3 Chinese nationals arrested in Malaysia over fake US visa passes
Police said investigations uncovered a syndicate supplying counterfeit documents for US entry
Fourteen Chinese nationals and a Malaysian man have been detained by the immigration department for various offences in Kuala Lumpur.
In the first case, three Chinese nationals were detained for using fake passes as supporting documents to obtain entry visas to the United States.
Immigration director general Zakaria Shaaban said the arrests were made following intelligence gathering and an enforcement operation conducted on Wednesday.
“A team from the enforcement division detained one man and two women, aged from 25 to 54, for possessing social visit passes believed to be fake,” he said in a statement on Thursday.
“We also seized three Chinese passports with Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) stickers, which are suspected to be fake.”
He said the arrests were a follow-up to a related case on October 8, 2025, when six Chinese nationals and two local men from a syndicate were detained.
“Investigations revealed that the syndicate supplies counterfeit long-term immigration passes for up to 10,000 ringgit (US$2,481) each, to be used as supporting documents in visa applications to the United States,” he said.