Apply via EnterSarawak to enter state, visitors told

KUCHING: Travellers who are not Sarawak-born, including Malaysian citizens, are still required to apply through EnterSarawak to enter the state.

However, exemption is given to federal civil servants serving in Sarawak, the State Disaster Management Committee said in a statement.

The civil servants only need to show a verification letter from their respective department head and a valid work permit (if applicable) to be allowed to board a plane, boat or go through the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex (ICQS), it said.

Private sector employees are also given an exemption and they are also required to show a verification letter from their employer and a valid work permit before being allowed to enter the state.

“Non-Sarawakians who are married to a Sarawakian are also exempted from applying for EnterSarawak, but they need to produce their marriage certificate.

“For children of Sarawakian parents, who were born outside Sarawak, they are required to show their birth certificate,” it said.

The committee said the exemption is also given to SarawakMalaysia My Second Home visa holders and they only need to show their visa pass document to be allowed entry.

They are also required to fill the e-Health Declaration Form and produce proof they have completed their Covid-19 vaccination. – Bernama