Malaysia: Electronic Renewal Process to be Introduced for Expatriate Services Division

• Eligibility. The ePass is only applicable to foreign nationals renewing their EP and related passes in Malaysia who are still holding the same passport they originally used when applying for their current pass.
• Non-eligible applicants. The following applicants will still need to have a sticker endorsed on their passports and will not be eligible for the ePass:
  
  • Applicants with passports without a previous pass endorsement;
  • New EP applications and their accompanying dependents’ passes; and
  • New and renewal Professional Visit Pass applications.

Applicants will be benefit from:

• The ability to download their ePass on the ESD portal within one business day of the submission of their application (instead of the one week it takes to obtain the endorsement sticker by mail);
• Not having to be in Malaysia when renewing their applications; and
• Not having to submit their passport when they renew their passes.

This change is part of Malaysia’s digital improvements in the immigration space. In October 2022, Malaysia introduced a digital nomad visa and the PLS@XPATS.

It is not clear whether the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation will apply this digital improvement. We will report on related developments.