00:00Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
00:02I would like to ask the Minister of Home Affairs to state what is the latest initiative of the Malaysian Immigration Office
00:09in promoting the improvement of services,
00:12especially in the area of easy immigration pass such as the PLKS temporary employment pass
00:19and the Ministry of Employment and Employment Enrollment Permit.
00:22You have successfully introduced various new initiatives and reforms
00:26in important matters such as matters related to national security,
00:31issues of difficulties at entry gates, and so on.
00:36As for the entry gate permit,
00:39the step of improvement that we are doing now is
00:43most of those who apply for the entry gate permit are actually wives of foreigners.
00:49The wife is a foreigner married to her husband, a local resident.
00:55In every 100 entry gate permits, there are many types,
00:59but 80% are wives of foreigners, wives of citizens.
01:04Before this, she had to be here for five years, she could not leave, her presence must be here.
01:11That was just a couple.
01:14In the sixth year, she applied for the entry gate permit,
01:16which means she can work
01:19and she no longer needs to apply for an immigration permit.
01:24If she wants to get a red IC and become a citizen, this is her path.
01:32But there are also those who get the entry gate permit,
01:35they do not want to give up their original citizenship, it's okay.
01:38So before this, five years,
01:41then she had to wait two years to apply.
01:43The step of renewal that we will start in September this year,
01:48is equivalent to three years.
01:50The proof of her existence is here, with her marriage status.
01:54If she is married here, the marriage registration is three years.
01:57We give her a spouse visa.
02:00In the fourth year, she can apply for the entry gate permit.
02:02But if she registers her marriage abroad, even if she has been married for three or four years,
02:09as long as she enters our country and registers her marriage,
02:13she only needs to be here for a year.
02:16Then in the second year, she can apply for the entry gate permit.
02:20I explain this because there are many questions out there.
02:24Now there are questions, including respected colleagues,
02:27who wrote to me asking for help and so on,
02:30is this category.
02:31So the step we take is to start in September,
02:36we will make it easier.
02:37Now there are only 11,700 applicants left.
02:41And the commitment of KDN, especially the Immigration Department,
02:45by June,
02:46by the end of June this year,
02:48we will complete all of the 11,700 applications.
02:52This is our commitment at KDN to make it easier for the delivery system to the people,
03:00by registering,
03:01applying,
03:02and also the entry gate permit.
03:06Any additional questions?
03:08Good job, Nantanya.
03:09I would like to say that this is a very fundamental reform
03:13that allows the spouse
03:17who is a foreign citizen to the citizens
03:20to be integrated quickly into our society.
03:24My question is, in line with time management,
03:28is the Malaysian Immigration Department ready to make it easier
03:31and provide the necessary facilities
03:34in order to reduce the dependence on agents?
03:38Because a lot of their affairs still depend on agents.
03:42Especially involving foreign investors in obtaining certain passports
03:47for their purpose of staying in Malaysia
03:49to do the due diligence process
03:52before making investments.
03:54This is important to attract the FDI.
03:58The Minister would like to answer.
04:01Thank you, Mr. President.
04:03This question is specific
04:05to the extent of the role of the Immigration Department
04:09in managing an important segment,
04:12namely the expats.
04:17Okay.
04:19What we are doing now is,
04:21if we go to KLIA,
04:23we will find a premise
04:25that we call the expat gateway.
04:27This means that
04:29as soon as they land at the airport,
04:31they go straight there for their business.
04:34So they don't need to go through an agent anymore.
04:37They don't need it anymore.
04:38Okay.
04:38The problem with agents is that if they land,
04:40they go abroad,
04:41and if they want to do business,
04:43they hire agents.
04:44Okay.
04:46But we provide ease.
04:48Impromptu.
04:49Once they arrive, we process it.
04:52It takes a very short time.
04:54This is the first point.
04:55The second point.
04:57We don't prioritize the role of agents
05:00because people who can do business with immigration
05:04for the purpose of passing passports to expats,
05:09are people who are given authority by the company.
05:13We will only deal with those people.
05:16Agents are not people who are given authority by the company.
05:19So we will not use their services.
05:23So that is for the information of the expats.
05:26We will also issue a new one.
05:28We call it a passport for expats only.
05:32That is a new passport.
05:33This is all to ensure that their existence,
05:37if we put it simply,
05:38is of doing business.
05:40That is what they want to see.
05:41The faster we process their application,
05:44the easier it is,
05:46the better their acceptance
05:50of the business climate in our country.
05:54That is the role of the Immigration Department.
05:56So this is also actually
05:59a single window
06:02to make it easier.
06:04So we will start on the 1st of April
06:07to issue passports to expats
06:10to stay longer here
06:11to manage their investments.
06:15And the process of issuing passports
06:17we will do it by e-pass or electronic passports.
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