West Malaysian Entering Sarawak
Effective 4 october to 18 october entry to sarawak from sabah and labuan.
West malaysian entering sarawak. Travellers entering sarawak at any point of entry are required to complete this mandatory declaration form. Effective 21 september 2020 the government of malaysia has allowed expatriates and their dependents including. Malaysian and non malaysians foreigner travelling into sarawak from overseas and semenanjung malaysia are required to apply for permission to enter sarawak from sdmc. The sarawak disaster management committee secretariat says there is no need for malaysians from peninsular malaysia sabah or labuan who are coming to sarawak to be quarantined at the quarantine centres if their last destination is any town or city in the state.
For sarawakians and malaysians entering sarawak from overseas the existing process is still maintained. West malaysians and sabahans have ceased using their passports to enter sarawak as they can gain entry through the imm114 disembarkation card that was introduced on sept 1 1986 in conjunction with the launching of feri malaysia revealed state immigration director datu ken leben. Malaysian immigration rules differ between four territories namely west malaysia and the east with the differences in malaysian territories of sabah sarawak and the federal territory of labuan. Failure to do so would result in a denial of entry to the state.
Travellers are fully aware that it is a criminal offence to induce the state government of sarawak to grant entry on the basis of a false declaration. Any applicable costs must be borne by passengers with the exception to sarawakians that will be covered by the sarawak state government. The differences in the requirements in the east malaysian territories are the result of an intend toagreement between west malaysia and. Passengers may contact the national disaster management agency at 603 8064 2400 or email protected email protected for any enquiries.
Domestic travellers including malaysian nationals and foreigners in malaysia are not allowed to travel between west malaysia and the states of sabah or sarawak east malaysia. All malaysians flying into sarawak from elsewhere in the country are required to undergo mandatory quarantine at designated hotels at their final destination in the state. All passengers from sabah and labuan are not allowed to enter sarawak with exception to sarawakians returning to the state. Residents of sabah or sarawak who were already in west malaysia or vice versa before the mco are allowed to return to their respective states.