LABUAN: The Immigration Department has started enforcing exit and entry control checks for all visitor movement between the Federal Territory of Labuan and Sabah, to tighten border control.
The Labuan Immigration Department said that prior to this, inspection was only carried out randomly on visitors moving between Labuan and Sabah.
“Exit and entry checks from Labuan to Jesselton Point Jetty and Tanjung Pagar Jetty, in Sabah will be carried out at the Labuan International Ferry Terminal, while visitor checks from Labuan to Menumbok Jetty, Sabah will be conducted at the Labuan Ro-Ro (roll on-roll off) Ferry Jetty and the Labuan International Ferry Terminal,” it said in a statement to Bernama yesterday.
Inspection on the movement of visitors from Menumbok Jetty, Sabah, to Labuan will be carried out at Menumbok Jetty, it added.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin on Sept 10 had ordered the Immigration Department to implement stricter enforcement from the Labuan International Ferry Terminal and the Ro-Ro Ferry Jetty to mainland Sabah.
