What to do when in Malaysia and visa expires during lockdown?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 2 Aug, 2023
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Today is DAY 75 (31/05/2020) of the Malaysian Lockdown.
This is the latest statement on 28 May 2020 from a Senior Minister (Defence).
In Malaysia the Visa system is slightly different from the western countries. A VISA is required to enter and a VISIT Pass of 30 days is given to Indonesians.
Read the stamp on your passport “entry stamp” properly.
You have already “overstayed” by normal immigration policies. But because of the Lockdown in both countries, there is no International Passenger Flights as yet.
There is no need to apply for a Special Pass (Extension of stay) while the lockdown is in force.
Check with your Embassy. They should be opened now. If there is a need for you to go back urgently due work or family commitments, there are Mercy Flights, Chartered Flights organized by the Embassy.
Below is another statement dated 19 March 2020, one day after the lockdown started. It is direct from the Director General of Immigration.
UPDATE: Flights are operating to Indonesia that allows you to fly out, at a very reasonable price. The below advice still applies if your host country ceased flights, like India, or your country of citizenship ceased flights (again India).
You have to contact Malaysian Immigration to know about the stay extension. This is a circumstance beyond your control, they should be able to help you on extension of your stay. Indonesian embassy have limitations on involving in visa policies of host country. If you are looking to go home, Indonesian embassy may help in form of an evacuation flight (unlikely in this scenario) or similar.
If you just want to extend the stay, Assuming you are in KL, this is the contact details.
Jabatan Imigresen Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur,Aras LG, 1,2 & 5,
Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), No 69, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
Off Jalan Duta, 50550, Kuala LumpurTel: 03-62057400
Fax: 03-62011191
Further contact details can be found in the following websites.
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