13,846 users of MyTrip QR code at JB checkpoint

JOHOR BARU: More than 13,000 users have used the MyTrip QR Code for bus and motorcycle services at the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) of Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in Gelang Patah.

Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the testing process for checks using QR codes since June 1 has also proceeded smoothly.

“A total of 117,000 users have downloaded the application, and 13,846 individuals have used the QR codes to travel through KSAB.

Meanwhile, the same testing process is ongoing for bus passenger routes at CIQ Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI).

“The department is currently in the final stage of refining the requirements of the QR Code application to ensure the smoothness of its implementation,” he said in a statement.

He added that the implementation of immigration inspections using QR codes is in the trial process as a Proof of Concept (POC) for a period of three months.

“During this period, the use of QR codes only involves Malaysian citizens utilising bus and motorcycle services at CIQ KSAB, as well as bus services at CIQ BSI.

“The department is consistently committed to ensuring that the implementation of QR codes at CIQ KSAB and CIQ BSI runs smoothly to facilitate movement between the Malaysia-Singapore border,” he said.

Earlier, The Star reported that the QR code system for Malaysian travellers has seen an encouraging response, with nearly 70,000 people registering to use the trial system aimed at expediting immigration clearance at the border crossings with Singapore.

One of the applications, known as MyTrip which is embedded within the MySejahtera mobile app, has been functioning well without any major hiccups on the first day of the POC period that began on June 1.

It has been successfully tested at KSAB. However, similar QR code applications at the CIQ BSI had yet to start due to technical glitches.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof previously announced the three-month POC beginning June 1, applicable initially to Malaysian motorcycle and bus travellers.