ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM)

• ASEAN Immigration Intelligence Forum (AIIF)

The AIIF was established in 2006 to promote and oversee the sharing of immigration intelligence among ASEAN immigration officers. The work of AIIF includes, among others, identifying immigration intelligence priorities, reviewing the effectiveness of current immigration intelligence process, and developing immigration intelligence capabilities.

• ASEAN Heads of Major Immigration Checkpoints Forum (AMICF)

Established in 2016, the AMICF serves as a communication platform for ASEAN immigration officers to exchange information and best practices in order to create greater understanding on recent security trends, risks, threats and challenges at the immigration checkpoints.

• Agreement
  • ASEAN Framework Agreement on Visa Exemption, 25 July 20016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Declarations and Statements
  • Joint Statement of the DGICM on the Prevention of the Movement of Foreign Terrorist Fighters, 23 September 2016, Bali, Indonesia
  • Declaration on the Guidelines on Consular Assistance by ASEAN Member States’ Missions in Third Countries to Nationals of Other ASEAN Member States, 18 November 2018, Singapore

• Plan of Actions
  • ASEAN Plan of Action for Cooperation on Immigration Matters, 16-18 October 2000, Davao, Philippines

• Guidelines
  • Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Assistance by ASEAN Missions in Third Countries to Nationals of ASEAN Member Countries in Crisis Situation, 29-30 July 2007, Manila, Philippines

• Brunei Darussalam
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Lao PDR
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Viet Nam

• The ASEAN Secretariat

      For further inquiries pertinent to the DGICM, please contact dgicm@asean.org.

• DGICM Directory

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AMMTC-SOMTC-DGICM Joint Calendar 2021