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MALAYSIA: Foreign Employee Projections Open for 2016
December 7, 2015
On the 30th of November, Malaysian officials announced that companies, whom are registered with the Expatriate Services Division online portal, can now submit their foreign employee projections for 2016. The foreign employee projection was set up in 2015, and should…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: Increased Work Permit Flexibility through New Employment Pass Category
July 22, 2015
From 15th July 2015, a new form of Employment Pass has been put in place by the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) to permit lower wage bands to use short term work passes. The ESD was formed in June…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: Immigration Department Experiencing Severe Delays
July 1, 2015
Applications made through the Malaysian Immigration Department HQ have recently been experiencing severe delays, often over twice the processing time of an ordinary application. The current system failure has been attributed to the migration of their internal system…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: Professional Visit Pass Applications
June 11, 2014
From Sunday 15th June, employers applying for Professional Visit Passes on behalf of their non-Malaysian national employees, will be required to appoint a representative responsible for submitting applications to the Malaysian Immigration Department (MID) Headquarters in Putrajaya in person. Although…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: i-Pass MDeC submissions
October 31, 2013
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) i-Pass applications, which used to be submitted directly to the Malaysian Immigration Department, must now be submitted to the Immigration Unit wihtin the MDeC itself. The MDeC is a government sponsored initiative established to support…
Read MoreUKBA ANNOUNCES TUBERCULOSIS TESTING IN MALAYSIA
December 28, 2012
What has Changed? The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced a new pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening programme in Malaysia. All Malaysian nationals who wish to enter the UK for more than six months from 31 December 2012 will need to…
Read MoreMalaysian government announces new work permit process and expat i-pass card
September 26, 2011
The Malaysian Government has launched a new work permit (Employment Pass and Professional Visit Pass) process for information and communication technology (ICT) companies, which will be adjudicated by Malaysia"s Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). Additionally, the Government has announced the implementation…
Read MoreEUROPEAN UNION – Reminder of upcoming European Travel and Immigration Authorisation System (ETIAS)
September 9, 2024
ETIAS is a pre-travel authorisation to enter one of the ETIAS countries for a short stay. It is understood that implementation should be in the first half of 2025.
Read MoreSWEDEN – Simplified Passport Checks
May 22, 2024
The Swedish Migration Agency has introduced a pilot scheme to allow nationals from 23 countries to complete the passport verification requirement using an application on their mobile phone or computer instead of attending in person.
Read MoreCHINA – New visa-waiver scheme
May 8, 2024
China is granting a visa-waiver to citizens of 12 countries, allowing them to visit China for periods up to 15 days for business, tourism, family visit, and transit purposes.
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