Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the move was among the improvements to be made to overcome congestion due to the sharp increase in applications and renewals of Malaysian international passports.

He said these officers would be stationed at the immigration offices in the Klang Valley next week. They will comprise immigration officers picked from several states.

Khairul said this system was implemented in Johor Bahru recently and had proven effective in speeding up the process, thus reducing congestion at the immigration offices and counters.

“Since this has shown some success, this formula will now be used in the Klang Valley,” he told a press conference here today.