Friday, August 12, 2011
An August 11, 2011 press release by the Department of Foreign Affairs
The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur wishes to inform all Filipino travelers to Malaysia that all foreigners are now required to undergo Malaysia’s National Enforcement and Registration System (NERS), the biometric finger print registration of foreigners, upon entry to Malaysia.
Malaysia’s NERS took effect on June 1, 2011.
In the new procedure, which applies to all foreigners entering Malaysia through designated checkpoints, travelers are required to place their two index fingers on the glass plates of the electronic fingerprint scanning machines at immigration counters.
Biometric data of travelers will be captured, will be kept in the Department of Immigration’s database and will be used for verification process upon exiting the country.
Under the new system, all foreign nationals aged 12 years and above must submit to the biometric procedure.
Malaysia had amended its Immigration Law and Regulations to support and enforce the new biometric registration requirement at entry points.
