Malaysia

Senior expatriate employment route under the revised 2026 salary and tenure policy.

Expatriate employment route at the revised Category II salary band, with a succession-plan requirement.

Time-limited expatriate employment route at the revised Category III general salary band.

Category III employment route for the specific manufacturing sectors subject to the higher 2026 salary floor.

Discretionary short emergency-work facility for a foreign professional in one of the selected sectors.

Temporary research-assignment route under the Professional Visit Pass-Expert framework.

Temporary project-specific route for a foreign technical expert engaged by a Malaysian government agency or private company.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

Employer-sponsored temporary-employment route for an eligible foreign worker in agriculture.

Employer-sponsored temporary-employment route for an eligible foreign worker in construction.

Employer-sponsored domestic-work route for an eligible woman from one of the approved source countries.

Employer-sponsored temporary-employment route for an eligible foreign worker in manufacturing.

Employer-sponsored temporary-employment route for an eligible foreign worker in plantation work.

Employer-sponsored temporary-employment route for an eligible foreign worker in an approved services subsector.

Multiple-entry business-visitor pass for an investor whose Malaysian investment is under negotiation or implementation.

Multiple-entry business-visitor pass for a foreign investor with no investment record in Malaysia and a prospective project.

Up-to-twenty-year multiple-entry residence for qualifying investors, entrepreneurs and foreign talent with high income/net-worth and fixed deposit.

Up-to-five-year Residence Pass for an established digital entrepreneur with a proven record.

One-year Professional Visit Pass for a new digital entrepreneur hosted by a recognised Malaysia Digital Hub or MRANTI.

Renewable long-term residence and work route for highly qualified expatriates already established in Malaysia.

Follow-on RP-T facility for holders reaching the end of the original ten-year RP-T term.

Professional Visit Pass category for a foreign convert student pursuing Islamic studies, without a published age ceiling.

Professional Visit Pass category for an adult foreign student pursuing Islamic studies.

Professional Visit Pass category for a foreign student under 18 pursuing Islamic studies.

Professional Visit Pass category for an international student studying under Malaysia Bible Seminary.

Student Pass for an admitted international student at an approved public university or private higher-education institution.

Student Pass for study at an approved language centre authorised to enrol international students.

Student Pass for study at a qualifying government, aided, international, expatriate, private or Chinese private secondary school.

Student Pass for an approved training, skills or accredited centre authorised for international students.

Permanent residence Entry Permit category for a child under 18 of a Malaysian citizen.

Permanent residence Entry Permit category for the husband of a Malaysian citizen.

Permanent residence Entry Permit category for the wife of a Malaysian citizen.

Dependent Pass for a qualifying child under 18 of an eligible Employment Pass holder.

Dependent Pass for the spouse of an eligible Employment Pass holder.

Long-Term Social Visit Pass for an older dependent child of an eligible Employment Pass holder.

Family residence for a child or stepchild linked to a Malaysian citizen, including undetermined citizenship cases.

Family-based temporary stay for a divorced former spouse of a Malaysian citizen.

Up-to-five-year temporary residence for a legally married foreign spouse of a Malaysian citizen.

Family-based temporary stay for a widow or widower of a Malaysian citizen.

Long-Term Social Visit Pass for the wife of a Malaysian permanent resident.

Five-year Residence Pass for a qualifying child of a Malaysian citizen.

Residence Pass for a former spouse of a Malaysian citizen with a Malaysian biological child and required custody.

Residence Pass for the biological parent of a Malaysian citizen.

Residence Pass for the parent-in-law of a Malaysian citizen who holds a valid Malaysian pass.

Five-year Residence Pass for the spouse of a Malaysian citizen after qualifying residence.

Residence Pass for a biological child of a Malaysian permanent resident.

Residence Pass for the spouse of a Malaysian permanent resident.

Guardian facility for a school-level Student Pass holder.

Dependent social visit facility for a qualifying child of a Master's or PhD Student Pass holder.

Dependent social visit facility for a parent or parent-in-law of a Master's or PhD Student Pass holder.

Dependent social visit facility for the spouse of a Master's or PhD Student Pass holder.

Fifteen-year renewable MM2H pass with fixed deposit and residence-purchase requirements.

Twenty-year renewable Malaysia My Second Home pass with high fixed deposit, property and participation-fee requirements.

Ten-year renewable MM2H category tied to Forest City, Johor, with age-tiered fixed deposit.

Five-year renewable MM2H pass with fixed deposit and residence-purchase requirements.

Fifteen-year Sabah-only MM2H Gold category with USD500,000 fixed deposit and property requirement.

Twenty-year Sabah-only MM2H Platinum category with USD1 million fixed deposit and RM2 million property requirement.

Ten-year Sabah-only MM2H Silver category with RM500,000 fixed deposit and high-rise property requirement.

Ten-year Sarawak MM2H pass for qualifying older applicants or younger applicants linked to property, study or long-term medical treatment.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

Permanent residence Entry Permit category for a fully foreign national, with detailed current qualifying tests not exposed on the public landing page.

Twelve-month post-study Social Visit Pass for eligible international graduates of Malaysian higher-education institutions.

One-year cross-border facilitation sticker for non-Malaysian daily travellers contributing to Iskandar Malaysia who already hold a long-term pass.

One-year facilitation sticker for frequent travel by a Singapore citizen or permanent resident already holding a Malaysian long-term pass.

Temporary practical or industrial training route, including internship, under the PVP-Expert framework.

Short social-visit facility for international student mobility of up to three months, not a full Student Pass.

Reciprocal youth-mobility route allowing eligible Australian citizens to holiday and undertake incidental work in Malaysia.

Professional Visit Pass for a foreign artiste or performance in Malaysia through PUSPAL.

Professional Visit Pass for foreign film-production or performance crew through PUSPAL.

Professional Visit Pass for specified Islamic teaching or imam service.

Professional Visit Pass for listed non-Islamic religious practitioners.

Up-to-twelve-month professional visit route for an agency-supported volunteer.

Visa-replacement and expedited-entry facility for a pre-cleared ABTC holder from a participating economy.

Visa-free social visit for eligible Chinese ordinary or public-affairs passport holders.

Temporary visa exemption for Indian nationals making a social visit through 31 December 2026.

Multiple-entry visa for visa-required nationals travelling mainly for business or government-to-government matters.

Visa-free social visit for Myanmar passport holders for up to 14 days from 1 October 2025.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

Short-term entry to audit company accounts.

Short-term entry for business discussions.

Short-term entry for a factory inspection.

Short-term entry to survey investment opportunities or prepare a factory setup.

Short-term entry for journalism or reporting activity.

Short-term entry to attend a meeting or conference.

Short-term entry to attend a seminar.

Short-term entry to sign an agreement.

Short-term student entry for a goodwill mission or university examination.

Short-term entry for tourism or a general social visit.

Short-term entry to visit relatives in Malaysia.

Single-entry visa for a visa-required national making a social visit.

Short social visit without prior visa for a nationality not subject to Malaysia's published visa-required list, subject to admission at the border.

Humanitarian family stay for a foreign wife whose Malaysian husband cannot be traced or who has suffered abuse.

Temporary residence for a person aged 60 or over without family in the origin country and supported by family in Malaysia.

Government refugee-registration mechanism under controlled rollout, initially covering claimants in immigration depots and without a public general intake.

UNHCR asylum-registration mechanism, currently suspended by Malaysian government direction while the DPP system is restructured.

For a former Malaysian citizen who was deprived of Malaysian citizenship.

For a former Malaysian citizen who voluntarily renounced Malaysian citizenship.

Accompanying-person facility for one escort to a patient receiving qualifying treatment in Malaysia.

Long-Term Social Visit Pass for treatment at a government or specialist hospital in Malaysia.

Medical-purpose eVISA for a patient accepted by a Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council member hospital.

Professional Visit Pass category for a foreign jockey.

Short-term visitor entry to participate in a sports competition.

Informational transit condition, not an immigration pathway: no transit visa is required when the traveller remains airside and continues on the same flight.

Transit visa for a visa-required foreign national who must enter Malaysia while travelling onward.

Professional Visit Pass for participation in a government cooperation programme, government invitation or government purpose.

Residual discretionary Professional Visit Pass category for an activity deemed appropriate by the Director-General of Immigration.