Foreign workers who failed to apply for the E-Card are urged to surrender to escape from being fined and jailed.
Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali said those who surrendered would only be charged a penalty of RM400 instead of paying up to RM5,000 if they were caught under the enforcement action.
Should the case be brought to court, the minimum fine of RM10,000 could be imposed, he said.
"They (illegal foreign workers) can surrender and be deported immediately but before that, they will be investigated.
"Under our 3-Plus-1 programme, they will need to pay a fine of RM400, then buy an air ticket and return to their countries of origin.
"They will also be given a blacklist period which can be up to five years from entering Malaysia," Mustafar told reporters after his opening address at a briefing on the APEC Business Travel Card, here, today.
The E-Card functions as a temporary confirmation of employment for illegal workers, which replaces valid travel documents from their respective countries.
The card is given for free to employees, and is valid until Feb 15, 2018. This allows employers ample time to complete the process of registering their illegal workers.
The deadline for the E-Card registration was June 30, 2017.
Mustafar said there was no possibility of extension for the E-Card registration.
He also said that the detention depots were expected to be packed with arrested illegals following the E-Card Special Operations being conducted almost every day.
However, he added, the clearing process was being done by speeding up the investigation and prosecution process while deportation could also help solve the problem of illegals.
Mustafa noted that to date, Immigration had arrested over 2,000 foreign workers and 44 employers nationwide since the E-Card deadline.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Thu Jul 06 2017
Should the case be brought to court, the minimum fine of RM10,000 could be imposed, he said.
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