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Death and Critically Ill Emergency Visit
PROCEDURES AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEATH AND CRITICALLY ILL EMERGENCY VISITS BETWEEN MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE
| TRAVELLING FROM SINGAPORE TO MALAYSIA | ||
PREREQUISITES (Who can apply) | • | Malaysians, Singapore citizens and Permanent Resident of Singapore, holder of Singapore’s Long Term Pass who are immediate family members of the deceased/critically ill patient (i.e. parents, children, close siblings and legal guardian). |
| • | For travel via air (KLIA & KLIA2) and land border crossings between Malaysia and Singapore (BSI and KSAB). | |
| • | Only limited to emergency visits in Peninsular Malaysia.
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| • | Adults aged 21 to 60 years. | |
| • | Priority for entry will be given to spouse or child(ren) / parents to the deceased/ critically ill patient. | |
| • | Appeals may be considered on a case-by-case basis. (e.g. for non-close siblings or an elderly member to enter if the patient or deceased have no other immediate family members.) | |
| APPLICATION PROCEDURES | • | Application for compassionate reason to be made prior to departure using Appendix 4 and Appendix 9. |
| • | Travellers arriving through BSI and KSAB must submit their application to cprcjknj@moh.gov.my while travellers arriving at KLIA/KLIA2 must submit their application to cprc_sel@moh.gov.my and kkmkliacovid@gmail.com. All applications must be copied to hso@moh.gov.my | |
| • | Application must include the following documents: | |
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| • | The applicant(s) must be physically present at the Malaysian airports (KLIA & KLIA2 only) and land border crossing entry points in Johor Bahru (BSI & KSAB) with the following documents: | |
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| • | Travellers are subjected to the prevailing health policy of Malaysia. | |
| • | Travellers shall bear all costs incurred, not limited to quarantine, COVID-19 tests and any other logistical charges. | |
| • | Travellers are subjected to the prevailing immigration procedures, rules and regulations during immigration clearance at the point of entry. Travellers who require visa to enter Malaysia will have to obtain the necessary visa before departure. | |
| HEALTH SCREENING | • | Travellers are required to undergo RT-PCR swab test within 72 hours before departure and produce a valid negative test result. |
| • | Travellers must install, register and activate MySejahtera mobile application before departure. | |
| • | Travellers will be subjected to health screening at the point of entry. | |
| • | Travellers to undergo RTK Antigen (RTK Ag) test at the point of entry: | |
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| • | Cost for PCR/ RTK Ag swab test will be borne by travellers. | |
| • | Payment for quarantine and the one-off payment for foreigners will be made at the quarantine facility, unless stated otherwise. | |
| TRAVELLING TO DESTINATION | • | Approval for DCEV will be authorized by the respective Health State Department on the same application form submitted. |
| • | With the approval DCEV, travellers to communicate with the designated quarantine station staff (Civil Defense Force) for “time-off” and transport arrangement for emergency visit. | |
| • | For travellers who make the trip for the purpose of visiting a critically ill family member at hospital, prior approval from the Hospital Director/Management is required (to be obtained prior to departure or during the 3-days quarantine). Depending on the prevailing hospital’s visitation policy, travelers may not be allowed to proceed with the visit without an approval letter from the respective hospital, even if they have obtained permission to enter Malaysia under DCEV. | |
| • | On the visiting day, travellers will be escorted by the Civil Defense Force to the declared emergency destination (e.g. funeral place and hospital). NADMA’s guidelines on transport arrangement | |
| • | Travellers will be granted a one-off, three-hour visit at emergency destination (not including travel time), subject to the prevailing health policies of Malaysia. Travellers are not allowed to detour or go to any place other than the emergency destination. | |
| • | Upon completion of the visit, travellers will return to Singapore immediately, where the travellers would be subject to Singapore’s prevailing entry policies. | |
| • | Failing to do so, the travellers will be subjected to the prevailing immigration and health policies of Malaysia. | |
| TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION | If the COVID-19 situation in the receiving/sending country deteriorates, the DCEV may be temporarily suspended by either party, by giving prior notice to the other party of a duration to be determined by mutual agreement. The commuting arrangements may also be reactivated by mutual consent of the Governments of Singapore and Malaysia when the COVID-19 situation improves. | |
| IMPORTANT NOTE: | |
| 1. | Flowchart on Death and Critically Ill Emergency Visit Management & Applied Charges for COVID-19 Test and Quarantine as Appendix 2 and Appendix 7. |
| 2. | Travellers who wish to apply for Death and Critical Illness Emergency Visits (DCEV) from Malaysia to Singapore, please refer to Singapore’s SafeTravel website at https://go.gov.sg/DCEV |
