I wrote previously about getting the long term social visit pass (or spouse visa) in Malaysia and it proved to be a popular post. In the same spirit, I have recently been successful in getting the Immigration Department to endorse me to work here.
This post, then, is about my experience of applying for ‘kebenaran kerja’, or a work permit endorsement on my spouse visa. As before, I have to impose many caveats on this – it is purely about my application and what happened with it, not a definitive and objective process for gaining permission to work in Malaysia. It is definitely not legal advice of any type.
We went to the WPKL office again. This is in Hartamas, and is commonly known as the Jalan Duta office. I have recycled my picture from the earlier post! We went in November 2018. In case you didn’t read the last blog, I’m British and my wife is Malaysian. We married in Singapore in May 2018, registered in Malaysia in the same month, then successfully applied for the spouse visa in July 2018; it runs until January 2019.
This time, we didn’t use any outside assistance (well, sort of… see item 6 below). I went in advance to the office and picked up a checklist of what we needed to supply. Here it is:
On the back of the checklist is an application letter of sorts:
Then the third page is the application form itself:
These last two are fairly straightforward, so I don’t intend to focus on them. Just complete them with your details. I will go through the checklist item by item, though. For clarity, I will refer to the organisation which will employ me as ‘work’.
1, Offer letter. This is simple. I asked work to put their official stamp on, just in case.
2. Employment contract. This was a little more complicated. It has to have the position and salary, the company stamp, and then work duration and contract duration. I actually couldn’t find what they meant as the difference between these, so work put the start and end dates, the length of the contract, and the daily hours on! This also has to be registered and have an official duty stamp from Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negara (Inland Revenue Board) to the value of RM10. I did this in advance close to our flat; I understand there is a branch about 10 minutes’ drive away from Jalan Duta if you need it.
3. Company registration forms 9, 24 and 49. These are financial recording documents, I understand. My work isn’t a company which has to register so I didn’t have to supply these. If yours is, then you should presumably ask the HR department or the company secretary to give you certified copies of these forms.
4. Application form. This is the one attached to the checklist.
5. Copy of passport. I copied every non-blank page of my passport again, but on arrival the desk sergeant removed most of them, saying I only needed to have the personal details page and the page with the spouse visa sticker on. You also need to have the real thing with you (because that is what they stamp if you pass muster).
6. Permission letter from spouse to work. This is the oddest requirement, given it’s the 21st century, but you have to get a letter from your spouse which formally gives you permission to work. Not only that, but the letter I drafted for my wife to sign wasn’t good enough, and we had to rush down to the Commissioner of Oaths’ office where we got them to prepare a letter for my wife on a standard template for RM15. Anyway, check the very end of this post for the wording, which might save you that cash.
7. Compulsory for husband and wife to be present. Not really an item to bring, but make sure your spouse is with you. He or she will need their IC too.
8. Copy of resignation letter. If you are changing company, you need to bring this. Not the case for me, so I can’t advise on format etc.
9. Eligibility of application is for long term pass of at least 12 months. Another non-item, this is however the scariest thing the checklist says. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be strict. The desk sergeant said to me that they will stamp for the duration of validity of my current visa, and then I would have to get my extended visa stamped again in future. The officer in charge of my application said I could do this on the same day when I come back in January. Phew.
10. Photos of work premises. I had a picture of the sign and the lobby of the building, as my work doesn’t allow pictures. The officer accepted this.
We also brought our marriage certificate just in case; it turned out we didn’t need it. We then waited around for the processing to happen, including going off to get some food, and then using the lunch break to buy a Christmas tree at the adjacent mall! On returning, we had to wait roughly 45 minutes until we got my passport back with this:
Update: thanks to commenter Deeno, I have just noticed that the immigration officer actually deletes the nasty wording on the LTSVP and directs the reader to the endorsement!
The whole process took about five hours, but that wasn’t helped by a 150 minute lunch break. Friday was a bad day to pick for that, but the queue was non-existent when we arrived, as opposed to out of the door on some other visits, so there is probably a tradeoff to make. They kept all of the documents I supplied, so make sure you have a copy of those you need to keep. Next visit will be for a joint extension/endorsement in January.
Again, this is a long post so thank you for reading and well done for your patience! Feel free to comment if you’d like; I’d be very happy to clarify any of the above, or to hear your experience with this process.
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Wording for permission letter (for information only):
Your address
Date
PENGARAH
Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Aras G, 1, 2 and 5 Kompleks KDN
No 69 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1
50480 Kuala Lumpur [insert your immigration office address here if different]
Tuan,
SURAT KEBENARAN BEKERJA
1. Dengan segala hormatnya perkara di atas saya [insert Malaysian spouse name here], no. kad pengenalan [insert IC number here], isteri/suami [wife/husband – delete as necessary] kepada [INSERT FOREIGN SPOUSE FULL NAME HERE IN BOLD BLOCK CAPITALS] no. passport [insert passport number here in bold] seorang warganegara [insert nationality here] dan mengizinkan suami/isteri [husband/wife – delete as necessary] saya untuk bekerja di Malaysia.
2. Untuk makluman pihak tuan, suami/isteri [husband/wife – delete as necessary] saya telah mendapat tawaran bekerja sebagai [insert job title here in bold] di [insert employer here].
3. Dengan ini saya memohon jasa baik tuan untuk meluluskan “work visa” untuk suami/isteri [husband/wife – delete as necessary] saya dan mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih.
Yang benar,
…………………………. [signature]
[INSERT NAME OF MALAYSIAN SPOUSE HERE IN BLOCK CAPITALS]
No Kad Pengenalan [insert IC number here]
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Hi
How much you paid to get work endorsement..
Is that free??
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Yes, it’s free (besides the RM10 stamp duty). No additional cost at all.
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Hello ,thanks for the info. I have some questions:
1. Is the contract duration a must in the offer letter? Can the company not indicate the contract duration in offer letter (just like employment of local Malaysian)?
2. If we resign from the company before the contract duration end, do we need to apply the endorsement whole process again after finding new company to work?
3. Regarding company registration form (item#3 in above post), does it mean that we can work at local SME business which is not officially registered as business? E.g like small company with less than 5 workers, so they might not have company registration.
4. Is there any restriction of what company we can apply? E.g company must be worth more than rm 500k business owned by local Malaysian (this is example requirement to get expatriate employment pass)
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Hi, you’re welcome. In answer to your questions:
1. The form says contract duration should be on the contract, but perhaps an officer would accept it on the offer letter, especially as they would be submitted together. Best to ask to make sure – or ask your HR department/contract provider to include it.
2. I haven’t experienced that, but I inferred from item 8 that this would be the case. Everything in my application related to the specific job, so it makes sense that they would need a new set of documents.
3. I’m afraid I don’t have any knowledge of such businesses. Are they not required to pay taxes etc? I would imagine there is some form of contact between them and LHDN, though perhaps those specific documents asked for would not apply.
4. My understanding is that for spouses of Malaysian citizens there isn’t any restriction in the same way there is for employment pass; other than getting the endorsement, to all intents and purposes they are treated the same as citizens.
I hope that helps – feel free to ask further.
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Thank you for this it is very helpful.
Is there only a certain type of job a spouse can apply for?
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You’re welcome, and thanks.
My understanding is that spouses on LTSVP can be endorsed for any legal job, just like a citizen can do any legal job. If you decide as a spouse to go for an employment pass or MM2H (instead of LTSVP), then you have to obey the restrictions on those visas.
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Wonderful, great to see that you managed to get it done, from what i gathered it seems in other states they would only allow you to apply for a work permit on your spouse visa if it was a 1 to 5 year permit only, however as you said it could be that they are quite lax about it.
any way if i am doing my own business in the country to do you think i would have to apply for the permit as well?
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Hi Mohammed! I’m not sure how it works if you start your own business. In future I intend to, but that would be many years from now. It might be easier for me for my wife to start the company and employ me!
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Hi, great post again! Just a question…after receiving your LTSVP, do you have to go through the “cooling period” (6 months to 3 years) before submitting your work endorsement? In my case, my non-Malaysian wife had received a job offer here in Malaysia while waiting for her LTSVP to be completed, can she still submit the documents for her work endorsement right after she received her LTSVP? Appreciate your help, many thanks!
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Hi there and thank you very much. I didn’t have a cooling off period, applying four months into the validity of my LTSVP because that was when I got the offer and contract. It wasn’t a problem in KL.
I have heard of these cooling off periods but don’t understand the logic. Why stop someone driving the economy and paying taxes? It may be the case that other states apply them, though.
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Thanks for your reply! We are just hoping that the immigration won’t make any fuss when we apply for the work endorsement… (we submit the LTVSP at Jalan Duta as well). We’ve came across the “cooling period” term lots of time recently, so naturally my wife is worried that she might not be able to start working soon, even though an offer is already on the table..
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Well good luck! Hopefully she will have as straightforward an experience as mine. Let me know how you get on.
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Hi there… first of all I’d like to thank you for sharing this which is a great help .
I’ve a question..
My wife is local , we got married in December a year ago almost.
I just got my spouse visa which is valid for 6 months. And they clearly stated on the pass even that “any form of employment is strictly prohibited “.
I’ve a job offer from a multinational company.
I’m now confused.. is it possible for me to convert my spouse visa into work permit? Or what are the other possible options I’ll have to get permission to work . Or is there any possibility for me ?
Looking forward
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Hi – glad it is useful.
I have the same pass as you, which has the same text on it. I went through the above process and got the endorsement to work despite that text. In fact, I have just noticed thanks to you that the immigration officer has crossed it out on my pass! I will add a photo of that to the post later.
So, in theory, you should just go through the same procedure to be allowed to work (provided the company is allowed to employ foreign nationals). Good luck – ask any more questions if you like.
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Now updated – thanks!
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Hi , if u dont mind , can u share what kind of job u get and what multinational companies name that hired u ? U can mail me personally to sits_amirah@yahoo.com .
Hope to hear soon from u ! As im searching for multinational companies that willing to hire ones with LTSV
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I don’t intend to go into details on here, but suffice to say my job is particularly specialised, and not for a standard business.
In theory, MNCs should be happy to hire LTSVP people because it’s cheaper for them – no need to sponsor!
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Hi , just wanted to ask the following:
1). In your case, you got the work endorsement even your spouse visa is only valid for 6 months?
2). For applying work endorsement, we can apply together with spouse visa, or have to wait after you get your spouse visa?
3). Understand it takes 3 weeks to get spouse visa, but how long you waited to get your work endorsement?
Thanks so much!
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Hi,
In answer to your questions:
1. Yes.
2. For first application I did them separately, as I didn’t have a job offer at that time. So I had to do the LTSVP first, and then the work endorsement. I have been told that when I renew the LTSVP I can do the endorsement at the same time, but I will wait to see if that happens!
3. Same day – it was relatively quick.
Hope that helps.
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Hi
thanks for your quick reply. Another question from me:
1). Does the company name appear in the endorsement?
2). If I want to change job after I get work endorsement, do I need to do anything about the endorsement since the company name will be different or I just let it be?
Thanks again.
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You’re welcome.
1. On mine, it is hand written under the endorsement stamp.
2. As I understand the rules, you need to go through the endorsement process again. You would need to take a copy of your resignation letter and the new contract letters.
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Hi
Can share how long is interview for spouse visa? What are the typical questions asked during interview? Any tips to share?
Thanks in advance
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Hi – I didn’t actually have an interview, so I don’t have any experience to share. All I can note is that the Commissioner of oaths said that they can ask you questions about you both and your relationship – where and when you met, birthdays etc.
Like I said, I can’t vouch for that, though. Good luck!
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Sorry follow up qs
Offer letter and employment contract requires original company letterhead or can print out myself? And need company official stamp on it as well?
Thanks
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Definitely needed original company letterhead and stamp.
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Also employment contract needs original signature from employer and employee? Printed scan copy also can work?
Thanks
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They wanted – and kept – the original version with signatures. I had to keep a scanned copy.
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Just wanted to drop a note to express my appreciation on your detailed posts and patient replies. They have been most helpful. Thank you!
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That’s very kind of you!
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Hi
Sorry to ask one more qs. For the stamp on contract, what doc required to go lhdn? Heard u need to present contract letter together with company registration form, passport and ic? Thanks
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No problem at all. I took the contract letter and terms and conditions, plus I always carry my passport. The organisation I work for doesn’t have any registration or tax forms.
In the end, the only thing they wanted was the contract plus a glance at my passport to check the number. I could have left the terms document at home. However, if you have all the papers to take, then I would advise taking them just in case!
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Thanks for these articles and your clear responses! These kind of blogs are an incredibly useful source of information.
I recently submitted my application for LTSVP at Shah Alam, and am currently waiting for the visa to be processed/approved.
Unfortunately, three different officers on the day informed me that I would have to go through a 6 month cooling off period without work.
I wanted to ask any other readers about their experiences with the Shah Alam imigration office regarding this 6 month cooling off period.
Aside from it being a ban on work (which as you pointed out seems nonsensical) could it be that this 6 month cooling off period is different depending on which office you go to (which state you live in) and even which officer you see on the day!?
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I’ll open it up to my Selangor readers – I have heard of the 6 month period, but didn’t experience it myself; however I think it has since been brought in in KL (along with a very shortly lived seemingly sexist 3 year period for wives). I will find out what the current situation is when I go back to extend again. If you haven’t checked the FB spouse support network, you should as they often have up to date information. All the best!
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According to the Shah Alam officer, they only have 2 staff who’s actually ‘-in-charge’ of the LTSVP, hence they impose a 6 month cooling period for spouse visa (will only accept and process the spouse visa after 6 months of marriage) and thereafter another 6 months cooling period for work permit upon approval of spouse visa. My husband can only work after next year May 2020 and he needs an offer letter as well. KL immigration officer makes it easier and simpler but Shah Alam is totally not negotiable. 😦
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That’s very interesting – sounds like they just need a buffer to ease their workload. I wonder if they hired more people to do work endorsements, the taxes paid by those endorsed would pay for the new staff.
Good luck to your husband; I hope he can find something to keep occupied with. I have a lot of sympathy, having been without work here – I did a lot of writing and started to learn Chinese.
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Exactly, I don’t understand the rational of ‘under-staff’ excuse here and this issues has been around for ages as they said they received a few hundred applications daily and we are about to pay RM2130 to the government just for the spouse visa upon first application (RM1500 security bond, RM100 pass and visa fees, RM520 processing fees). And yes, we are financially strapped and it’s definitely not healthy for my hubby as he was stressed out due to the fact he is not allowed to work till after 1 year .. that is if they are able to process the application fast..
Wow, that’s amazing that you learn chinese as it’s not an easy language. My husband is totally unable to grasp any Chinese despite I been trying to teach him since the day we met lol.
I enrolled my hubby into part time culinary arts, baking international diploma program to keep him occupied for the time being.. otherwise this waiting part might drive him to the point of insanity 😞
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We applied LTSVP at Shah Alam immigration office last month and were told that there’s a 6 month cooling off period for work permit application. We should be getting the spouse visa approval by next Monday. I will confirm with the Shah Alam officer again on the work permit and see how it goes
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Thanks for letting me know – this ‘cooling off’ period does not make any sense at all. I hope the visa is approved smoothly and you are able to get the work permit sorted as quickly as they will allow.
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Hi
I am a foreigner wife of a PR of Malaysia and recently got a job offer. My spouse visa also have the same wordings like yours “ any form of employment is strictly prohibited “ whether Can I follow the same procedure as you mentioned and same checklist.. I am renewing my spouse visa for past 1.5 years each last for 6 months. I got a 12 month contract IT job. Please do guide me I am confused a lot.
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Hi Serin – sorry I missed this because I was out of the country. You should be able to do what I did- the work visa will need to be extended when your spouse visa is. Hope I was in time to help.
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Jackson,
You have taken your time to share and help so many of us here, thanks very much. A lot of things were made clearer, thanks to your blog here.
I am now in the midst of gathering documents to help my husband apply for his spouse visa here. He is currently on EP1, work contract expiring 30 Aug but EP visa valid till 15 Sep. We were hoping to submit our application while he is here. Our first enquiry at the immigration said we can do that, as long as we cancel the EP. On our second visit to the immigration to check for more details, we were told that he has to leave Malaysia and come back from his country of origin to be eligible to apply. We are really confused with the different versions.
May I ask, can I do the security bond at LHDN at any of the branch without having the witness go along with me?
I just started working for my brother in his small business. I was told that as a sponsor, I need a min of RM3000 salary. I can obtain a payslip from my brother’s company (CTC by his company) and my bank statement showing the last 3 mths salary. Do you know what else am I expected to show? I don’t have any income tax statement since I just started working. Do you know if this will suffice as a sponsor?
Many thanks for your time in helping so many of us.
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Hi there. Thanks for your kind words – I just hope I can help people through what is a tough process.
It must be really frustrating to get different advice from different people. Maybe a sergeant might be able to be more definitive. I’m not sure what the rules are for cancelling EP, but I didn’t have to enter from my home country to apply for the LTSVP. I came in from Singapore.
On the security bond, I went on my own to the nearest LHDN and didn’t have any trouble, really.
For sponsor form/proof, we needed an offer letter with a stamp from my wife’s employer, stamped payslips, and bank statements CTC by bank. The bank charged a small sum for certification. We took my wife’s Singapore tax form and some EPF statements but weren’t asked for them anyway!
I hope that’s useful – best of luck with your application!
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hi, thanks for the details uploaded here. It is very useful and i would like to know more about the endorsement application letter. So, basically u are using the templates (show in the picture) or the wording ? if i am going to write the letter, i should write on behalf of the applicant itself or his/her spouse instead?
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Hi – I actually needed both. The application form on page 2 completed by me (non-Malaysian), and the the permission letter (based on the wording) written by my wife (Malaysian).
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hi,just want to ask,what are the forms that is need it for the renewal of the work endorsement,and also what documents do immigration want for the renewal.thanks
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You have reminded me I need to do a post on renewing the work endorsement. I will try to do that this weekend. Thanks.
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Hi, I like to seek some guide for spouse work visa.
Was offered as waitress in a local restaurant. So before I submit, I need :
1) Employment contract (Original)
2) Company Registration document
Is that all ?
As I saw some of the comments wants Tax forms from whom ? its my first time working.
Please guide me.
Thank you.
Jessie
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Hi Jessie, sorry I am a little late with this. From the company you’ll need the offer letter, employment contract, and their registration documents.
You’ll need to get all the other documents as laid out in the post.
I think the tax form is one of the company registration forms. I wasn’t asked to show any tax documents.
However you will want to get a tax number and an EPF number from LHDN and KWSP respectively before you start work.
Good luck!
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Hi
Thanks to your post, i was very informed and successfully received the spouse visa at one shot! I need to extend it soon and also need to get work permit endorsement. Would you mind email me the templates you have for extension and work permit endorsement? I couldnt get the template for the future use when i was there last time. And do you think i can do both things on the same day? and I need to be there with my husband right? Thank you very much and i will share my experience if there is any change. ( jennykim0109@gmail.com)
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Glad you got your spouse visa ok. The forms for extension are, I recall, pretty similar to the original application, so I will send them through to you this afternoon. I don’t actually have an e-copy for the work permit, only the photos in the blogpost, so I am afraid you will need to get the form at the office. However it is quite easy to complete!
You can do both at the same time, on same day. Your husband will need to be there at the start of the day and when you get your declaration stamped by the Commissioner of Oaths for the renewal, but doesn’t need to be with you when you pick up your passport later. My wife escaped to get on with stuff.
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Hi Thanks for the email again. Just confused that after I receive the work endorsement, does company still need to proceed of applying my “work permit? OR having work endorsement is considered as having work permit?
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No, the company doesn’t need to – it’s a benefit to them as they don’t have to pay for processing and admin.
Your work endorsement will be tied to the employer who has offered a contract; if you move jobs you need to get a new work endorsement.
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Hi, thanks for the post!
My wife is a Malaysian indeed and I have a spouse pass. Currently I am working in Singapore and separate from my family who stays in KL. I have been finding ways if my company would allow me to work remotely in Malaysia for my job in Singapore. But since I don’t have a work permit, I checked with my company if they could sponsor me for the professional pass, but it doesn’t work since the role is in SG not in MY. I also can’t find similar job type in Malaysia hence I am kind of stuck in an awkward situation. Especially in the current covid-19 situation, I so much wanted to be with them…
Can I check do you know of any way that I could get a work endorsement or work permit such that I can work remotely in Malaysia, but for a job in Singapore?
Sorry if my question is a bit odd.
Thanks and regards
Scott
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Hi there. I am not aware of any work permit which allows you to work remotely in Malaysia. On the other hand, I am aware that people with Employment Passes in Singapore have been working remotely from Malaysia during the current situation, without getting any permission from the Government. I have also heard that Malaysia doesn’t tax overseas income, so that shouldn’t be a problem, unless you are delivering services to Malaysia. If it’s temporary during the Covid situation, maybe they would care even less.
Honestly, I don’t know if that is legal or not, so you would probably want to check with an employment lawyer.
I hope you get to see your family soon.
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Thanks for the reply.
Yep, I also heard Malaysia doesn’t tax overseas income, but whether you can officially work remotely, might depend on the company. In my case, HR said I can’t unless my role could be transferred to MY…
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Would be a shame if they weren’t prepared to be flexible, just as for a couple of months. They probably want to pay Malaysian rather than Singapore money!
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Hi, if the endorsement already expired (visa expired and already renew), do i need to renew the endorsement?
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Hi there – I think you do if you are still working for the same employer. It’s a shame they couldn’t just renew it for you at the same time as the visa. Hopefully it will be straightforward for you. Good luck!
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Hi Jackson. Currently I’m holding a LTSVP and will expired on next year March, 2021. Can I endorse my work pass application at Immigration Malaysia? Or else I need to renew my LTSVP then I just can apply for the work pass? Any state of Immigration can submit or have to refer to KL? Could email to me if you have any related form ? Sorry to give you trouble, thanks. My email address is yunhan8822@gmail.com.
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Hi Vanna,
Yes, you should be able to get an endorsement. It will run until the same date as your LTSVP. You then need to get another one after that date, but you can renew the LTSVP and the work endorsement on the same day.
I think you have to do the endorsement at the same office which holds your LTSVP file, which is normally the one where you live.
I will see if I have any forms for the endorsement and email you tomorrow.
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hi everyone,
i am in a complex situation: I got my LTSVP in SARAWAK, i live in Penang. Until now, renewing my pass was the occasion of visiting my family in law and to do the needful. It was quite simple ans fast.
This is where things turn to be an headache: I receive an offer letter for a job in KL. Until now and how you can read it online, I was convinced getting a work endorsement was a simple application in Immigration Department. More i get info and more it seems to be a nightmare: I cannot get work endorsement in a different state than the social visit pass. If i want to apply for work endorsement in KL, I will loose benefit of 3 years of LTSVP in Sarawak. It might be impossible for me to apply for work endorsement in KL if my files are not there; transferring files from sarawak tyo KL seems to be not possible and you need to redo the Social visit pass from scratch.
What can you confirm or infirm? any information is most welcome.
thank you
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Hi Eric,
I am very sorry to hear of the stressful circumstances you are under. I don’t have personal experience of the situation you are in, but yes, it is my understanding that you have to get the work endorsement at the office where you registered your LTSVP.
I have heard from people on the Facebook Foreign Spouse Support Network that your other point is true, too, that transferring your file from Sarawak to peninsular Malaysia resets the clock on, say, applying for permanent residence. It doesn’t feel fair, and is probably a legacy of Sarawak retaining responsibility for immigration.
Might it be possible once Covid is less in the way to go to JIM in Sarawak and explain that you would commute regularly to KL? There must be people who live in Selangor and commute daily to KL (I’m sure some of my colleagues do); maybe this might work as an argument?
Good luck with dealing with this awful situation. Do let me know how you get on.
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Thank you so much. Your post is so useful for everyone here. At least there is a guideline “hidden” that you mentioned which is good for us. Again.. thank you!
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My pleasure – really happy to help people!
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Endorsement by LHDN is only for appointment letter? What about other documents provided by the company? May I know what else we need to get LHDN endorsement and anything that we need to get CTC please? Thank you for your help in advance.
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Hi there – I believe that all contracts are meant to be stamped by LHDN as part of formalising them. Literally stamp duty on the contract. In fact, if you take your contract there late, they will fine you about RM30!
I actually have a post in limbo about the fun of LHDN. But in brief, you have to use their app or website to note all the details, then take the contract in. If you don’t have access, then there are computers there which you can use, and someone will help you through it. Once it is registered on the system they can process it, and it is a pretty quick procedure.
All I had to take was my passport and my contract, no other documents.
For the other documents, I am really sorry, but I don’t know if you need CTC. The place I work is exempt from supplying tax/registration forms etc, so I didn’t have to get them. I wish I could be more help – I suppose it won’t hurt to get extra copies stamped, and if you don’t need them then you can use it next time.
Hope that helps!
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Hi GypsyJackson
Apologies if this questions has been asked. I have just picked up a form from Jalan Duta on the work endorsement for my foreign husband. I intend to register a business/enterprise (as a Malaysian) instead of setting up a company just yet but the registration documents are slightly different. The intention is to run it as an enterprise for a year and see how it goes and if well, to then register a company.
My question relates to where you mentioned in your post your work is slightly different thus did not require the forms usually provided under a registered company i.e. form 9, 13, 24 and 49 or as under the new act section 58.
So have I understood that in your case you only submitted registration documentation for a business/enterprise instead of a company? I hope that makes sense…
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Hi Sarah,
I’m afraid my employer is exempt from all registration documents, so I didn’t have to submit any of those forms. I just had to provide a letter from my employer explaining the circumstances.
I’m sorry, buy I am unaware of the rules on registration for businesses and enterprises. Sorry I can’t be of more help.
However, I wish you and your husband all the best with your new venture. Good luck!
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OK sure thanks a lot for your reply. 😊
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Hello Gypsy Jackson,
What type of appointment did you make to get your work endorsement?
Sean
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Hi Sean,
The first time I did it, I didn’t need an appointment. Subsequently, I have renewed at the same time as renewing my visa. I know that currently there isn’t an option for a new endorsement to work, I’m afraid. You could try emailing or ringing the immigration office, but I think they are very busy now so time to respond might not be very good.
Let me know if you do try and whether it was successful.
Thanks.
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