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Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said the proposed new ruled were among measures taken to overcome the problem of illegal immigrants.
"The social visit pass replaces the visas-on-arrival (VOA) which was discontinued in April," Syed Hamid told Parliament on Thursday.
The VOA facility has also been withdrawn for tourists from Bangladesh, he was quoted as saying by New Straits Times.
Under the VOA, 208,451 tourists were allowed in the country from January till March this year.
The social visit pass must be obtained at the tourists' home country.
Malaysia relies heavily on foreign workers who number about 2.1 million, half of them Indonesians. About 140,000 are Indians, 330,000 are from Bangladesh and 260,000 Nepalese, the paper said.
However, authorities say that many foreigners who entered the country under short term visa on arrival failed to go back to their home country after the expiry of their permit and instead worked in Malaysia illegally.
Syed Hamid said although foreign workers had contributed tremendously to the economy, they were also the cause of social ills, illegal squatters and diseases such as tuberculosis, the paper reported.
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We are traveling to Singapore might be we will travel to malaysia as well so can we get on arrival visa there for a week only?
i plan to travel to malaysia with my wife for about 4-5 days in jan/feb 2012. will we be allowed to get a VOA (visa on arrival)?
I'am a srilankan travelling from Melbourn on the 18th April can I get visa on arrival
Dear Sir, How about Indian seafarers joining ship's in Malaysia. Sometime due time constriant, they are unable to get the visa in India before coming to Malaysia.This will cost problem for Shipping principal and Shipping agent here.
As far as I concerned, not every country is given Visa on Arrival (VOA) by the Malaysian gov. It was given to India to promote Malaysia tourism sector in the eyes of Indian. But then, this facility was abused by many Indian tourists causing the privillege revoked by the Malaysian government. So it came back as the way it was before the Indian was even given the privillege which is equivalent to many other countries around the world. So whats the fuss?
If this decision taken my Malaysia is found to be discreminatory, India should take reciprocal steps and limit the number of flights Malaysian airlines operate to and from Indian airports, or should limit it on reciprocal basis only. Also India should not import the palm oil from Malaysia, which in any case, is only increasing the obesity and health problems in India. India should become strong and behave strong and then all smaller countries like Malaysia would extend respect to India automatically. There is a need on the part of most Indians to clean up their acts to raise to international standards.
Am a Malaysian. I think it is fair enough for both countries as Malaysian enter India also need to apply Visa. The decision taken by our government is due to the social problem created by illegal immigrants. All import and export products does not related into this issue, this is about the country security. Personally i think everyone is respect each other, we have to follow each country's rules & regulations.
The name Ken, most probably, is a benamy. Reading through him gives a comprehensive picture of his mindset. Perhaps he is not aware of the number of religious worship sites demolished in Malaysia by the fanatics with the connivance of their government in Malaysia. Ken what do you expect the Indians do...go back to Gandhism of the early 1900s and keep receiving the slaps. The advice to my fellow Indians is stop visiting countries where they show even a trace of dislike. Instead please go around your own country which is the most beautiful places in the whole of the world. That way we can keep the tourism industry buzzing and create a better lives for our own people. A few years ago I submitted an application to visit UK with the required documents. AT the personal level interview their one question irked me ... "what is the guarantee you will return back", I simply took my applications back and told the Lady on the Chair, UK does not deserve my attention nor money I spend.
Already tourists to Malaysia are diminished from India due to different reasons-Indian don't possess any disappointment to such policy matters of Malaysia.
Malaysia tried to make it easy for sincere tourists, but Indians will exploit every loophole possible to their advantage. If you want to travel easily as an Indian, you need to bring integrity and honesty to your country. If statistically Indians overstay their tourist visas more than other nationalities, then the countries have no choice but to stop welcoming you.Prathap, the Malaysians are not anti-Tami or anti-India. Malaysians are anti-criminal behavior, and your people are breaking their laws. Your mindset creates your action. Your actions create how the world responds to you. You break laws, and countries will look to prevent you from continuing with such behaviors.Wake up! And stop blaming others- the fault is deep inside your Indian psyche.
Actually, Malaysia is very much a bigoted society, as government policies overwhelmingly benefiting its ethnic Malays, demonstrate. The current economic downturn has lead to increased xenophobia in the country, which in turn has lead to policies such as this.
Ken was all great, pontificating... But his line.. ''the fault is deep inside your Indian psyche' revealed him for what he actually is: A Bigot. What he actually means that Indians are all DEEP WITHIN FLAWED, that too in the very seat of human intelligence, the psyche. He says quite unambigiously that there is a fault with ALL indians and that the fault isn't in the culture, upbringing or any such 'nuture'factors, but deeper than that, in the very psyche. If Ken could be egged on further, shortly he would be advocating the 'final solution' aka Hitler. Bigot!
I am an indian and have toured most countries in asia and UK and US. Yes it irks me to apply a visa and go through the whole tango of docs and stuff and an american can jus walk through... americans disobey many rules.. but basically they want to have a good time.. and spend as many dollars as they can cos for them ASIA is "cheap". But i hav seen many indians do cheap things.. in other countries which spoils our image.. we have a habit of saving even when we are out to have a holiday which pisses many people off. That is why indian tourists misuse loopholes. Tamilians are spread across asia and they r not offensive people like some delhi jaats who will walk into a strip bar and try to molest the dancer. But rather a tamilian will judge or disrespect a poledancer.. which is again offensive to people... jus an analogy.. But the thing to notice is... not all indians r same.. we r 1.3 billion people... wid so many cultures and so many languages etc . that one indian will always be diferent from the other... Malaysia is right in making newer laws but it shud make it more balanced... traet all the same...may it be indian or pakistani or arab or american.... well we may like it or not... whites generally treat asia as a 5EX picnic.. everywhr i hav been i hav seen it... there is nothing wrong in it.. i am no one to judge them... but guess $$$ is what matters.. INdians may use loopholes but in the end their contributoin to the GDP of the nation where they migrate is well known.. we are hard workers.. and we respect the good and holy things in life... but ya i wish we started jelling with the country we migrate to... If u r in india.. love india... if u r in malaysia... love malaysia more than india... don crib to settle abroad whn u r sitting in inda and start judgin other races and miss india when u r abroad.... think binary.. think clearly and then move to a country.. i don know wht i was ranting abat but yeah ... this is what i feel.
Ken,Things are not as black and white as you state.You are talking as if you studied the immigration records from Malaysia for visitors from all countries (and not doctored reports), which you have NOT.Behind every move there is a economic, political and religious agenda, if you dont see that you are an idiot.BTW, westerners abuse any given system as much as anyone else and have been doing so for over 500 years but get away because of their economic, political and military power.The Chinese also have a good way of exploiting loopholes, so please dont make racist statements and single out Indians.Indians are a very simple race and benevolent culture and are not intrinsically punishing of small transgressions as your very refined culture may be.Balanced Indians will save the world from the PROZAC fed unstable westerners that currently rule this planet.
Ken was just trying to state the facts behind why Malaysia withdrew the Visa on arrival scheme. And here is a wonderful commentator calling him an Idiot. I tried to live in India for few months last year and that was the most miserable 6 months of my life. Probably the only country in the world where people do not know the meaning of civic discipline. Hurt your fellow citizen, call them words, take them for a ride at every opportunity, stink, bribe, piss - you name it and your filthy country is indeed going places !
Dear vivek it's fashionable in west and so many people in west to criticize india and indians in every matter. the problem is in your mindset, if you don't found india comfortable in six months ,indian's surely not have requested you to stay that longer,so many talented people across the world are now moving to this country of great potential and all well respected economic insitutions of the world have confirmed india as emerging super power and economic center of the world. But people are still with typical english mind set are not able to digest it. now we indians do not need your approval beside we are loving and forgiving people and don't care about misbehaviour of small nations like malayasia and that's right also as these type of countries only be forgiven and not to be rataliated
I fail to understand why Vivek born by supposedly Indian Genes is thinking so badly about India. This is the most spiritual and tolerant country in the world. I had been to UK some time back and I have seen zero civic sense in most of their cities only the Citi Councils (Municipal Corporations) are doing their jobs well because they take hell lot of money from citizens. And every country stinks bribes and pisses at some places. It is ridiculous and hopeless that you think that bad of India.
In the mornings, you don't find people sitting by the railway tracks, relieving themselves. Do you? That's to be found in Incredible India only.
Terrorists from Pakistan can enter Malaysia but peaceful Indian cannot get a visa on arrival. This clearly demonstrates racist policies of Malaysia against India and Tamils in particular. All these so called Dravidian leaders in Tamil Nadu keep complaining about Sri Lankan army action against a well armed terrorist organisation like LTTE. What are they doing about the mistreatment being meted blatantly against India in Malaysia. I would like Indian leader and Tamil Nadu leaders to raise hell on this treatment meted out by Malaysia. If I were the PM, I would cut ties with Malaysia at all levels. Malay majority Muslims have never treated the Indian origin people well and have always been treated to the lowest level possible.
Hello sir!i hv to come malasiya with my family for 4days.what is the procedure for on arrival.should i tak visa from india..i,m nt getting relevant information on net.cz i can book ticket as well as hotel on net bt what about visa.pls help me out.