Malaysia | Projection of Expatriates for 2025 opens

The Malaysian government announced employers registered on the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) online portal may now submit their Employment Pass (EP) and Professional Visit Pass (PVP) quota projections for 2025.

Key Points:

• Employers can now submit their 2025 EP and PVP quota projections through the ESD online portal.
• To submit 2025 projections, companies must log in through this website and follow the guided prompts.
• Unused projections approved for 2024 will not carry into 2025.
• Malaysian authorities stated that projection requests have been simplified and will now be instantly successful upon request.

Additional Information: Companies are reminded to include their latest e-SSM before submitting projection requests and should ensure all the information required is included in the submission. Authorities also emphasized the proper position group should also be selected, either top management, middle management, technical expert or entry level.

BAL Analysis: Companies should plan to submit their projections as soon as possible to avoid delays.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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