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MALAYSIA: Changes to Immigration Department requirements
August 8, 2016
From 1st August 2016, the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) of the Immigration Department of Malaysia (MID) requires that all Employment Pass (ED), Professional Visit Pass (PVP), Dependant Pass (DP) and Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP) applicants must obtain an approval…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: MYXpats Centre Introduces Application Fees
June 9, 2016
Effective 1st June 2016, the MYXpats Centre of the Expatriate Services Division of the Immigration Department of Malaysia will impose charges for the online processing of new and renewal Employment Pass (EP), Dependant Pass (DP) and Social Visit Pass (SVP) applications. There…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: 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 MoreSINGAPORE – Key changes to Work Permit and S Pass eligibility.
March 7, 2025
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced significant amendments to its work permit framework, effective July 1, 2025.
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