With people entering and exiting Malaysia, more stories are told. A woman was stuck in Johor after she was refused exit by Malaysian customs due to a “one-off” stamp which only allowed her to return to Johor with an expired passport but not exit.
As the Malaysia Embassy in Singapore only gave her a stamp to return to Malaysia.
She had no choice but to remake her passport but the nearest appointment in Johor Bahru is 2 months away, essentially making her stuck in Malaysia
She posted her frustrations on Facebook hoping that someone could offer to give her a solution.
Here is what she said (roughly translated)
Malaysians who are residing in Singapore and require an extension stamp on their expired passport please take note!
This stamp can only be entered into Malaysia, but not out. because it’s a one-time!
I am an SG PR, I entered JB on the afternoon of April 6th, and I wanted to leave the country and return to Singapore at 12:00 pm, but was stopped at the Malaysian checkpoint. The reason is that the extension stamp I made is a one-off, and the officer’s statement is This stamp is for you to go back to Malaysia to make a new passport.
Because the Malaysian Embassy has not said, so I do not know. If I knew it, I wouldn’t want to go back on that day.
At that time, the custom officer also told me that he had encountered 7 such cases.
So at 12 midnight, I have to stay in JB by myself. What’s even more shocking is that making a passport requires an appointment, you can’t walk in (immigration at Setia Tropika), and the earliest appointment is in June.
If I am willing to go further Klang, the appointment will be on 25th April.
If there is a friend who has such a stamp-like me and wants to go back to Malaysia, remember to arrange an appointment to renew the passport first, don’t be like me. Online submission takes 3-4 days to get it.