Immigration Department of Malaysia Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia | |
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Abbreviation | JIM |
Motto | Kedaulatan dan Keselamatan Negara Tanggungjawab Bersama (The Nation's Sovereignty and Safety Is a Shared Responsibility) |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 21 July 1922[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Malaysia |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Level 1–7 (Podium) & Level 1–4 (Menara) No 15, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, 62550 Putrajaya |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Website | |
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The Immigration Department of Malaysia (Malay: Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia; abbreviated as JIM) is a department of the Malaysian federal government that provides services to Malaysian citizens, permanent residents and foreign visitors. The department is responsible for issuing passports, travel documents, visas, passes and permits; administering and managing the movement of people at authorised entry and exit points; and enforcing immigration legislation including the Immigration Act 1959/63 and the Passport Act 1966. The department is a section of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[2]