Investor visa in Malaysia

• Immigration describes PVIP as a long-term residency visa that lets investors, entrepreneurs and foreign talents live and work or study in Malaysia for up to 20 years. It has no age limits, multiple entry and an exemption from any minimum staying requirement. The money test is an income and a fixed deposit, not a business or property investment.
• Participants may work, run legal business activities, study, buy residential, commercial or industrial property and make active investments in permitted fields. Dependants are a spouse, children under 25 (biological, step or adopted), a disabled child of any age, and parents and parents-in-law; the principal may bring a foreign domestic helper under the usual rules.
• Every application goes through an authorised agency, which may act only for clients who have given it written power of attorney. Immigration's agency list carries a file date of 5 October 2026, and we found no official notice that the programme is closed.

Sources: Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The income test is about RM40,000 a month or about RM480,000 a year of offshore income, shown by the latest three months of bank statements. To be safe, have more than RM41,000 a month or RM490,000 a year.
• The deposit test is a fixed savings account of about RM1 million with a licensed bank in Malaysia, with no withdrawals of the principal. To be safe, have more than RM1.1 million.
• After one year from the first endorsement you may withdraw 50% of the deposit, only for buying real estate, medical costs or education, and with a letter of recommendation from Immigration. A private guide says terms revised in March 2026 allow onshore income or net worth and a six-month wait; the official FAQ we found says offshore income and one year, so confirm both with an authorised agency.

Sources: Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

• You send a copy of your passport (biodata page and current pass with the cover), the bank statements and, for a spouse, the marriage certificate translated into English and attested or certified as a true copy by the Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate General. Children's birth certificates are treated the same way, and other documents can be requested.
• Translations are done by the Institute of Language and Literature or a Malaysian mission abroad. The FAQ's document list does not name a police certificate, though it says Immigration accepts a Certificate of Good Conduct issued by Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for people who stay a year or more.

Sources: Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The agency submits your application through Immigration's PVIP portal; there is no direct submission to Immigration, and the agency list is published on the Immigration e-services site.
• A parent or a child under 25 can join the programme before entering Malaysia, provided the applicant secures the endorsement within six months of the conditional approval.
• The FAQ gives 30 working days only for an agency's own registration. It states no processing time for a participant's application, so that is unknown from the official pages we read.

Sources: Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The participation fee is RM200,000 for the principal and RM100,000 for each dependant. The principal's fee is paid in two parts, a first instalment fee at online registration and a remaining fee after, and the yearly pass fee is RM2,000. The FAQ's figures for the principal's two parts are RM2,000 and RM198,000.
• The visa fee and the security bond depend on nationality and follow Immigration's tables, which the FAQ reproduces. The FAQ sets no agent fee, so what an authorised agency charges is unknown from these sources.

Sources: Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The FAQ describes approval of up to 20 years with multiple entry and charges the pass fee by the year. It does not set out how renewal works, and a private guide says the pass is issued in five-year blocks, which we could not confirm officially.
• A participant can discontinue the pass manually at the PVIP counter, or, if abroad, at the nearest Malaysian mission.

Sources: Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The PVIP FAQ does not mention permanent residence or citizenship, so no years or path are tied to this route in the official document we read.
• Immigration's Entry Permit page lists four permanent residence categories, including fully foreign nationals, but sets out no criteria or years.

Sources: Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

• You are a Malaysian tax resident for a year if you are in Malaysia for 182 days or more in it, and shorter stays can count under linking rules. PVIP sets no minimum stay and the FAQ names no special tax regime for it.
• An LHDN guideline exempts foreign income, other than partnership income, that a resident individual receives in Malaysia for 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026; check the position after that date with LHDN.
• Residents pay graduated rates from 0% on the first RM5,000 up to 30% above RM2 million in LHDN's table for 2023 to 2025; non-residents pay a flat 30% on Malaysian income.

Sources: Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN / HASiL), Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026.

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• Visas in Malaysia
• Malaysia

1. Visa requirements by country (Keperluan Visa Mengikut Negara), Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia). Checked 15 October 2026. In Malay; Canada, Australia and New Zealand are on the list of countries that need no visa for any purpose of entry; the United States is on neither list; no length of stay is given.
2. Malaysia international travel information, US Department of State (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 11 February 2026. Says business or tourism of 90 days or less needs no visa.
3. Frequently asked questions: Malaysia Premium Visa Programme (PVIP), Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026. 10-page PDF with a file date of 4 September 2025; it refers to 2022 transition periods and carries no terms date, so later revisions may not be in it.
4. US citizens and residents abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 16 October 2026. Page last reviewed or updated 28 September 2026.
5. Foreign earned income exclusion limit, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 10 October 2026. Tax year 2026 figure: up to $132,900 per person.
6. Limited double taxation agreements, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN / HASiL). Checked 10 October 2026. Lists the United States of America, P.U.(A) 242/1989, as a limited agreement.
7. United States income tax treaties, A to Z, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 10 October 2026. Malaysia is not listed.
8. US international Social Security agreements, US Social Security Administration (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 4 October 2026; Malaysia is not on the list of agreements in force.
9. Malaysia travel advice and advisories, Government of Canada (travel.gc.ca). Checked 11 October 2026. Page last updated 9 October 2026; gives 90 days for Canadians.
10. Determining your residency status, Canada Revenue Agency. Checked 16 October 2026. Page details date 20 January 2026.
11. Comprehensive double taxation agreements, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN / HASiL). Checked 10 October 2026. Lists agreements in force with Canada (signed 1976), Australia (signed 1980) and New Zealand (signed 1976, with protocols).
12. Malaysia travel advice, Australian Government, Smartraveller (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 7 June 2026; says Australians can in most circumstances get a 90-day tourist visa on arrival.
13. Australian resident for tax purposes, Australian Taxation Office (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 1 October 2026.
14. Malaysia travel advice, SafeTravel (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026. We found no official stay length for New Zealand passports.
15. Tax residency status for individuals, Inland Revenue (New Zealand). Checked 16 October 2026. Page last updated 25 June 2026.
16. Authorised Malaysia Premium Visa Programme (PVIP) application agencies, Immigration Department of Malaysia (e-services). Checked 17 October 2026. 5-page PDF with a file date of 5 October 2026; says applications must be submitted through authorised agencies and there is no direct submission to Immigration.
17. Entry Permit, Immigration Department of Malaysia. Checked 16 October 2026. Lists permanent residence application categories; the page does not set out the criteria or years.
18. Residence status (section 7, Income Tax Act 1967), Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN / HASiL). Checked 10 October 2026. Page last updated 10 August 2026.
19. Tax treatment in relation to income received from abroad (amendment, June 2024), Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN / HASiL). Checked 10 October 2026. Paragraph 5.2.2 on resident individuals; written for the period to 31 December 2026.
20. Individual tax rates, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN / HASiL). Checked 15 October 2026. Table for years of assessment 2023, 2024 and 2025; no 2026 table shown.