NO FILLING UP OF FORMS AT IMMIGRATION CHECK POINT

In our latest attempt to facilitate arrivals of visitors at our entry points foreigners coming into the country need not fill up arrival cards issued by the Immigration Department, starting June 1, said the Home Ministry in a statement Thursday. Finally the Home Ministry’s Chief Secretary Tan Sri Mahmood Adam made this clear to everyone and said the procedure was not required because the Immigration Department had already introduced the biometric recording system for every foreigner upon arrival, under the National Enforcement Registration System (NERS). “Through the NERS system that was introduced on June 1, 2011, the data of foreigners will recorded and stored. The procedure will also fulfill the requirement of the Tourism Ministry to record data and number of tourist arrivals,” he said in the statement. Mahmood said the decision was made after discussions and consultations with the Immigration, Home Ministry and Tourism Ministry since it is a much faster system in recording data of foreigners. He urged those who needed clarification to contact the Immigration Department at 1-800-22-6969 or through its email address pro@imi.gov.my. Lets hope this announcement will be final. After all many countries such as Vietnam has implemented no filling up of forms on entry for sometime now.