TYPE

OVERVIEW

REQUIREMENTS

Employment Pass

• 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 less

Category II

– Minimum RM5,000 – RM9,999 monthly salary

– Employment contract of 2 years or less

Category 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 are able 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 acquiring the RP-T, spouse is not required to acquire 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 acquisition of Dependent Pass for the spouse.