KUCHING, Oct 19: From Oct 1, 2025 to Sept 30, 2026, the overall average processing time per application through Foreign Workers Transformation Approach (FWTA) has reduced from 80 days to 43 days.
Minister in the Premier’s Department Dato Sri John Sikie Tayai pointed out that under the FWTA charter, the benchmark processing time for complete applications requiring no further clarification is set at 61 days.
“Verified operational data recorded over the past four quarters, from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026, demonstrates a consistent and substantial improvement in end-to-end processing speed across Approval in Principle (AP), Labour Licence (LL), and eVDR (e-Visa Dengan Rujukan) stages.”
“Across this one-year period, the overall average processing time per application dropped from 80 days to 43 days, a reduction of 37 days that outperforms our 61 days benchmark by 18 days,” said Sikie when delivering ministerial winding up speech at Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) here today.
