Announced on 12 August, the Immigration Department of Malaysia made changes to enhance the overall customer experience without compromising national security with simplified requirements for PVP applications. Effective 16 August 2024, the general documents required for each PVP application have been reduced from 13 items to 6 as below:
Once deployed, updated sample documents and ESD Online Guidebook will be available in the ESD Online for reference. Please log in to your ESD account and navigate to the Application menu to access them.
The document requirements for PVP applications have been simplified, and e.g. academic certificates are no longer required for students under practical training.
The checklist of required documents are as follows:
- Copy of Passport: All Pages (with 6 empty pages)
- Application Letter from Sponsor
- Letter of Award (LOA) / Contract [if applicable]
- Bonds:
i. Personal Bond (All nationalities EXCEPT Chinese and Bangladeshi)
ii. Security Bond (Chinese and Bangladeshi nationalities ONLY) - Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
- Latest Hotel Star Rating Certificate (if applicable)
For more information, please call +603 – 7839 7171 or e – mail MYXpats at: .
- ESD