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@mypat I have the same thinking as you and believe tax payments could help skew immigration in our favour especially when it comes to PR applications. But have you heard of any cases where this really helped? What inspired you to write this ... Read More

@iskandarhack Good luck for your 2nd interview! Did you apply as a spouse of a Malaysian citizen? Or are you taking another route e.g. in Malaysia long-term on Employment Pass? I am hoping to apply for PR for my husband once he has hit the 5 year ... Read More

Hi @Darren889945 , Am wondering how one would go about getting a "recommendation letter from recognized government sector or agency to prove your contribution". I have read that this helps with PR applications too, but unfortunately we do not liaise ... Read More

So all landlords deserve to be conned of their rental in return? Everyone should pay what they owe. Owe rent? Pay it. Those who like to shortchange others will never have abundance. Read More

Cvco, are you actually telling people to break the law? A tenancy agreement spells out the minimum contract duration and the deposits are for damages, not paying rent. By telling people not to pay their rent, well that's illegal. Be fair to ... Read More

Internet here is way faster than what I had in Switzerland and the UK in the past. Maybe those commenting otherwise were living in Kedah or didn't know how to set up their wifi for concrete condo living. That said, the visa situation does suck. ... Read More

Hi! Could I ask you some questions about the Labuan company? We heard that it has gotten rather difficult to set up this structure. Something like requiring a certain amount of operational expense in Labuan and having a minimum number of staff. Is ... Read More

Hi Clement, My husband and I went through similar at the beginning. To keep it short for others, it may not be easy for you to get a job here while on a tourist visa as companies need to get an employment pass for you. However, if you do get ... Read More

hi! you can check on bicyclebuysell.com (it's a malaysian/singaporean website for second hand bikes), as well as some facebook groups like https://www.facebook.com/groups/bicyclesellbuymalaysia/ good luck! Read More

Great conversation topic, Loïc! As usual there'll always be a couple of wet blankets around who focus on the negatives only...... I'm not an expat, but a returning Malaysian with a foreign husband, and we have been living in KL for 5 ... Read More

For some RM10k/month is a lot. In Indonesia they may not make that much, so they're happy here. If you're from a stronger currency country like Europe, it may not make sense for you to come here unless you have a partner here, or want to ... Read More

It depends on where you live at the moment. Some countries are able to issue formal letters to state that you are common law partners. Previously when I lived in Switzerland, I know that I would need proof of a shared address for a certain number of ... Read More

jojoefo I don't recommend the MTEP visa, you can search in this forums for my experience with it (or rather my husband's but I posted about it). Another friend has the MPTE visa, and now has problems renewing after the 2 years (his business ... Read More

I think an estimate of RM100-120k per year for an experienced hire, depending on your qualifications and experience. You can have a look at jobstreet.com for openings. They usually give an indication of the range of salaries. Read More

interesting observation, but i wonder if it's more a sign of fewer expats/tourists in KL city centre... As a local PJ/TTDI girl, I have only ever been to Changkat like maybe 3x in my life (twice for joining expat friends for dinner!). It's ... Read More

Thanks Gravitas, you are a wealth of information! Unfortunately even MSC status has become really difficult....it would have been a no-brainer for IT companies prior to 2018 (easy work permits, zero taxes!). Now they require people to hire lots of ... Read More

Hi gravitas, The tax planner doesn't herself deal with labuan entities but just recommends options to her clients. So she needs to still check the details with the labuan agent :) she confirms that the 250k paid up capital for work permit is ... Read More

Oops yes the tax planner missed to inform me about this point. I'm checking with her now whether there has been any changes as she said there were a few for 2019 but it hasn't been gazetted yet! Will update with any news. Also, it's ... Read More

I just received a tip about starting a Labuan offshore company (selling software/services overseas). They provide 2 years work permit for the director. Excellent tax rate of three-percent (seems this forum doesn't allow digits and % - calls me a ... Read More

Old post but I have to make some corrections! I've lived in bangsar and now live in ttdi, can't say the traffic is bad at all in these 2 places (well, maybe bangsar on a Friday evening). There are good access points in and out, and most ... Read More

You can find some contacts (email and phone) on the LHDN website. You may need to try a few times but they do respond and send a refund. My husband had to wait after quitting his job in Feb, until the year after to file his tax returns for the ... Read More

My husband tried and failed. They have very limited fields that they're looking for: AI, big data, e-commerce (whatever that means) and sometimes are ok if your business idea specifically targets the Malaysian market. They don't care if you ... Read More

MTEP only seems to want IT businesses involved in Big Data and Artificial intelligence and potentially e-commerce but this is open to interpretation. Frankly with the new government now I think their activities may also have been stopped. You can ... Read More

I think since you're not doing quick-ish visa runs, you may be ok... i think it was the last 2 shorter singapore trips of around 1 week, plus the fact that he was always here for 80 days even though there were longer trips home/abroad in ... Read More

My bf stayed in Singapore a few days longer than the 3 and 7 days (as per the <80, 80-90 days advice) but was turned away at klia2 the 2nd time. prior to that, he did 3-week trips back home and to the US. I guess they just saw it as a visa run as ... Read More

They'll let you do it once or twice, but by the third time may NTL you. In my bf's case, he spent >80 days in malaysia, followed by 3 weeks in Europe, then >80 days and then 3 weeks in the US. 3rd exit was via Singapore (5 days) and by ... Read More

Hey guys, I've been following some of these posts, and have my own inputs and advice to give now that we've been through it. After moving to KL with me and working here for almost 2 years, my bf from Europe quit his job in order to figure ... Read More