UK national - Can I work if my partner offered a job in KL?

Hello Lee,

Welcome to Expat.com. I'm sure you will be informed shortly on your new initiative.

Best of luck,

Varushen.

No you can't.without own work permit and have to meet conditions for that yourself - oil industry though means many things. If you are a geophysicist then getting a job would be relatively easy for example

You need to receive an offer then letter of appointment you need to take to immigration then you will get a work permit to work.

Yes, you can work, but it has to be on your own work permit.

As you are not married, you cannot come on a spousal visa, but will have to come in as a tourist.  Without work, you'll have to do a border run every 90 days.

Depending on what you do in the oil industry, you might be able to get work...but not necessarily in the same location that your partner is working.

If the job you are waiting on is one of the mentor positions for primary education, the ones with current openings are on the east coast (perhaps some oil work) and in Sabah and Sarawak, not as much of a chance, imo.

Good luck on your possible adventure.

Hi bearmilne11,

Have just sent you a message.

Dear Bear, unless and until you are not married you are not eligible to get a dependent spouse visa in malaysia (in singapore u can get). and once u get married and your partner holds a professional status job here in malaysia so u can get a social pass visa and if u need to find out work on that pass you ought to find an employer 1st then take the employer's offer letter to immigration office they will decide to give you work permission if their answer is yes then your employer has to apply for your own work pass. thats all