The Immigration Department approved 6,535 MyTravelPass applications to facilitate the entry of migrant domestic workers through the Maid Online System (SMO) during the pandemic, between August 2020 and December 2021.

Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin said the figure comprised new recruit applications and Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) holders whose passes had lapsed when they returned to their respective countries.

“This was in line with the government’s effort to...