JAKARTA - Malaysia’s Home Ministry said MyNIISe recorded 19.48 million QR transactions at Johor’s two main border checkpoints by June 28.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail gave the figure on July 2, according to Siakap Keli. The transactions were recorded at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar, two Johor checkpoints used by travellers moving between Malaysia and Singapore.

Saifuddin said the app had reached 2.4 million downloads and 1.27 million registered users by June 28. Bernama also reported the 19.48 million transaction figure on July 2, placing the update in Putrajaya and attributing it to Saifuddin.

MyNIISe is the National Integrated Immigration System app used for digital immigration services. At the Johor checkpoints, the QR function gives registered users a faster clearance option through digital lanes instead of relying only on conventional counter processing. The system is linked to Malaysia’s wider replacement of older immigration infrastructure.

The Home Ministry said in a January 30 airport rollout statement that the QR eGate initiative was meant to provide a “seamless, user-friendly and secure travel experience while maintaining optimal border security control.” 

That airport phase covered 46 pedestrian eGates deployed in stages at KLIA Terminal 1, KLIA Terminal 2, Penang International Airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport and Kuching International Airport.

Saifuddin said the airport expansion had recorded more than 5.59 million transactions so far. The earlier rollout plan said travellers could still use MyBorder Pass, passport scanning at MyNIISe eGates, existing eGates and manual immigration counters during the transition, keeping several clearance options open at major entry points.

The Johor figures sit inside a busy Malaysia-Singapore border corridor. In December 2025, the Home Ministry said it was upgrading immigration systems at BSI and KSAB to ease peak-hour movement, with 40 NIISe eGates and 145 MyNIISe QR Code scanners planned across motorcycle, vehicle and pedestrian lanes by December 31, 2025.

The ministry also said then that MyNIISe and MyBorderPass were being integrated so local and foreign travellers could pass through immigration checks more quickly. A special task force was assigned to monitor the upgrades weekly until the systems were fully operational by the end of December 2025.

RTM reported on May 5 that Saifuddin expected MyNIISe to be fully implemented in September. He said the system could shorten passenger checks to four or five seconds through facial recognition, QR codes and passport use. 

Security checks, baggage inspection, risk profiling and intelligence-based enforcement would remain part of the operating model.