Malaysia residence and citizenship

MM2H SEZ/SFZ — age 50+

Foreign national aged at least 50 from a country with Malaysian diplomatic relations. USD 32,000 fixed deposit and qualifying SEZ/SFZ property at a state-set floor price. MYR 5,000 processing fee converted at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573; separate MYR 1,000 participation fee. No bounded processing time or route-specific citizenship clock. Eligibility follows MOTAC's diplomatic-relations rule; group filter cannot express it.

Sources: MM2H official questions and answers (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), MM2H category requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department), MM2H category property and participation requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia)

MM2H SEZ/SFZ — age 21–49

Foreign national aged 21–49 from a country with Malaysian diplomatic relations. USD 65,000 fixed deposit and qualifying SEZ/SFZ property at a state-set floor price; no universal property minimum is asserted. MYR 5,000 processing fee converted at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573; separate MYR 1,000 participation fee. No bounded processing time or route-specific citizenship clock. Eligibility follows MOTAC's diplomatic-relations rule; group filter cannot express it.

Sources: MM2H official questions and answers (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), MM2H category requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department), MM2H category property and participation requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia)

Sarawak Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H)

Separate Sarawak state programme for applicants aged at least 30 from diplomatic-relations countries, excluding Israel and North Korea. Mandatory MYR 500,000 fixed deposit plus qualifying pension, offshore income or savings proof; optional property purchase is not part of the minimum. MYR 5,000 non-refundable processing fee. USD conversions use BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573. The ministry guide states no bounded decision period. Eligibility follows the ministry guide; diplomatic-relations restriction cannot be fully modeled by passport groups.

Sources: Sarawak MM2H application guide, amended 31 July 2025 (Sarawak Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department)

MM2H Silver

Foreign national aged at least 25 from a country with Malaysian diplomatic relations. USD 150,000 fixed deposit plus mandatory home purchase of at least MYR 600,000. MYR 5,000 processing fee converted at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573; separate MYR 1,000 participation fee. No bounded processing time. MM2H does not lead to PR or citizenship. Eligibility follows MOTAC's diplomatic-relations rule; group filter cannot express it.

Sources: MM2H official questions and answers (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), MM2H category requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department), MM2H category property and participation requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia)

Malaysia Premium Visa Programme

Foreign investor, entrepreneur or talent requiring the official income test or the MYR 1 billion net-worth alternative, plus a MYR 1,000,000 fixed deposit. MYR 2,000 is paid at application; MYR 198,000 balance of principal participation fee and MYR 2,000 annual pass fee are separate. USD at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573. No minimum stay or bounded processing time. PVIP is residence, not PR or citizenship. Eligibility follows the official financial criteria, with no nationality list.

Sources: Premium Visa Programme FAQ (Immigration Department of Malaysia), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department), Premium Visa Programme participant payments and financial capacity (Immigration Department of Malaysia), Malaysia residence by investment overview (Henley & Partners, summary)

MM2H Gold

Foreign national aged at least 25 from a country with Malaysian diplomatic relations. USD 500,000 fixed deposit plus mandatory home purchase of at least MYR 1,000,000. MYR 5,000 processing fee converted at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573; separate MYR 3,000 participation fee. No bounded processing time. MM2H does not lead to PR or citizenship. Eligibility follows MOTAC's diplomatic-relations rule; group filter cannot express it.

Sources: MM2H official questions and answers (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), MM2H category requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department), MM2H category property and participation requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia)

MM2H Platinum

Foreign national aged at least 25 from a country with Malaysian diplomatic relations. USD 1,000,000 fixed deposit plus mandatory home purchase of at least MYR 2,000,000. MYR 5,000 processing fee converted at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573; separate MYR 200,000 participation fee. No bounded processing time. MM2H does not lead to PR or citizenship, so no route-specific citizenship clock. Eligibility follows MOTAC's diplomatic-relations rule; group filter cannot express it.

Sources: MM2H official questions and answers (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), MM2H category requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department), MM2H category property and participation requirements (Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia)

DE Rantau Nomad Pass

Foreign tech or non-tech remote professional, older than 18, with respective annual income of at least USD 36,000 or USD 60,000. MYR 1,080 main-applicant processing fee including 8% SST, converted at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573; immigration pass and any visa charges are separate. FAQ says 6–8 weeks but explicitly permits longer processing, so no firm maximum or minimum is asserted. Initial stay 3–12 months, up to three 12-month renewals (48 months total). No direct PR or citizenship pathway. Eligibility and Israel exclusion follow the official November 2026 FAQ.

Sources: DE Rantau Pass FAQ Version 11, 1 November 2026 (Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department)

Entry Permit — permanent residence

Discretionary permanent-residence application for spouse or minor child of a Malaysian citizen or a fully foreign national. Article 19 citizenship is a separate process after 10 of the prior 12 years' residence; this is not an automatic path. Eligibility follows the immigration department's listed categories, without a passport-group rule.

Sources: Entry Permit and permanent residence (Immigration Department of Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department)

Residence Pass–Talent

Highly skilled foreign Employment Pass holder with at least three consecutive years' Malaysian work, MYR 15,000 monthly basic salary, tax history and qualifications. Renewable ten-year residence with employer flexibility, but not permanent residence. No investment requirement. Qualifying actual residence may support discretionary Article 19 naturalization after ten of the prior twelve years, not automatically. Eligibility follows TalentCorp's professional criteria.

Sources: Residence Pass–Talent eligibility and duration (TalentCorp Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department)

Employment Pass — expatriate work

Foreign professional sponsored by an ESD-registered employer. From 1 June 2026 Category III requires at least MYR 5,000 monthly salary, Category II MYR 10,000 and Category I MYR 20,000; salary is not an investment. MYR 2,000 service fee plus 8% SST = MYR 2,160, with separate immigration endorsement charges; converted at BNM 6 Nov 2026 USD 1 = MYR 4.0573. Official five-working-day processing of complete applications maps to max one month, with no asserted minimum. Qualifying actual residence may support a separate, discretionary Article 19 naturalization application after ten of the prior twelve years; the pass does not grant citizenship. Eligibility follows official employer sponsorship.

Sources: Employment Pass (Malaysia Immigration Department), Employment Pass salary rules effective June 2026 (Malaysia Immigration Department), Employment Pass service fee (Malaysia Immigration Department), Employment Pass processing charter (Malaysia Immigration Department), KL USD/MYR reference rate, 6 November 2026 (Bank Negara Malaysia), Article 19 naturalization requirements (National Registration Department)