Migrant Repatriation Programme 2.0 generates over RM114m

15 Apr 2026, 7:10 AM
Migrant Repatriation Programme 2.0 generates over RM114m
Migrant Repatriation Programme 2.0 generates over RM114m

PUTRAJAYA, April 15 — The Migrant Repatriation Programme 2.0 (PRM 2.0) has so far generated over RM114 million in revenue, said Immigration Department director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban.

He said that PRM 2.0, which runs from May 19, 2025, to April 30, 2026, has recorded 228,961 registrations, of which 204,523 undocumented migrants have already been repatriated.

"Our records show that Indonesia remains the top applicant, followed by Bangladesh," he said during a media conference today on Ops Serkap.

Zakaria added that the department has requested an extension of PRM 2.0, though no decision has been reached yet.

"Once a decision is made, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail will announce it," he said.

Saifuddin had previously stated that the government agreed to extend PRM 2.0 from May 19, 2025, to April 30, 2026, specifically for Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.

Under the programme, a RM500 compound is imposed for entering or remaining in Malaysia without a valid pass, as well as for overstaying, whereas violating pass conditions carries a penalty of RM300.

PRM 2.0 is a voluntary repatriation amnesty programme that allows undocumented migrants to return home, exempting them from prosecution and offering them compounds based on specific offences.

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