KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign tourists are allowed to bring along their maids when they visit the country by applying for a special pass with immediate effect.
The special pass is issued free of charge at the Immigration counter at all entry points, said Immigration Department public relations officer Abdul Haider Mohd Shukor in a statement today.
Previously, foreign tourists had to apply for visas for their maids.
Abdul Haider said for the special pass to be issued, foreign travellers or employers must become the sponsor of their maids, who must enter the country together with them (employers) on the same date and time.
Foreign travellers must be responsible for their maids and not abuse the facility, he said, adding that the maid special pass would be coordinated with the social visit pass of the employer.
In other development, he said travellers from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh were again covered by the transit without visa provision concession to from July 1.
This is to entice more tourists from the four countries to visit Malaysia with 650,000 arrivals and between 8,000 and 10,000 on transit expected this year, he added. - BERNAMA
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