UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.

Malaysia hosts some 181,000 refugees and asylum-seekers. 85% are from Myanmar, including some 103,000 Rohingyas. The remaining are from 50 other countries, including Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, and Somalia.

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES. Address: 570 Jalan Bukit Petaling, 50460 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Note: Strictly by appointment only. Arrest and detention hotline: +6012 630 5060 (Monday to Friday: 8:00am-6:00pm / Saturday to Sunday: 8:00am-4:00pm)

For self-verification of new UNHCR cards with QR codes, download the UNHCR Verify-MY smartphone application for free on Android Play Store or Apple App Store and scan the card to verify. The UNHCR card is only an identity document. It does not provide refugees with a formal right to work in Malaysia.

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...

Ensure the voices of refugees are considered in UNHCR’s decisions, services and programmes in Malaysia. Coordinate with all relevant stakeholders in projects and programs that benefit and build the capacity of refugee communities.

In Malaysia, for over four decades, UNHCR has supported the Government of Malaysia in managing the complex challenges of refugee protection. This is done through close engagement with Ministries...