What are the Malaysia Work Visa requirements?

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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