A-G 2018 Report: Unstable immigration system failed to capture entry-exit data of foreigners in M’sia


PUTRAJAYA: A total of 214,398 or 23.5% of foreigners who entered the country between 2016 and 2018 have no record of leaving, according to the Auditor-General's Report 2018 (Series 3).

That number is derived from 912,374 foreigners whose entry to Malaysia were recorded by the Immigration Department.

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