The Immigration Department has struck out 265,149 of the 433,708 names from its blacklist of National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) defaulters.

Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the remaining 168,289 names would be removed from the department's blacklist system on June 15.

He said the lift on the travel restriction was applicable to borrowers whose names were still in the Immigration system.

"The authorities at the entry points nationwide have been informed," he told a press conference after a working visit to the Immigration Department Headquarters in Putrajaya today.

For individuals who had been blacklisted by the Inland Revenue Board, Muhyiddin said they were allowed to leave the country without any restriction, from June 1.

He said the department's records showed that 636,202 people were still blacklisted by other agencies.