Expatriate Application Rejected - Appeal

What was the reason for the rejection - foreign labour not required?  Do remember that Talentcorp is actually primarily for returning Malaysians so be careful using it as a justification. It could just reinforce the rejection.

Talentcorp for foreigners is only relevant after 3 years on an EP with a salary above 15,000 per month.

If it's a middle management job then that is the reason for the rejection. The heirarchy in the work place has to have a Malaysian at the top of the departmental organigram. So check what was submitted.

Immigration are not idiots so be careful not to give them a good laugh.

Hi Gravitas,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

The reason behind the rejection was that the "skillset can be found locally".

So is there any way to get a supporting letter from government agencies? If then how?

Thanks
Senthil

No - the job can be done by a Malaysian. End of story. What agency is going to say otherwise.

Of course an Appeal can always be lodged but the angle is the availability of a Malaysian. The appeal will require the company to show their selection process and even readvertise.

Did the company check its quota properly.

Thank you very much for all your prompt replies.

I added a sentence to my last remark - hopefully the company has sufficient quota to hire "another" foreigner. It can be a rookie mistake. The rejection dialogues are not very specific.