New Immigration Control Post Goes Operational Today

Bandar Seri Begawan –The new control post of the Immigration Department in Kampong Putat in Mukim Lumapas will be fully operational today.

The new control post replaces the existing one at the wharf in the capital.

The new building, which was built in June this year, was completed last August at a cost of more than $565,000.

The building also houses other enforcement agencies' offices such as the Customs and Excise, the Health Department, the Narcotics Control Bureau, Internal Security Department, the Royal Brunei Police Force, Marine, Agriculture, Fishery and the board for issuing Halal Import Permit Section.

The new control post will deal with the arrival and departure operation, including people coming from and going to Limbang via the Brunei River.

The public and speed boat operators, however, still need to pass the Jalan Residency stall area and then report to the Putat Control Post before proceeding on to their destinations.

A total of 12 immigration officers and three staff are stationed daily at the post working round the clock in three shifts.

For those who want to go to the neighbouring state or vice versa must bring along their travel documents and report to the immigration officer on duty at the Putat Control Post.

Failure to comply with the regulation is chargeable under the Immigration Act and, if found guilty, the violators are liable to a fine of up to $2,000 and six months imprisonment or a compound of $600 under the same Act. Failure to abide by the provisions of the Passport Act Section 146 are liable to a fine of up to $5,000 and three years imprisonment. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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