The Expatriate Services Division (ESD) of the Immigration Department of Malaysia has announced that, starting December 15, 2025, companies that are registered on the ESD online portal may apply for the Projection of Expatriates for Employment Pass (EP) and Professional Visit Pass (PVP) for the Year 2026.
The projection application is applicable for use in its respective year only. Any projection balance for the year 2025 needs to be utilized this year and will not be carried forward to the year 2026.
To apply for the projection, companies should refer to the following steps:
- Log in to their ESD account and click on “Applications”
- Click “Projection” (located in the “Setting” tab on the left column of the screen)
- Select “Projection Year”
- Request “New Projection”
(Note: Justification for Projection, Numbers of Local Staff and Foreign Worker (Pekerja Asing) are mandatory.
Companies should ensure that they:
- update the latest e-SSM before proceeding to submit the projection request;
- fill out all the information required, e.g. total number of local staff, foreign staff;
- choose the correct Projection Year, i.e. 2026, and Position Group, e.g. Top Management, Middle Management, Technical Expert, and Entry Level;
Projection requests have been simplified and will be instantly successful upon request.
So far, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has not announced dates for the submission, by its registered companies, of Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) Projection for Employment Pass (EP) for 2026.
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