| Processing of Work Passes for Expatriates
Expedited by Immigration Department |
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| To expedite processing of applications and
approval of work passes for expatriates as well as to
increase transparency and avoid |
| confusion to the private sector and investors,
the Immigration Department has taken the following steps: |
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Beginning 1 June 2007, the Expatriate Committee (JKPD)
will process all applications for the posts within 7 days
and will be having |
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2 meetings weekly to expedite the approval. The approval
period for the posts has been increased from 2 to 5 years
(2+2+1); |
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Shorten the time taken to endorse related work passes
for expatriates to 3 days; |
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Executive Counters have been created for all executive
level personnel and these counters have been extended to state offices; |
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Provide checklist and application forms (DP10 and DP11)
for employment of expatriates at all state offices as
well as online; |
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Extending Professional Visit Pass validity from 3 months
to 6 months;and |
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Monitor and report the Immigration Department’s
approval process to PEMUDAH. |
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