Hi All,
I need your help regarding my case below, sorry if this topic already discussed before:
I'm working as an IT Staff for Company A in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. I got Employment Pass II under Company A which will be expired on December cause they were progressing lately.
My contract with Company A will be expired on next-month (October) refer to my original contract with this company, and I'm not going to extend it as I got a new offer from Company B few months ago. Luckily, Company B agreed to wait me until my contract with Company A finished.
I have submitted my resign letter to Company A and they will shortened/cancel my working permit to MDEC. At the same time, I didn't get any confirmation from Company B regarding their planning/schedule to get my new visa. They said, they're in the midst of submitting my working permit and already made a payment to visa agency in Malaysia.
The problem is, my current company (Company A) already shortened/cancel my visa to MDEC as "leave country". In this case, as I'm aware I should leave Malaysia and go back to my country first. This one, I have explained to Company B what's the risk and it seems they would accept it. My questions are:
1) Is there any cooling period for EP-II holder? If I leave Malaysia on 31st of October, when can I re-enter to Malaysia? Does Company B need to wait for certain period so that I can join with them?
2) What about my tax? I know that I should do tax clearance before leave the country. Will 28% tax be applied to me again (for first 6 months) when I have joined the Company B?
Thanks and Regards,
-Rp