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MALAYSIA: Foreign Knowledge Worker Projections Open for Submission

December 1, 2020

Effective 1 December 2020, the 2021 Projection of Expatriates for companies registered with the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) is open for online submission.

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MALAYSIA: Foreign National Workers Reminded to Transfer Passes to New Passports

January 22, 2020

In Malaysia, Foreign Knowledge Workers or dependents holding a valid employment pass or dependent pass and obtaining a new passport should urgently complete Transfer of Endorsement to the new passport.

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MALAYSIA: MDEC Foreign Knowledge Worker Projection for 2020 Opens 3 December 2019

December 3, 2019

MSC/ICT status companies who are registered with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) can start to apply for their 2020 Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) projection for Employment Passes from 3 December 2018.

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MALAYSIA: ESD Foreign Knowledge Worker Projection for 2020 Opens 20 November 2019

November 19, 2019

Effective 20 November 2019, companies who are registered with the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) can start to apply for their 2020 Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) projection for Employment Passes (EP) and Professional Visit Passes (PVP).

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MALAYSIA: Change in Validity of Approval Letters Issued by MDEC

October 30, 2019

Validity of MDEC approval letters for ICT companies now increased from 3 to 6 months. Endorsement of approved passes must be completed within the 6-months.

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MALAYSIA: New Requirements for MDEC Applications

August 13, 2019

There are new requirements for MSC/ICT status companies applying for Employment Pass, Dependant Pass and/or Long-Term Social Visit Pass for their employees

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MALAYSIA: i-KAD Issuance Suspended Until Further Notice

July 17, 2019

The Malaysian immigration authorities have announced that from 16 July 2019 the issuance of i-KAD identification cards for foreign nationals is suspended.

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MALAYSIA: MYXpats Centre Updates Systems and Fees

April 18, 2019

From 1 June 2019, the MYXpats Centre of the ESD of the Immigration Dept of Malaysia has announced new features and charges for several applications.

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MALAYSIA: New Upper Age Limit for Long-Term Social Visit Pass Applications for Dependent Children [Updated 25 March 2019]

March 25, 2019

The Expatriate Services Division in Malaysia has announced new requirements for Long-Term Social Visit Pass (LTSVP) applications. Dependent children applying for an LTSVP must now be aged between 18 and 25 years at application – previously any dependent child aged at least 18 years could qualify.

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MALAYSIA: MYXpats Centre Requires ESD Portal Users to Complete Survey

February 8, 2019

All employers registered with the ESD portal of the MYXpats Centre to apply for Employment Passes or Professional Visit Passes must complete an online client experience survey before carrying out any further transactions through the portal.

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