KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Immigration Department has extended the autogate facility for its clearance into the country to visitors from 53 more countries, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
He said they comprised 26 European Union (EU) countries, 17 European countries outside the EU, six Arab countries and four other countries namely Canada, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.
In total, visitors from 60 countries have been given this auto gate facility for Immigration clearance into Malaysia, he said during the question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Dec 2).
He was responding to a question from RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) who wanted to know measures taken by the government to improve services and the number of automatic passport scanning machines to facilitate the entry of foreign tourists into the country.
Previously, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the facility would allow checks at the entrance to be faster and simplified without compromising on security elements in addressing congestion at the country's entrance. - Bernama
