Malaysia Updates Position List for PVP Applications

Malaysia’s current list of positions for Professional Visit Pass (PVP) applications in the ESD Online system will be realigned effective September 1, 2025.

List of Positions

before Sept. 1, 2025

List of Positions

after Sept. 1, 2025

  • Technical Expert
  • Technical Consultant
  • Advisor
  • Consultant
  • External Examiner
  • Visitor Lecturer
  • Visiting Professor
  • Invited Lecturer
  • Invited Professor
  • Seminar Speaker
  • Course Speaker
  • Trainer
  • Technical Trainer
  • Doctoral Fellow
  • Researcher
  • Assistant Researcher
  • Student Under Practical Training
  • Attending Course
  • Attending Training
  • Attending Seminar
  • Volunteer
  • Exhibitor

 

  • Technical Expert
  • Invited Lecturer
  • Trainer
  • Doctoral Fellow
  • Speaker
  • Researcher
  • Assistant Researcher
  • Student Under Practical Training
  • Attending Course
  • Attending Training
  • Attending Seminar
  • Volunteer
  • Exhibitor

 

Obsolete Positions Recommended Options for Obsolete Positions
  • Technical Consultant
  • Advisor
  • Consultant
  • External Examiner

 

 

 

  • Technical Expert

 

  • Technical Trainer

 

  • Trainer
  • Visitor Lecturer
  • Visiting Professor
  • Invited Professor

 

 

  • Invited Lecturer

 

  • Seminar Speaker
  • Course Speaker

 

  • Speaker

This realignment revision of positions does not impact the current PVP processing steps and timeline.

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