According to a report in the The Jakarta Post two Malaysian accountants, from the auditing firm KPMG are being held by South Sulawesi Police for visa violations. The case, which has sparked anger among Malaysian officials, began on August 16, 2005 when the two accountants were arrested while they were carrying out an audit for a subcontractor of giant nickel miner PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (PT Inco). The two were charged with violating immigration laws as according to the police they entered the country on tourist visas but were working as audit consultants.

According to KPMG, it maintains that the accountants have not breached any laws, saying the two legally entered and worked in Indonesia as they used a short visit pass, not a tourist visa as earlier reported.

The KPMG's Malaysian representative argued that the use of a short visit visa for business purposes was lawful and the use of a short visit pass for business purposes was stipulated in Presidential Decree No. 103/2003 on visa exemption for short visits. According to the decree, Malaysian nationals do not require a work permit based on reciprocal recognition and bilateral arrangements.

Under the decree, Malaysian citizens are permitted to enter Indonesia if the purpose of their visit is in the context of recreation or tourism, social-cultural or business reasons or as a governmental duty, which in this case the immigration officials held their reasons are not government duty.

The UAE Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has recently chosen IntegraScreen as its Exclusive Partner to screen visa applicants into the Country

Fake documentation and degrees provided by an increasing number of international job applicants is a cause for major concern in the United Arab Emirates. The government has now initiated a campaign to curb immigration fraud and have enlisted the assistance of IntegraScreen working alongside Emirates Post in a joint venture.

IntegraScreen will now verify degree certificates provided by visa applicants seeking to work in the UAE; any applicant found to have counterfeit documentation will be screened out from the visa application process.

Abdullah Al Daboos, Director General of Emirates Post said that "Emirates Post will continue its quest for new opportunities to serve its customers, without compromise on the present quality of its service". He followed by saying that the "Quality of services provided by Emirates Post is as important to us as the quantity. That is why we are glad to be working with IntegraScreen which is the ideal company in terms of customer service".

IntegraScreen is one of the world’s leading providers of Immigration Screening and Document Verification Services which it provides to certain Asian, North American and Middle Eastern governments already.

According to their website, IntegraScreen offer immigration screening stating, "This sensitive and discreet service combines many elements of our personal record, business partner and anti-money laundering screening services to ensure that the applicant is indeed who he says he is, has the credentials he claims, his financial position is as stated and that he has no known links to criminal activities in his country of origin."

This immigration screening initiative coupled with the recent revoking of the ban on re-entry into the country of expatriates who leave their jobs or cancel their residence visas demonstrates a concerted effort on the part of the UAE government to improve the quality of their workforce.