No Passport Travel Talks Go Into Pilot Mode

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei citizens will soon be allowed to use the Smart Identity Card (KPP) to travel to Sabah and Sarawak.

The new procedure is meant to facilitate travel between Brunei and the two neighbouring countries.

The procedure is intended to implement a pilot project for the Frequent Travellers Card (FTC) between Brunei and Malaysia.

Under the new arrangement Brunei citizens will use the smart card while the Malaysian citizens will use their MyKad provided that travellers must bring along their passports.

The new regulation is expected to commence by late April.

Awang Sa Bali bin Abas, Director of Immigration and National Registration, disclosed this during the Bilateral and Harmonisation Immigration Management Meeting between Brunei Immigration Department and the Malaysian Immigration Department yesterday.

He added that as a start it will be implemented at the two Control Posts in Sungai Tujoh.

Awang Sa Bali said that 1,000 people will be involved for the implementation of FTC pilot project from each country.

They will be required to fill in the forms and will undergo security vetting.

The project includes official visits, business travel, commercial drivers and members of the public who have recorded at least five entries and re-entries at the end of the month prior to submitting the application.

The two-day meeting was co-chaired by Awang Sa Bali the Director of Brunei Immigration and National Registration, and Dato Mohamad Jamal Kamdi Director General Immigration of Malaysia. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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