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The Expatriate Services Division (ESD) in Malaysia has begun re-issuing
i-Kad cards to Employment Pass (EP) holders who work for companies registered with
the ESD. Currently, the only i-Kads being reissued are for the transfer of
endorsements for EP holders from an old passport to a new one.
The i-Kad is the only other document – other than a valid passport – that foreigners
can use for official identification purposes in Western (Peninsular) Malaysia. It is
a credit card-sized document with biometric identification data.
Re-issuance of i-Kad cards under these limited circumstances began on 8 September.
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We will provide further updates regarding changes to i-Kad issuance as they become
available.