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Malaysia Deploys Volunteers, Opens Special Lanes as BSI Autogate Glitches Persist

Foreign passport holders are directed to use myNIISe or manual counters during ongoing repairs.

Overview

  • AKPS says the autogate disruption at Johor Bahru’s BSI remains unresolved and affects only foreign passport holders, with Malaysians still able to use e-gates.
  • People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personnel have been sent to BSI and special lanes have been introduced to ease congestion, with a limited number of bus-hall e-gates still operational.
  • Authorities urge foreigners to use the myNIISe app’s QR counters or proceed to manual counters to speed up clearance and reduce queues.
  • AKPS and the Immigration Department report active repair work and continuous monitoring, and officials have not disclosed a technical cause.
  • Queues stretched up to two hours on Jan 10 at BSI and the Second Link after most e-gates failed, underscoring repeated breakdowns since 2024 as autogate access expanded to 63 nationalities.