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Malaysia Extends Repatriation for Undocumented Bangladeshis
Greenwatch Desk
Migration
2025-01-21, 10:17pm
The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has announced an extension of the Migrant Repatriation Programme for undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, enabling them to return home under new provisions set by the Malaysian government.
The program, initially set to end on December 31, 2024, will now run until March 21, 2025. It applies to those who registered with Malaysian immigration to return by the deadline but were unable to do so for various reasons, the High Commission said in a notification on Tuesday.
This extension covers undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, along with those from other affected countries.
Under the revised policy, irregular migrants were allowed to return between March 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, by paying a maximum fine of 500 Malaysian Ringgit, regardless of how long they had stayed in Malaysia.