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arriving in the country seeking employment
Thu, Aug 4, 2022, 11:46 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Aug 04, Colombo: The Ministry of Defense

today said the National Anti-Human Trafficking
Task Force under the ministry has noted that
an increasing number of Sri Lankans are
arriving in Malaysia under visit visas with the
belief that these visas could be converted to
working visas.

Due to such arrivals, Malaysian Immigration Authorities are taking

stringent measures to scrutinize visit visa holders.

About 20 Sri Lankans per week, who have been denied entry by the local
authorities, are reportedly being deported directly from the airport, back
to Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Defense said in a media release.

Many persons that managed to get the entry endorsed into Malaysia on a
visit visa, have later found out that they have been duped by ‘job agents’
and they will be forced to work in harsh inhumane conditions with little
pay and no labour rights, and thus become victims of human trafficking.

It was further reported that the amnesty period granted for illegal
immigrants to exit from Malaysia ended on 30th June 2022. Malaysian
Law Enforcement Agencies are now engaged in continuous raids to
apprehend foreigners without valid visas.

When apprehended, persons without valid visas will have to serve time in
the prison and upon being released they will be detained at a designated
detention center, until such time that the arrangements are made to
deport them at their own cost.

Therefore, the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force of Sri Lanka advises the citizens of Sri Lanka that ‘visit visas to
Malaysia cannot be converted into work visa upon arrival’ and urges Sri Lankans who are seeking employment abroad to
do so via legitimate and authentic avenues.

The Task Force earnestly requests you to please verify such opportunities received by you with the Sri Lanka Bureau of
Foreign Employment (SLBFE) prior to proceeding ahead with those.

All prospective migrants are hereby advised to use proper channels and register with the SLBFE before departing Sri
Lanka.

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