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Posted on January 19 2019

What are the Malaysia Work Visa requirements?

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Updated May 10 2023

Malaysia

The Malaysia Work Visa requirements for overseas workers have been outlined by the Malaysian Government. The terms and conditions for hiring overseas workers are:

  • They are allowed to work only in specific sectors and tense are Services, Agriculture, Plantation, Construction, and Manufacturing
  • The quota of overseas workers must be taken by the firms/employers from the OSC - One Stop Centre of the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • The age must not be more than 45 years and less than 18 years at the time of application
  • They must obtain authorized PASS at the source nation from the Immigration Security Clearance
  • They must be endorsed as healthy and fit by the approved medical centre in the source nations
  • Malaysia Work Visa applicants must not be listed as overseas individuals who are banned from arriving at the nation under the Immigration Act 1959/1963, Section 8 (3)
  • They must arrive from approved source nations

Malaysian employers must first apply with a VDR Reference approval to the Immigration Department before hiring overseas workers. The VDR application can be filed online through E-services system or at the Immigration counters. The application must follow the below checklist:

  • VDR application form
  • Quota approval letter from Home Affairs Ministry
  • Payment for levy original receipt
  • IM.38 and IM.12 forms
  • Bank guarantee/ insurance guarantee/ security bond-deposits
  • Passport copy of the overseas worker
  • Latest passports size photo of the overseas worker
  • Minimum 3-month validity from the date of issuance for the Medical certificates from the medical centre in source nations
  • Overseas Worker Compensation Scheme insurance, as quoted by the Imi Gov My
  • SPIKPA Health Insurance Protection Scheme Foreign Workers Insurance policy except for Plantation sector

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