The Expatriate Services Division (ESD) of the Immigration Department has announced that, effective July 18, 2024, processing of applications for Permission to Work on a Social Visit Pass (PTW-SVP), also known as the PLS@XPats, has been reduced from three working days to one working day.
Since October 3, 2022, the Immigration Department has permitted foreign professionals holding a Social Visit Pass to apply to perform emergency and critical work for a maximum of 30 days from the date of arrival into Malaysia. The processing and final decision for PLS@XPATS will be at JIMs discretion.
The Permission to Work with a maximum of (30) days Social Visit Pass (PLS@XPATS) will be endorsed at the Immigration Entry Point, subject to the Approval Letter.
This facility is applicable only in the following sectors:
- Security & Defence
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Health & Medical
- Oil, Gas & Energy
- Finance & Banking
- Electrical & Electronics
- Wholesale & Retail
- Tourism
- Business Services
- Commodity
- Education
- Agriculture
- Aviation
- Information, Technology & Infrastructure
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