Professional Visit Pass

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Malaysia: Companies must submit 2017 Employment Pass and Professional Visit Pass projections

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Companies registered with the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) who plan to submit Professional Visit Pass (PVP) applications in 2017 are required to submit projections for the number of foreign nationals they wish to sponsor under PVPs. ESD introduced the requirement on December 5, 2016.

PVP applications filed in 2016 are exempt from this requirement.

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Malaysia: Expatriate Services Division guidelines revised

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The Expatriate Service Division (ESD) has recently announced a series of new requirements for Employment Pass (EP) applications and Professional Visit Pass (PVP) applications and related filings, effective immediately.

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Malaysia: Job advertisement exemptions eliminated

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Effective immediately, employees holding specialist or rotational positions are no longer eligible for an exemption from the job advertisement requirement for Employment Pass (EP) applications filed at the Central Immigration Department of Kuching, Sarawak.

Therefore, employers filing any EP applications in Kuching, Sarawak, must post a job advertisement on the Malaysia government’s electronic portal.

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Malaysia: New Employment Pass requirements expanded

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The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) recently announced that a series of new requirements for Employment Pass (EP) applications and related filings will be extended to employers within the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector on or after September 1, 2016.

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Malaysia: Changes in multiple Employment Pass categories

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A new set of regulations by the Expatriate Services Division of the Immigration Department will implement three major changes to several Employment Pass (EP) categories on or after August 1, 2016.