In a statement, he said the extension was approved by the Cabinet at its meeting yesterday.

According to him, 192,281 undocumented migrants had registered to be sent home voluntarily under the programme, which was conducted from December 2020 until Tuesday.

Three countries with the highest number of immigrants registered for the programme were Indonesia (99,047), Bangladesh (26,821) and India (23,844).

“Of this number, 162,827 undocumented migrants had returned to their country of origin,” he added.

Khairul advised them to be at the counter for the programme 24 hours before their departure and not to turn up too early to avoid causing congestion at airport and jetty terminals.

The programme allows undocumented migrants to voluntarily return home if they meet certain conditions set by the authorities.

Those wishing to join the programme are required to possess valid travel documents approved by their respective embassies and high commissions, as well as flight or ferry tickets to their country of origin.

They are also required to pay a RM500 compound, either via debit card, credit card or Touch ‘n’ Go e-Wallet, as well as show an RT-PCR test result slip which is valid for 72 hours before departure.

FMT reported yesterday that hundreds of undocumented migrants were stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as they tried to leave the country under the recalibration programme.

They were stranded because they were unable to get approval from the immigration authorities, causing many of them to miss their flights.