Appeal Procedure

Appeal Procedure

Employers or Agencies who wish to appeal for their foreign worker may register the appeal case within two (2) weeks from the certification date.

Appeal Registration Process

Notification

For a case allowed to appeal, the employer will be notified via email advising them to submit an appeal within two weeks from the certification date.

Registration

Registration of appeal can be done either through Employer/ Agency Portal at the portal.fomema.my 

Monitor

Employer / Agency can monitor the progress of the appeal case via respective Employer Portal at the portal.fomema.my

Resolve

All appeal cases will be resolved soonest possible once the documents are completed, and the case will be closed if no documents are received after 4 weeks.

Cases Not Allowed to Appeal

Tuberculosis (TB)

Audit of initial chest X-ray image by Panel Consultant Radiologist of FOMEMA confirms the present of radiological signs of TB.

Malaria

Malaria screening test result was positive and confirmed with BFMP test as malaria parasite present.

Pregnancy

Urine pregnancy test result was positive and confirmed with serum β-hCG test result as positive.
Note: β-hCG = Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Syphilis

VDRL test result was reactive and confirmed with TPHA test result as positive.

HIV

HIV 1 & 2 Ab was reactive during FOMEMA Medical Examination.

Hepatitis B

HBsAg was reactive during FOMEMA Medical Examination.

Hepatitis C

Anti-HCV was reactive during FOMEMA Medical Examination.

Appeal Process Flow

Register Appeal

Employer/ Agency may register the appeal via Employer / Agency Portal at portal.fomema.my

Additional Tests

All additional test results must be submitted to FOMEMA soonest possible. The case will be closed if no document is received after 4 weeks.

Please refer to the “Appeal To-Do List” for the list of additional test. portal.fomema.my

Check Appeal Status

The status of the appeal can be monitored from the Employer Portal at portal.fomema.my

Appeal Process Flow

Notification

The employer/agency will receive an email notification for cases that are eligible for appeal.

Registration

Registration of appeal cases on the FOMEMA Online Portal by the employer/agency.

Appeal Fee

All payments related to appeal cases are to be made to FOMEMA.

Case Close

The appeal will be resolved promptly once all documents are submitted. If no documents are received by Week 4, the case will be closed.

Appeal Status

The appeal status can be tracked on the designated portal.

Test Results Submission

The additional test results must be submitted by the appeal panel  to FOMEMA no later than four (4) weeks after the appeal registration date.

Appeal Status

STATUS INDICATION
Appeal submitted Application for appeal has been registered and the officer of the case is reviewing the case.
Pending Payment Employer / Agency has to make payment via FOMEMA Online Portal.
Doctor Examination Case already reviewed by the officer in-charge and for additional tests to be carried out. Employer need to refer GP.
Document Complete All forms/results have been received and case will be submitted for the next Appeal Committee hearing (weekly basis).
Awaiting Approval The case is being reviewed by Appeal Committee
Closed appeal The case has been closed either as successful or unsuccessful*. Kindly proceed to Immigration Department for further action. To print the appeal decision letter, please click “Decision Letter” button. *Reasons for unsuccessful appeal: Additional test results are abnormal or Documents for appeal process not complete.

List of Appeal Panel Hospitals Under FOMEMA

Perlis

KPJ Perlis Specialist Hospital

Kedah

Kedah Medical Center

Penang

KPJ Penang

Perak

KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital

Kelantan

KPJ Perdana

Kuala Lumpur

KPJ Sentosa

Selangor

KPJ Kajang

N. Sembilan

Aurelius Hospital Nilai

Melaka

Putra Specialist Hospital

Pahang

IIUM Medical Specialist Center (IMSC)

Johor

Columbia Asia Tebrau

Sabah

KPJ Sabah Specialist
Hospital

Perlis

KPJ Perlis Specialist Hospital
(Perlis)

Kedah

Kedah Medical Center
(Kedah)

Penang

KPJ Penang (Penang)

Perak

KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital
(Perak)

Kelantan

KPJ Perdana (Kelantan)

Kuala Lumpur

KPJ Sentosa (Kuala Lumpur)

Selangor

KPJ Kajang (Selangor)

N. Sembilan

Aurelius Hospital Nilai
(N. Sembilan)

Melaka

Putra Specialist Hospital (Melaka)

Pahang

IIUM Medical Specialist
Center (IMSC)(Pahang)

Johor

Columbia Asia Tebrau
(Johor)

Sabah

KPJ Sabah Specialist
Hospital (Sabah)

You will need to bring the supporting documents listed below to the appeal panel hospital:

Note: The employer or agency is encouraged to make an appointment with the selected panel hospital to ensure a smooth appeal process.