Notices
Appointment Notification by SMS and E-mail
Please be informed that for registration appointments, you will receive an SMS and/or e-mail containing your appointment date and time. If you have included an e-mail address in your Refugee Malaysia website application, you will receive an SMS and e-mail of your...
Not True: Walk-in for Registration
We have been notified of a recent TikTok video spreading false information that UNHCR is providing UNHCR cards and registration appointments for married couples who walk into UNHCR. The video also encourages individuals to come to UNHCR for walk-in appointments and...
Beware of Scam: Special Relocation Program for Afghans
UNHCR has received reports of another scam targeting Afghan nationals. In addition to the scam on resettlement to the Netherlands via a Special Humanitarian Visa, there are organizations in Kabul (Afghanistan) claiming that Afghans can apply for a humanitarian visa...
Beware of Scam: Resettlement to the Netherlands for Afghan Nationals
UNHCR has received reports of a scam targeting Afghan nationals. Through emails, the individual claims that the UNHCR and US Forces Afghanistan (USFORA) are assisting 50 applicants to resettle to the Netherlands via a Special Humanitarian Visa. This is a scam. These...
Beware of Scam: Appointments Outside Office Hours
UNHCR has received reports of individuals receiving WhatsApp messages to come to the UNHCR office at night for UNHCR services. This is a scam. UNHCR only gives appointments within office hours (Monday to Friday, 8AM to 4PM). Beware of individuals asking you to come to...
Beware of Scam: Fake Refugee Malaysia App by Haris
UNHCR has received reports that a Rohingya individual known as Haris Bhai, Mr Haris, Haris Khan, and Mr Barmi has set up a new fake Refugee Malaysia app using the UNHCR logo. This is the same person that has posted videos on YouTube claiming to be able to provide...
No Registration Processing outside the UNHCR Refugee Centre
Please be informed that registration with UNHCR only takes place at the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur. There is no mobile registration. UNHCR does not conduct registration interviews or issues UNHCR documents at community events, community centres, NGO offices, etc. To...
TNG eWallet and UNHCR sign MOU on World Refugee Day to enhance financial inclusion for refugees in Malaysia
TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd. (TNG Digital), the operator of the TNG eWallet, is collaborating with UNHCR to bridge the financial inclusion gap for refugees and asylum-seekers. An MOU signing took place to mark the collaboration which was announced in conjunction with World...
Beware of Scam: Mr Haris / Haris Khan / Mr Barmi
UNHCR has received reports that a Rohingya individual who claims to be able to provide access to UNHCR processes has set up a new WhatsApp group and channel using the UNHCR logo. This is the same person that has posted videos on YouTube who claims to be able to...
Woman Pretending to be UNHCR Staff
UNHCR continues to receive recent reports of a woman who claims to work for the Registration and Resettlement Unit at UNHCR. The woman contacts refugees via WhatsApp sending voice messages and text messages, and has asked between RM2,000-3,000 to be transferred to a...
Man Named Devdass or Davadass Anjan
UNHCR has received reports of a Malaysian man going by the name of Devdass or Davadass Anjan, who has been contacting members of the refugee community and claiming that he is able to resettle them to the United States of America within a month. He has been allegedly...
Beware of Scam: Rohingya YouTuber
UNHCR has identified a Rohingya individual on YouTube who claims to be able to provide access to UNHCR processes. The individual has posted videos of him wearing a UNHCR vest, creating an impression that he is UNHCR staff and/or is connected to UNHCR. In the videos,...