by DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, March 26: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that no new visa restrictions have been imposed on Malaysian citizens travelling abroad.
This clarification is issued in response to a misleading video circulating on a video-sharing platform, which falsely claims that eight countries have recently introduced new visa requirements for Malaysians.
In a statement, the Ministry confirmed that this claim is entirely untrue. At present, there have been no changes to the visa policies affecting Malaysian travellers in the countries mentioned.
In addressing the matter, the Ministry has lodged a police report and referred the video to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for further action in accordance with existing laws and regulations.
The Ministry also urged the public to avoid sharing unverified information and to always refer to official sources for accurate and up-to-date travel information.
Meanwhile, several embassies in Malaysia have also issued statements debunking misleading information about restrictions for Malaysian citizens travelling to several European Union countries.
The French and Italian embassies have firmly clarified that recent reports circulating online regarding alleged travel restrictions for Malaysian citizens travelling to several countries in the European Union are entirely unfounded.
“There have been no changes to the current entry regulations, and Malaysian nationals continue to be warmly welcomed in Italy under the existing rules,” the Italian Embassy in Malaysia said in a statement.
The French embassy in a statement, highlighted that under the EU visa code, Malaysian nationals are exempt from short-stay visas throughout the Schengen area. They can therefore enter European territory for 90 days within a 180-day period. – DayakDaily
