{"id":155,"date":"2026-08-24T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:31:54","slug":"malaysia-work-passes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/?page_id=155","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Work Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n        .lgwp{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#16394f;background:#f7fbfd;padding:46px 0 70px}.lgwp *{box-sizing:border-box}.lgwp .w{width:min(1120px,calc(100% - 34px));margin:auto}.lgwp .eyebrow{margin:0 0 12px;color:#1261a0;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em}.lgwp h1{max-width:760px;margin:0;color:#082b4c;font-size:clamp(38px,5vw,64px);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.055em}.lgwp h2{margin:0;color:#082b4c;font-size:clamp(27px,3vw,38px);letter-spacing:-.04em}.lgwp h3{margin:0 0 8px;color:#082b4c;font-size:20px}.lgwp .lead{max-width:780px;margin:18px 0 0;color:#476579;font-size:18px;line-height:1.65}.lgwp .hero{padding:28px 0 42px}.lgwp .notice{margin-top:26px;border-left:4px solid #9ad32a;background:#fff;padding:17px 19px;color:#36566b;line-height:1.58;box-shadow:0 8px 22px rgba(18,97,160,.06)}.lgwp .notice strong{color:#082b4c}.lgwp .btns{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin-top:25px}.lgwp-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-radius:3px;background:#1261a0;color:#fff!important;padding:12px 16px;text-decoration:none!important;font-weight:800;font-size:14px}.lgwp-btn.is-secondary{background:#fff;color:#082b4c!important;border:1px solid #c7dfe9}.lgwp .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px}.lgwp .grid.two{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.lgwp .card{min-height:100%;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d8eaf2;padding:23px;box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(18,97,160,.06)}.lgwp .card p{color:#4c6879;line-height:1.6;margin:0}.lgwp .card .tag{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:12px;color:#1261a0;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.12em}.lgwp .section{padding:34px 0}.lgwp .section-intro{max-width:760px;margin:10px 0 22px;color:#4c6879;line-height:1.65}.lgwp .source{display:block;margin-top:14px;color:#1261a0;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}.lgwp .table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d8eaf2}.lgwp table{width:100%;min-width:740px;border-collapse:collapse}.lgwp th{background:#082b4c;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:13px;font-size:13px}.lgwp td{padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #e2eef3;vertical-align:top;color:#456171;line-height:1.5}.lgwp .steps{counter-reset:steps}.lgwp .step{position:relative;padding:20px 20px 20px 74px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d8eaf2;min-height:88px}.lgwp .step:before{counter-increment:steps;content:counter(steps);position:absolute;left:20px;top:18px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;background:#e9f7db;color:#356000;font-weight:800}.lgwp .small{font-size:13px;color:#607c8e;line-height:1.55}.lgwp a:not(.lgwp-btn){color:#1261a0}.lgwp .source-list{columns:2;column-gap:24px}.lgwp .source-list li{break-inside:avoid;margin:0 0 12px;color:#476579;line-height:1.5}@media(max-width:780px){.lgwp{padding-top:28px}.lgwp .grid,.lgwp .grid.two{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lgwp .source-list{columns:1}.lgwp .lead{font-size:16px}}\n        <\/style><section class=\"lgwp\"><div class=\"w\"><div class=\"hero\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">MALAYSIA WORK PASS GUIDE<\/p><h1>Malaysia Work Passes<\/h1><p class=\"lead\">A practical ESD and Immigration overview for employer planning and recruitment discussion\u2014not an immigration decision.<\/p><div class=\"notice\"><strong>General guidance only.<\/strong> Leader Global Group provides practical information, not an immigration decision or approval guarantee. Requirements, salary thresholds, quotas, levies, fees, validity periods and procedures may change. Always check the linked official authority source and obtain professional advice where appropriate. Do not send passports, identity documents, work-pass documents, medical records, banking records or other sensitive documents through this website.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"section\"><h2>Malaysia pathways<\/h2><p class=\"section-intro\">Malaysia requirements are published by ESD and Immigration and can differ by route, company status, sector, location and implementation detail. Check the official source before relying on this general overview.<\/p><div class=\"grid two\"><article class=\"card\"><h3>Employment Pass (EP)<\/h3><p>The company applies through ESD. The current ESD announcement says revised salaries effective 1 June 2026 are: Category I RM20,000+, Category II RM10,000\u201319,999 with succession plan, and Category III RM5,000\u20139,999 with succession plan. The ESD process and EC discretion still apply.<\/p><a class=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/esd.imi.gov.my\/portal\/latest-news\/announcement\/announcement-266-ep-salary-policy-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open official Malaysia source \u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"card\"><h3>Professional Visit Pass (PVP)<\/h3><p>For foreign talents with acceptable qualifications or skills to provide services or practical training temporarily with a Malaysian company on behalf of an overseas company, up to 12 months per issuance.<\/p><a class=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/esd.imi.gov.my\/portal\/expatriates\/myxpats\/key-services\/professional-visit-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open official Malaysia source \u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"card\"><h3>Dependant Pass<\/h3><p>For spouses and children under 18, including legally adopted children under 18, of eligible Employment Pass holders. Duration follows the principal pass or passport validity; working requires an Employment Pass.<\/p><a class=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/esd.imi.gov.my\/portal\/expatriates\/myxpats\/key-services\/employment-pass\/dependant-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open official Malaysia source \u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"card\"><h3>Long-Term Social Visit Pass<\/h3><p>The ESD route supports certain Employment Pass holder family members, including parents\/parents-in-law and children over 18. Other Malaysian Immigration routes have different categories and conditions.<\/p><a class=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/esd.imi.gov.my\/portal\/expatriates\/myxpats\/key-services\/employment-pass\/long-term-social-visit-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open official Malaysia source \u2197<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag\">MALAYSIA SAFEGUARD<\/span><h3>Official verification comes first.<\/h3><p>Leader Global will not publish a formula, calculator, universal quota, levy, processing time or additional eligibility rule unless it is directly verified against the current official authority source and approved for publication.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p class=\"small\">Last verified: <strong>24 August 2026<\/strong>. Country authorities: Malaysia Immigration Department and Expatriate Services Division.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":153,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155\/revisions\/160"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}