New registration rules bared for travelers to Malaysia

The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said all foreigners, including Filipino travelers, 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 this year, a news release of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). All foreigners entering Malaysia through designated checkpoints are required to place their two index fingers on the glass plates of the electronic fingerprint scanning machines at immigration counters. The DFA said the biometric data of travelers will be captured and recorded on the Department of Immigration's database. It 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 new biometric registration requirement at entry points. - VVP, GMA News