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Foreign Workers Who Marry a Local Can Be Immediately Deported from Malaysia
Meeting ‘the one’ from another country sounds like a dream come true, but for foreign workers in Malaysia, tying the knot with a local could turn that dream into a nightmare.
Under current rules, they could actually risk being deported even after saying ‘I do.’ Here’s what Malaysia’s Immigration Department (JIM) has laid out in its terms.
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1. What goes down the moment they tie the knot?
In a 2023 statement, JIM clarified that foreigners holding a Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) are not allowed to marry locals. Doing so would automatically cancel their permit.
The PLKS is a work permit stamped in the passport that lets foreigners work legally in Malaysia, covering seven sectors and valid for one to ten years.
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Source: Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia
2. Why was this rule made in the first place?
Berita Harian had previously reported that many foreign men, especially Pakistanis, marry local women mainly to stay in Malaysia and run businesses under their wives’ names.
Kelantan Immigration once revealed 15 such applications were rejected, while other tactics included using local nominees or taking over businesses without transferring licenses.
Past reports also showed some men marrying women from Sabah to secure social visit passes, with weak enforcement by certain state religious departments making such marriages easier.
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3. The consequences of non-compliance
Under the Immigration Act 1956/63 (Act 155), PLKS holders who get married will have their work permits automatically revoked and face immediate deportation.
As for anyone caught hiding or protecting undocumented migrants (PATI), Section 55E(1) of Act 155 (Amendment 2002) makes it a serious offence, carrying penalties of up to RM10,000 in fines, five years in prison, and even six strokes of the cane.
“Immigration also has no power to annul marriages, including those between locals and PLKS holders. What we can do, however, if the Immigration Act is breached, is revoke the permit immediately and deport the foreigner back to their home country,” said Immigration Director-General Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.
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