Malaysian crackdown on Pakistanis marrying local women to bypass immigration law | #AsiaNewsNetwork

Malaysian crackdown on Pakistanis marrying local women to bypass immigration law | #AsiaNewsNetwork
Published 21 January 2019

TANAH MERAH (The Star/ANN) -- The Immigration Department in Kelantan has tracked down Pakistani nationals who married local women so they could operate businesses and remain in the country for a longer period of time.

 

Its director Azhar Abdul Hamid said these marriages of convenience had irked local traders who claim their businesses had been affected.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/01/21/no-more-easy-way-out-immigration-dept-out-to-curb-marriages-of-convenience-in-kelantan/