Yes, we know, with the number of people eager to get to Johor Bahru, now that the restrictions have been lifted, immigration may take a while, but we agree that five hours is truly “epic” as one TikToker said.
“I can’t believe we endured this,” wrote @mitsueki on Sunday (Aug 28), posting a video of the very long customs queue.
@mitsueki This was just too #epic not to post. and I can’t believe we endured this. 1130am-5pm to go through immigration at JB customs. wow #malaysia #malaysiaboleh #trulyasia #malaysiatrulyasia #tiktoksg #sgtiktok #singapore #immigration #fyp #foryoupage
“This was just too #epic not to post… 1130am-5pm to go through immigration at JB customs. wow #malaysia #malaysiaboleh #trulyasia #malaysiatrulyasia #tiktoksg #sgtiktok #singapore #immigration #fyp #foryoupage,” she captioned her video.
She said in the video that it was the longest immigration queue she had “EVER experienced at JB customs.”
Indeed, the lines looked never-ending.
The hall was already packed wall to wall when they arrived at 11:50 am.
Three hours later, there were still so many people that some had resorted to sitting on the floor.
“I mean, we were so hungry that we just ate picnic style,” she wrote, adding that she could “even read a book.”
After 4 pm, they had made some headway, but the hall was still full.
“Into JB at 5 pm, FIVE HOURS LATER,” she wrote, when they finally made it through.
Mitsueki Ademaro’s TikTok has gone viral, getting over 350,000 views since she posted it.
Many netizens have also commented on her post.
One wrote that the problem had already been bad before the pandemic, and did not appear to think the situation would change soon, to which Ms Mitsueki agreed.
Some commenters wrote that for the same amount of time, one can actually go to Hong Kong or Dubai.
Another said that if she took a plane to Kuala Lumpur and then a bus to Johor, she would get there “much earlier.”
Other netizens shared that they had the same experience.
One said that their experience at Tuas Checkpoint had been much faster.
Ms Mitsueki also said in a comment that many were cutting queues, which made the problem worse.
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