Immigration DG: UNHCR Cardholders ‘Immune’ From Immigration Offences, Not Classified As Undocumented Migrants
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The cardholder is not a Pati and is not subject to the offense of overstaying or not having valid travel documents and passes.
KUALA LUMPUR: Holders of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) card cannot be subject to immigration action and it is outside the jurisdiction of the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM).
Rohingya refugees who hold United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards are not categorised as Illegal Immigrants (PATI), thus falling outside the jurisdiction of the Malaysian Immigration Department (Immigration). Immigration Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said UNHCR card holders have a protective ‘immunity’ which allows them not to be prosecuted for document-related offences […]
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