Immigration Department of Malaysia

Immigration Department of Malaysia
Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia
AbbreviationJIM
MottoKedaulatan dan Keselamatan Negara Tanggungjawab Bersama (The Nation's Sovereignty and Safety Is a Shared Responsibility)
Agency overview
Formed21 July 1922; 102 years ago (21 July 1922) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMalaysia
Operational structure
HeadquartersLevel 1–7 (Podium) & Level 1–4 (Menara) No 15, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, 62550 Putrajaya
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Zakaria Shaaban, Director General of Immigration
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
Website
www.imi.gov.my

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]

  1. ^ "Sejarah Jabatan - Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia". imi.gov.my. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ Information Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Berita Publishing. 2005.