Migrant Workers should not be charged 1st class rates at government hospitals in Malaysia

Did you know that foreigners, including migrant workers, are charged 1st class rates when they go to government clinics and hospitals? Malaysian government treats migrant workers as 'medical tourist' and is reaping great profits from them.

I believe that migrant workers, for whom annual levy have been paid by employers, and who is really helping in the development of our country should not be charged at the same rate as other foreigners and/or medical tourists are being charged. They should be charged at the same rate as Malaysians. 

The other category of persons that should be charged at the same rate as Malaysians are foreign spouses of Malaysians.

It may be alright to charge foreigners a higher rate for medical treatment and care, but then, would it not be better that they are all charged the same. When Malaysians go overseas, would we not be wanting to be charged at the same rate that they are charging the local especially when we go to government/public hospitals. [With regard the private hospitals, they should be allowed to charge what they want - and I am wondering why the Malaysian government is interfering on the rates charged by private medical care providers] 

In Thailand, there is a government scheme than enables Thais to even go to private hospitals and be charged the same low rate that they are being charged at government hospitals - maybe our Malaysian government should explore this possibility...

Back to migrant workers who are being charged 1st class rates, here are some information that I just recently obtained at the government hospital.  The governing Act is Akta Fee 1951 (Fee Act 1951), and the rates now is as per Perintah Fee (Perubatan) 1982 [Fee(Medical) Order 1982]. Unfortunately I did not find this at our Health Ministry Website - or anywhere else. Should it not be freely available to the public?

First the payment required by Malaysians when they visit an hospital seeking treatment, it is RM1 if you are seeing a doctor, and RM5 if you are seeing a specialist. For the migrant worker, it starts with RM50 if you are seeing a doctor... more maybe if you are seeing a specialist.

Deposits Payable Where one requires to be warded

Then, the deposit payable by Malaysians who require to be warded, which depends on the type of treatment sought, i.e.Perubatan (Medical), Pembedahan(Surgery), Perbidanan/Sakit Puan (Maternity),...and then the whether one choses 1st Class, 2nd Class or 3rd Class.

Malaysians

Medical - RM700 (1st), RM200 (2nd), RM20 (3rd)

Surgery - RM1,100(1st), RM400(2nd), RM30 (3rd)

Maternity - RM800 (1st), RM350(2nd), RM15(3rd)

Pensioners - RM50(1A), RM40(1B), RM15(2nd), RM0 (3rd)

* Pensioners refer to those who are former public servants(a.k.a. government servants) - and sadly it just do not cover all elderly Malaysians above 55 yrs +

Foreign Nationals (including Migrant Workers)

Medical - RM1,400 (1st), RM600(2nd), RM400(3rd)

Surgery - RM2,200(1st), RM1,200(2nd), RM800(3rd)

Maternity - RM1,400(1st), RM1,000(2nd), RM800(3rd)

Well, for the Deposits where one needs to be warded, the charges is not exactly 1st class charges as seen above - but for all other charges, it will be 1st class charges...(In comparison, I have given the 3rd Class charges that Malaysians are charged)

Lab Charges

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM5 - RM100 [depending on type of test]

*Malaysians RM2-RM25]

Surgery

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM50 - RM3,000 [depending on type of surgery, A-F]

Malaysians RM10 - RM200

Ward Charges

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM80/day

Malaysians Free - RM3

Delivery

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM500[Normal Delivery] - RM1,000 [Cesarean]

Malaysians RM10[Normal Delivery] - RM100[Cesarean]

Ultra Sound

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM100

Malaysians RM10 - RM50

Radiology Charges

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM50 - RM600 (Depending on type, Z - AE]

Malaysians RM10 - RM120

Cardiology

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM30 - RM250 (Depending on type)

Malaysians RM5 - RM50

Physiotherapy

Foreigners (incl. Migrant Workers) RM20 per session

Malaysians RM0 - RM5

Why some got citizenship? some PR status? and others still on 'social visit visa'? Was there discrimination when dealing with foreign spouses?

There are apparently about 100,000 foreign spouses in Malaysia, and sadly most of them still do not have a 'permanent resident status'. Between 2001 - 2008, only 8,622 were issued with entry permit, which means that they have permanent resident status, and another 3,524 were awarded citizenship.

Foreign spouses must be given entry permits, i.e. permanent resident status upon registration of the marriage in Malaysia. [See also earlier post: PR status to foreigners who marry Malaysians upon registration of marriage in Malaysia - Best Solution] 

Now, presently for the 1st 5 years, foreign spouses are given 6-month or 1-year social visit passes, and later on 3-year social visit passes - but the problem is that application need to be done by the Malaysian spouse. Problem arises when there is a sudden death of the Malaysian spouse, which means that the foreign spouse will be forced to leave the country abandoning behind children, dependents of the marriage (i.e. elderly parents of the Malaysian spouse, matrimonial property, inherited property, etc - and this is so wrong. Even in the event of a divorce, the inability of the foreign spouse, usually women, to remain in Malaysia possibly with the children, in the matrimonial home/property is also wrong. There really must be a policy that parent of Malaysian children should be automatically given an entry permit - a permanent resident status. 

Now, with regard to those who have got their entry permit...and citizenship, one needs to check and see when they were given this. Why did some get it so fast? Why did some get full citizenship, whilst others got only entry permits (PR status)..and why did the majority still have not even been given permanent residence status? Was there any discrimination? Was there discrimination based on religion? Was there discrimination based on the country of origin of the foreign spouse? Was there discrimination based on the political party the Malaysian spouse belonged to? Was there discrimination based on the socio-economic status of the Malaysian spouse? Was there discrimination based on the religion/ethnicity of the Malaysian spouse?

It is estimated that there are at least 100,000 foreign spouses in the country today. However, according to the Home Ministry, from 2001 to 2008, only 8,622 entry permits were issued to foreign spouses of Malaysians.

The largest groups of applicants were from Thailand (2,439), Indonesia (1,955), India (1,785), Singapore (864) and the Philippines (578). Vietnamese applicants were included in the “Others” category, which added up to 1,019.

Many are unaccounted for or in the process of applying for Permanent Residence status or Citizenship.

A total of 3,524 were awarded citizenship in the same period mentioned, out of which 253 were in the “Others” category but it is unspecified how many were Vietnamese. - Star, 25/7/2010, From Vietnam with love

Malaysia's intention of depriving developing nations of their best human resources is not right

PR Status: Categories Need Be Expanded, Minister's decision should be reviewable by court...

PR status to foreigners who marry Malaysians upon registration of marriage in Malaysia - Best Solution

Rights of foreeign spouses of MALAYSIANS being highlighted again

Are foreign spouses now being discriminated based on their nationality?

Maybe 100,000 foreign spouses - but only 8,600 given Entry Permits in last 7 years

Foreign spouses should get PR status on registration of marriage

 

 

Malaysia's intention of depriving developing nations of their best human resources is not right

Take care of foreign spouses of Malaysians.... foreign parents of Malaysian kids first... before handing out PRs/Citizenships to other foreign nationals for all kinds of reasons...

Remember that many of these foreign students come from lesser developed nations, and  it is their country's hopes that they will go get the education/skill and return home to help their home community. What would Malaysia think when other foreign nations where we sent our Malaysian students to study also start doing the same... causing us a get national loss of these national resources. Malaysia should not 'exploit' weaker nations just because it can... Reap the best of their 'brains'...that really is not nice...

Maybe, if they are looking at tapping 'foreign resources' - maybe, we could be looking instead at accepting some refugees ... (After all, these persons are fleeing their home country looking for a new 'home').

TANAH MERAH: The Higher Edu­cation Ministry’s proposal that excellent foreign students be given permanent resident (PR) status is to tap their ideas for the nation’s benefit.

Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said all quarters should view the proposal positively as many developed countries like the United States were practising it.

“Only students at PhD level will be accepted and they have to be researchers or lecturers with local universities.

“We want to share the knowledge to develop the nation,” he said after opening the Tanah Merah Umno Youth, Wanita Umno and Puteri Umno delegates meetings yesterday.

Khaled said it was still a proposal, adding that the Government would not freely give PR status to foreign students but only to those who qualified.

“We are not giving it to foreign workers but foreign students with high knowledge. Other countries are also chasing after them,” he said.

Khaled said he was also confident that the Opposition would not use it as an issue for the general election as they too agreed with the proposal. — Bernama - Star, 11/7/2010, PR proposal ‘to tap foreign excellence’

PR Status: Categories Need Be Expanded, Minister's decision should be reviewable by court...

Spouses of Malaysians should be given PR Status upon the registration of their marriage in Malaysia - not only 5 years later.

Why?

* In the event of death of the Malaysian spouse, before getting the PR, it means that the foreign spouse have to leave Malaysia - what about the children? what about matrimonial property...home, etc, what about obligations to the deceased Malaysian spouse's parents and dependents. {Remember, a PR status can always be revoked - so there really is no need to worry about early issuance of PR to spouses..)

* There really should be another category added for those who should be given PR status - i.e. for parents of children who are Malaysians. If before getting PR status, the spouse dies or the marriage is dissolved, when there are children who are Malaysians involved, the spouse that has custody and/or visitation rights should be allowed tro remain in Malaysia with the Malaysian children - we do not want a situation where Malaysian children are forced to be removed out of Malaysia - hence not able to enjoy the benefits of Malaysian education and welfare/benefits...or do we?

The decision of the Minister should never be final - there should always be judicial review, where one can go to court in the event the Minister rejects one's application. This is the essence of a democracy with its 3 branches of government - the executive, the legislative and the judiciary - whereby one of the roles of the judiciary is to review actions of the executive to ensure that it has been done in accordance to law and justice.

Foreigners who wish to apply for a permanent resident (PR) status in Malaysia should acquire an entry permit first, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said the matter was clearly stipulated under Section 10 of the Immigration Act 1959/63.

"Only those who had acquired the entry permit are eligible to apply for the PR status and enable them to get the red-coloured identity card or MyPR," he said in reply to Dr Fong Chan Onn (BN-Alor Gajah) during question time today.

Fong wanted to know the requirement and procedures for acquiring the PR status for foreigners and the latest statistics on the applications.

Abu Seman said only six categories of applicants would be considered in the issuance of the entry permit as set out in the Immigration (Prohibition of Entry) Order 1963.

"The six categories are persons in possession of specialist or professional qualification, persons in possession of a certificate from the home minister certifying that their admission would be in the economic interest of Malaysia.

"Wives and children under six years of age of persons falling within the above categories, wives of citizens of Malaysia who have not been living separately from the husbands for a continuous period of five years.

"Children of citizens of Malaysia under six years of age, and those who are allowed by the home minister on special compassionate grounds," he said.

25,000 PR applications in eight years

Abu Seman said the application for the entry permit could be submitted at any immigration office and the applicants must posses valid travel document or passport.

"However, the consideration and decision on the applications are the prerogative of the Immigration director-general.

"In the event that their application is rejected, they can file an appeal to the Home Minister within 30 days and the decision made by the minister is final," he said.
 
Between 2001 and 2009, a total of 24,883 applications for PR status were received and solved, he said.

"At present, there are 521 new applications being processed by the Immigration Department and the ministry," he added.

- Bernama - Malaysiakini, 29/6/2010, Requirements for those seeking PR status

PR status to foreigners who marry Malaysians upon registration of marriage in Malaysia - Best Solution

There is a great injustice that happens when Malaysian citizens (and/or Malaysian PR holders) marries a foreign spouse. To stay in Malaysia, these foreign spouses have to have visas [commonly referred to as 'spouse visas'] which may be a few months....later it becomes one year visas.

“My one-year pass to remain in Malaysia expires at the end of next month. Since my husband has divorced me, I don’t know how to get it extended,” she said at her home at PD Utama near here.

Foreigners or ‘stateless’ people need their Malaysian spouses’ signatures to remain in the country. The pass needs to be renewed annually until they attain permanent resident status or citizenship. - Star, 19/4/2010, Mum needs identity to survive

The problem is that the 'control' is with the Malaysian citizen/PR holder spouse, and the applicant  for the visa is that Malaysian spouse/PR holder. 

What should be is that these foreign spouses should be given immediate 'permanent resident'(PR) status when their marriage gets registered in Malaysia at the relevant government department.  [Note that PR status can be later revoked, if needed.] Now, the application for PR status is only considered after 12 years (some say 5 years - but alas, there is nothing in the law that clearly defines the actual number of years..., and it is not automatic and there needs to be an application put in. It will be interesting to see if all persons are treated equally - as many of our former Ministers, etc also have foreign spouses. Did they have to wait years before they got their PR status (or citizenship) or did they preferential treatments?

Now, children of these marriage are Malaysian citizens - and the problem arises when there is a death of the  Malaysian citizen/PR holder spouse ...when there is an abandonment/divorce...or maybe even a revocation of the citizenship/PR status for some reason or other.

What happens to the foreign spouse and the Malaysian children if one of the above happens? Under the current system,  the  foreign spouses  visa will not be able to be renewed - and that means that he/she will have to leave Malaysia...but the Malaysian children? What happens to the foreign spouses home/property in Malaysia? What happens to the foreign spouses other responsibilities - like the responsibility to the elderly parents/dependents of the Malaysian citizen/PR holder spouse and other dependents? Unlike some western cultures, in Malaysia (and Asia) obligations and responsibilities by reason of marriage also extends to the extended families of their spouses....but our current immigration laws do not reflect this. 

Current Malaysian law seems to say that if your Malaysian citizen/PR holder spouse suddenly dies, abandons you and/or your family, divorces you,.... you, the foreign spouse will have to leave Malaysia? 

The current law does not care about the Malaysian children - the UMNO-led BN government position is that you can take your 'Malaysian children' and go....

The current law does not care about the responsibility and care of the elderly parents/other dependents..., and this is so un-Malaysian....so uncaring.

As I said earlier, there must be a change in our Malaysian policy and law...., and it should be as follows:-

** Upon registration of marriage in the relevant government department in Malaysia, the foreign spouse shall immediately be given a permanent resident status,

***Upon the dissolution of the marriage for whatever reasons, the government has the right to review the 'permanent resident' status and revoke it

****Factors that will be considered, and will not result in a 'revocation' shall be:-

- existence of children of the marriage

- existence of obligations/responsibilities to the parents/dependents of the parties of the marriage in Malaysia

- the 'foreign spouse' still is staying in Malaysia

[The government naturally is concerned that some 'foreigners' may be marrying Malaysians just to be able to stay legally in Malaysia...and that the whole marriage is really a 'sham' - but that is why the power to revoke the PR must be with the government, and could be used if these 'shams' happen]

PORT DICKSON: Yati Rahayu Abdullah, 30, is in a quandary since being divorced by her husband nine months ago.

The mother of two young children is deemed to be ‘stateless’ as she has no documentation to prove that she is a Malaysian.

Stateless: Yati fears that she might lose Mohd Aiman (right) and Nuraryana if she is sent again to a detention centre.

Abandoned as a baby and raised at a longhouse in Keningau, Sabah by a Christian priest, she fears of being separated from her children and sent to a detention camp for illegal immigrants.

“My one-year pass to remain in Malaysia expires at the end of next month. Since my husband has divorced me, I don’t know how to get it extended,” she said at her home at PD Utama near here.

Foreigners or ‘stateless’ people need their Malaysian spouses’ signatures to remain in the country. The pass needs to be renewed annually until they attain permanent resident status or citizenship.

Yati, who never went to school, said she lived with the priest at his home until she was 13 and then followed him to Kuala Selangor.

Before they moved, the priest handed her a Malaysian identity card.

In Kuala Selangor, she worked at a Chinese restaurant and stayed at her employer’s home.

“I worked for the family without getting any pay for five years. I ran away when I could no longer take it,” she said, adding that she then started working at a factory.

It was then that she came to know her husband’s family who adopted her.

“However, when I went to the National Registration Department to renew my IC, I was arrested as they said my old one was fake. I was then sent to the detention centre for illegals in Pekan Nenas, Johor,” she said.

After six months, her adopted family sought her release by proposing marriage.

“I married my husband in March 2006 and we then moved to PD,” she said, adding that she then embraced Islam.

The couple were blessed with two children – Mohd Aiman Daniel who is now two, and Nuraryana Natasya, nine months.

Yati said her former husband has been giving her about RM100 a month for expenses since their divorce.

Yati said she approached the Welfare Department for aid but was told that since she was not a Malaysian, she was not entitled to any. - Star, 19/4/2010, Mum needs identity to survive

Remember the case of Romita Hasibuan...and her 4 Malaysian children... - Maruly Aziz Bin Abd Mutalib (14+ tahun), Sarah Nor Varah Hanim Binti Abd Mutalib (13+tahun), Yonatan Adam Fauzi Bin Abd Mutalib (11+tahun) dan Ismael Syah Putra (8+ tahun). STOP DISCRIMINATING SARAH,AND GIVE THIS MALAYSIAN CHILD HER MYKAD

Rights of foreeign spouses of MALAYSIANS being highlighted again

Foreigners married to Malaysians should be treated equally as locals and be recognised as a part of our society, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun.

“It is ridiculous for pregnant foreign wives to pay double the medical fees when they are giving birth to Malaysian children,” she said after attending a forum and workshop on foreign spouses in Malaysia, organised by Wanita MCA and the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research here yesterday.

She said the party and the Women’s Aid Organisation had received requests from foreign spouses to help them obtain citizenship and permanent resident status.

MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong said he had dealt with cases of foreigners who were forced to return to their home country because their Malaysian husbands wanted to divorce them.

He would be presenting some solutions to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. - Star, 6/6/2009, Treat foreign wives equally, says Chew

See also older posts:-

Are foreign spouses now being discriminated based on their nationality?

Maybe 100,000 foreign spouses - but only 8,600 given Entry Permits in last 7 years

Foreign spouses should get PR status on registration of marriage

Are foreign spouses now being discriminated based on their nationality?

The plight of foreign spouses have been raised many time.

I have stated that rightfully, when the marriage is registered in Malaysia should be given a PR Status, as of right.

There really is no justification for the present practice of now giving until they have had their 1-year visas for 5 years, and this means that only after 6 years will they get their PR status.

Concern should be for children of the marriage and the parents/dependents of the Malaysian spouse, if the Malaysian spouse prematurely dies. At present, with a visa applied for by the Malaysian husband, it will mean that the foreign spouse will have to leave Malaysia and go back to her home country. What happens to the children? What happens to the other obligations and responsibilities of the surviving spouse? It certainly will cause injustice and unacceptable problems...

Now, we hear of the possibility that there may be discrimination practiced by the Immigration authorities and the government of Malaysia depending on nationality of the foreign spouse..

Remember, our constitution guarantees equality ...

Chinese women who have settled down in Malaysia with their Malaysian spouses face a host of problems, chief among them the difficulty in applying for permanent resident status.

According to reports in the Chinese press today, 10 of them voiced what they claimed was unfair treatment by the immigration department, at a press conference called by Federal Territory MCA Public Service and Complaint Bureau chief Dr Jeffrey Goh Sim Ik in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

Most of them have their marriage registered in Malaysia and their marriages are also recognised by the Chinese embassy.

But despite having stayed for more than five years in the country, these Chinese spouses are unable to get permanent resident status, hence being denied of the opportunity to work.

They claimed they had problem even getting the application form from the less-than-friendly officers at the department.

"When the immigration officers learnt that we are Chinese nationals they refuse to sell us the application form, telling us that there are no rules that say Chinese nationals can apply for permanent resident status.

"Those who managed to get the form and submitted their applications do not get any reply from the department," some of the Chinese spouses lamented.

They also complained of discrimination by the immigration as they have to pay RM600 annually to get their visas renewed while their counterparts from other countries need only pay RM90.

"Furthermore, we have to renew our visas every year while those from other countries need only do it every two or three years or even five years; It is unfair."

Goh said he will check with the immigration to see if there are unwritten rules against granting PR to Chinese nationals.

He said as far as he knew, Chinese wives of Malaysians who have ed in the country for five years can apply for the "permit masuk" (entry permit) which will allows them to apply for PR status.

"There are no written rules to say Chinese wives cannot apply to become permanent residents".

Meanwhile, Immigration director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don denied the department has been rejecting the PR applications by Chinese wives.

He also said there are no rules to bar any national from applying to become a permanent resident in Malaysia.

Asked by Oriental Daily to comment on the complaints by the Chinese spouses, Wahid said there must have been some misunderstanding. He welcomed complainants to see him. - Sun, 10/5/2009, Immigration woes of Chinese wives

See also earlier posts:-Maybe 100,000 foreign spouses - but only 8,600 given Entry Permits in last 7 years,

Foreign spouses should get PR status on registration of marriage

Maybe 100,000 foreign spouses - but only 8,600 given Entry Permits in last 7 years

It is shocking that in the past 7 years (2001 - 2008) ,Entry Permits have been only been issued to 8,600 foreign spouses (and their children) - when it is estimated that there may be at least 100,000 foreign spouses in Malaysia today. The Minister, in his reply to Parliament failed to give us the other important statistics - i.e. the number of foreign spouses in the country today...who have still not got their Entry Permit.

MORE than 8,600 foreigners, who are the spouses and children of Malaysians, have been given entry permits to stay in the country. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said 2,439 of them were Thais. The second largest group of 1,955 were Indonesians, followed by Indians, 1,785, Singaporeans, 846, Filipinos, 578 and other nationalities, 1,019. These permits were issued from 2001 to last year. Syed Hamid was replying to a question by Tan Ah Eng (BN-Gelang Patah). - New Straits Times, 12/3/2009, Entry permits for foreign spouses

As soon as the marriages are registered in Malaysia, foreign spouses of Malaysians should immediately be given Entry Permits, which would give them permanent residence status.

A marriage in our Asian context, is not just a bonding with 2 individuals, having responsibility only for each other and for children of their marriage. In our Asian context, marriage is also the 'marrying of 2 families' - and hence the responsibilities of a spouse also extends to the parents and family of the other spouse as well.

In the event, that there is an unexpected death of the Malaysian spouse (before the foreign spouse has been here more than 5 years and have had obtained her Entry Permit), the current situation in Malaysia will not allow the foreign spouse to continue to remain here in Malaysia and look after children of her marriage (who will be all Malaysians) and/or the parents/relatives/dependents of her now deceased Malaysian spouse. And this is definitely not right.

The foreign spouse then may have to uproot her Malaysian children - and go back to their country of origin. Is this right? But, the problem is that even if the foreign parent wishes to stay in Malaysia, with the children, it is generally not possible...considering her ability to remain in Malaysia depended on her Malaysian spouse being alive.

The foreign spouse then may have to leave the elderly parents/dependents of her now deceased Malaysian spouse and leave the country...

The foreign spouse may also have to leave the matrimonial home in Malaysia and go back...

And, that is why there must be a change in the law, and Entry Permits must be issued to the foreign spouse on the point of registration of a marriage. (Of course, Entry Permits could always be revoked later - if there is fraud, etc...)

Entry Permit (EP) is a permit issued to foreigners who are not citizen of Malaysia entering to reside in this country. Those who have been issued with EP are exempted from applying for any type of Pass either for employment or other purpose.

Conditions Application Notes Wife of Malaysian Citizen residing in this country on long stay Social Visit Pass / Temporary Employment Pass / Employment Pass on a year-to-year renewable basis CONTINOUSLY for 5 years or more. Application can be made using an IM.4 Pin 1/93 Form with a local sponsor by husband of applicant. Enquiries can be forwarded to :- Visa, Pass and Permit Division Entry Permit Unit, Department of Immigration, Malaysia Level 3, Block 2G4 (PODIUM) Precint 2, Federal Government Administration Centre, 62550 Putrajaya. Tel No : 03-88801391, 03-88801373 Fax No : 03-88801374 or any department nearest to applicant. Ministry of Human Resources. Tel No : 03-8886500 Fax No : 03-8882378 E-mail:mhr@po.jaring.my Website : www.jaring.my/ksm The payment for issuance of Entry Permit is RM 120.00 Children of Malaysian Citizen below 6 years old. Application can be made using an IM.4 Pin 1/93 Form sponsor by father / mother / close relative of applicant who is Malaysian Citizen / Permanent Resident of Malaysia. Spouse and children of Malaysian Citizen who posess expertise / skills and overseas working experience, planning to return and work in Malaysia (under the programme to encourage Malaysian Citizens with expertise residing overseas to return to Malaysia). Approval of this application will be given within 6 months from the date submition to the Immigration Department.

Source: Official Website of the Immigration Department of Malaysia

Discrimination also happens now - with this new policy to get Malaysians with skills/expertise now working overseas back to Malaysia.

As a lure, the government is giving their foreign spouses and children Entry Permits within 6 months from the date of application. Sometimes, these applications can also be made before the actual return.

For Malaysians who have been living(working, etc...) in this country all the while, their foreign spouses will only get their Entry Permits after more than 5 years have lapsed. No time is also specified as to when they will get the Entry Permit after submission of their applications.

This Discrimination must end...

This is an issue concerning children...and it must be a priority

This is an issue concerning the elderly...and it must be a priority

This is an issue concerning family ...and Asian values...and it must be a priority.

With regard to foreign spouses of Malaysians, there should also be no more requirement for Work Permits of any kind, upon the receipt of Entry Permits.

Read also my earlier posting/s on this matter:- Foreign spouses should get PR status on registration of marriage