Immigration DG: BM fluency not a condition for passport renewals


PUTRAJAYA: Immigration Department officers are not allowed to reject any passport renewal or first-time applications solely because the applicant has failed to master the national language, says its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

“I would like to clarify that in fulfilling their responsibilities, immigration officers will conduct random checks on various aspects to verify applications.

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