Archive · 22 May 2025
Telugu Groups Aid Workers in Malaysia Repatriation
Some Telugu people in Malaysia are helping other Telugu people who are in the country illegally.
The Malaysian government is letting undocumented workers go back home without big penalties through a special program.
Many workers from India, including those from the Telugu regions, went to Malaysia for jobs but ended up staying without permission.
These workers often work in difficult jobs like on rubber or palm oil farms.
The Telugu community's organizations in Malaysia are spreading the word about this program so the workers can avoid big fines and jail time.
If they use the program, they only have to pay a small fine and can leave.
Otherwise, they face a much bigger fine and possibly jail time.
The Malaysian government has a repatriation program for undocumented workers.
Telugu organizations in Malaysia are informing Telugu workers about the program.
The program began on May 19, 2025, and lasts until April 30, 2026.
Many Telugu workers are in Malaysia illegally.
The repatriation program allows workers to leave with a smaller fine than if caught otherwise.
- Who
- NRI organizations and Telugu community in Malaysia and illegal Telugu workers.
- What
- NRI organizations are helping Telugu workers in Malaysia understand and utilize a repatriation program to avoid fines and imprisonment.
- When
- The Migrant Repatriation Programme 2.0 started on May 19, 2025, and runs until April 30, 2026.
- Where
- Malaysia
- Why
- To inform Telugu workers of a repatriation program so they can leave Malaysia without facing large fines or jail time for being undocumented.
- Repatriation Program Start Date
- May 19, 2025
- Repatriation Program End Date
- April 30, 2026
- Fine with Repatriation
- RM 500
- Potential Fine without Repatriation
- RM 10,000
- Potential Jail Time without Repatriation
- Up to five years
- Organizations Involved
- Federation of NRI Cultural Associations in Malaysia