Type | Overview | Requirements |
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Employment Pass (EP) | – For long-term stay / work and is classified into 3 categories. – Multiple entry. – Online application by the company and a guarantor required for application – Holders of Category III may not obtain Dependent Pass |
Category I – Minimum RM10,000 monthly salary – Employment contract of 5 years or lessCategory II – Minimum RM5,000 – RM9,999 monthly salary – Employment contract of 2 years or lessCategory III – Minimum RM3,000 – RM4,999 monthly salary – Employment contract less than 12 months |
Visit Pass / Professional Visit Pass (PVP) | – Short-term work pass for professionals (e.g. special projects & technical cooperation) – Company will follow the application procedure of Expatriate Services Division (ESD). |
– Employment by companies outside Malaysia – Maximum duration is 1 year (however, for corporate trainees, less than 6 months) – Family member may not accompany the employee |
Malaysia My Second Home Visa (MM2H) | – Up to 10 years (renewable with permission from Immigration Department) – Part-time employment may be allowed |
– For 50 years of age and older: revenue certificate of RM10,000 or more per month and asset verification of RM350,000 or more – Less than 50 years of age: revenue certificate of RM10,000 or more per month and asset verification of RM500,000 or more |
Resident Pass – Talent (RP-T) | – To attract and secure foreign talent in important economic fields.
– Holders may work and stay up to 10 years and areable to change employer. |
– Holder’s spouse and children under 18 years of age are also eligible for this pass. – Children over 18 years of age, parents, and spouse’s parents are eligible for the Social Visit Pass (maximum duration is 5 years). – Upon accquiring the RP-T, spouse is not required to accquire an EP to work in the Malaysia. |
Visitor Pass | – For short-term visits. | – Sightseeing, business meetings, foreign diplomacy, etc, within 90 days. – In possession of return ticket / flight ticket to a third country. – May not be used for working in Malaysia. |
Dependent Pass | – For dependents to accompany the holder. Validity is the same as the validity of the representative EP. | – Subject to the holder having permitted the accquisition of Dependent Pass for the spouse. |