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Immigration to Malaysia is the process by which people migrate to Malaysia to reside in the country. The majority of these individuals become Malaysian citizens . After 1957, domestic immigration law and policy went through major changes, most notably with the Immigration Act 1959/63.
The primary law governing nationality requirements is the Constitution of Malaysia, which came into force on 27 August 1957. All persons born in Malaysia between 31 August 1957 and 1 October 1962 automatically received citizenship by birth regardless of the nationalities of their parents.
Illegal immigration to Malaysia is the cross-border movement of people to Malaysia under conditions where official authorisation is lacking, breached, expired, fraudulent, or irregular. The cross-border movement of workers has become well-established in Southeast Asia , with Malaysia a major labour-receiving country and Indonesia and the ...
The Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) is a programme promoted by the Malaysia Tourism Authority and the Immigration Department of Malaysia, to allow foreigners to stay in Malaysia for a period of ten years. Foreigners who fulfill certain criteria may apply, and a successful applicant is allowed to bring a spouse, an unmarried child under the age ...
The visa policy of Malaysia consists of the requirements for foreign nationals to travel to, enter, and remain in Malaysia. Most visitors to Malaysia are granted visa-free entry for a period of 90, 30, or 14 days respectively.
January – La Salle School, Petaling Jaya was established by De La Salle Brothers. [1]26 January – The Central Bank of Malaya (Bank Negara Tanah Melayu) was founded. [2]19 February – The Election Offences (Amendment) Ordinance 1959 was enacted.
Javanese gamelan music group in Singapore, circa 1890 Mandailing women tin miners in Perak, Malaysia, circa 1920s. The Malays in Singapore (Malay: Orang Melayu Singapura) make up about 14% of the country's population. Most of them came from what we know today as Indonesia and southern Malaysia.
[2] January – The KLSE Composite Index rose to 1,000 points. 20 February – Kota Kinabalu was granted city status. [3] 31 March–2 April – 2000 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix; 16 April – Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Putra, died in the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, aged 79. On 17 April, his son Tengku Syed Sirajuddin was ...