju
White card was already not required for the last few months when we pass through the Causeway.
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Re: Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from Ju
Ya. Same for us last Saturday. But last month they still collected and chopped on mine. lol.rlow wrote:White card was already not required for the last few months when we pass through the Causeway.
But from their "track record", they have been flip-flopping regarding the need to have this card over the years so it is great relief to finally see it made official once and for all.
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Re: Malaysia to cease use of foreigner arrival cards from Ju
funny thing is last time i went to malaysia they were out of the little stickers to put in your passport, so they didn't sticker mine.
they also didn't fingerprint me (they have on some previous occasions).
what i've "heard" is that NERS runs on IBM DB2 database and it's only a matter of time before it tanks
they also didn't fingerprint me (they have on some previous occasions).
what i've "heard" is that NERS runs on IBM DB2 database and it's only a matter of time before it tanks
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Two words. June Holidays!orly_andico wrote: what i've "heard" is that NERS runs on IBM DB2 database and it's only a matter of time before it tanks
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