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Here's the new 2024 MM2H Program Guidelines in English.https://www.motac.gov.my/images/4_SYARAT-SYARAT_KELAYAKAN_BAHARU_PENYERTAAN_PROGRAM_MM2H_SETAKAT_22_JULAI_2024_-_ENGLISH.pdfIt has an relevant statement regarding taxes on pp.8."Tax exemption on ... Read More

That was one of the major security complaints raised by the Parliamentary Investigation Committee on MM2H back in 2022. The tests being accepted were NOT what the MOTAC were saying they should be. There were vast differences in the tests submitted ... Read More

@neazma01 In my opinion the Sarwak MM2H is the best program in Malaysian for retirees and those over 50. For those over 50 there is no required property purchase (it is optional), unlike all programs in the rest f Malaysia (including Sabah). In ... Read More

Part of the issue is the Federal Government is also involved in the process and they are very slow in doing the security background checks. I don't know if they are simply looking at the reuired "Letter of Good Conduct" supplied by the law ... Read More

The stndard required tests are chest X-Ray for TB, blood and urine tests for Hepatititis A, B, C, HIV, Gonorrhea, and tests for metabolites of opiates, barbiturates, and cannaniboids. Most testing centers wil also give a general health checkup with ... Read More

If transferring money into your Malaysian account is the benefit...you can do that with WISE. Why would you want to have a relative add money into a Fixed Deposit that you cannot withdraw from without special permission? I think the FD has to be in ... Read More

I thought that one had to have the FD in Ringgit within a Malaysian branch...and the transfer had to occur in Malaysia only at the time of renewal (and possibly extension). Also I don't think that other foreign-based banks except OCBC, Standard ... Read More

@Nemodot How about he well-established Sarawak MM2H program? No PR (does Thailand or the Philippines offer that?) but Sarawak MM2H offers a 10 year visa (5+5) and you can purchase property if you wish. The financial requirements are 1) a Fixed ... Read More

"Ok, so it is going to be the 3 tiered program as first reported....https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/694105"I was told yesterday by a very reliable agent to be cautious about these rumors. There are many questions if they do this (which would be ... Read More

@Petemac2001 Nothing new on that. I don't want to give any new applicants hope that if they get on the Sarawak MM2H that they can live on the Peninsula. To my knowledge there has been no enforcement, but that may merely be because people that ... Read More

@VWC 1905 over two years. So 952.5 per year. Of course people who previously could qualify didn't bother to apply. The Edge argued that there was a 90% reduction in applications. If there was @ 5000 APPROVALS in 2019 then the current annual ... Read More

I presume that you'll be paid through your UK Office toyou UK bank account. In that case you will face UK tax. If you are paid through a Malaysian subsidiary then being a tax resident may be relevant.1) If the latter your company will automatically ... Read More

@Cgdbbmw I don't know of anyone recently  that got it done in one month from agent submission to the release of the Letter of Approval. There are some that have waited 14-16 months. So don't think that the agent is necessarily swindling you. ... Read More

I'm not so impressed with the wealthiest of the wealthy getting approved."For the Premium Visa Programme (PVIP), Tiong said 57 applications were processed, where 28 were approved and the remaining 29 applications were recommended for approval."So ... Read More

@VWC Well some that are accepted may not be "rejected" they could be in some undefined category.For example, he says."For the Premium Visa Programme (PVIP), Tiong said 57 applications were processed, where 28 were approved and the remaining 29 ... Read More