1. Professional Visit Pass Application
Malaysia ES (Relo) Immigration
June 2002

2. What is a Professional Visit Pass (PVP)?
A PVP is a permit issued by the Malaysian Immigration to foreign nationals to allow them to perform productive work while in Malaysia for a period of >7days up to 1 year, without earning income from Malaysia.
Productive Work is defined as:
Attending or conducting seminar/training/workshop or it's equivalent at any places in Malaysia
Entering Intel & other company production floor for whatever reason
Hands-on machines/equipment in any Test Lab.

3. PVP is required when…
The foreign national needs to perform productive work for more than 7 days while in Malaysia.
The foreign national will be in Malaysia for more than 7 days and needs to perform productive work for any number of days during the visit. (eg. If the foreign national will be in Malaysia for 8 days, but will only perform productive work for 1 day during the 8 days visit, a PVP is still required).

4. PVP is NOT required when…
The foreign national is visiting Malaysia for the purpose of business.
A business visit is defined as:
Doing productive work for 7 days or less
Face to face meeting
Business meeting
Attending presentation
Room discussion
Touring the Intel plant but not in production floor
Conducting an audit but not in production floor

5. Documents Required for application
EE fax the documents listed in the following pages to Malaysia ES (Relo) Immigration:
Attn: Abdullah, Norintan
Fax# Inet:
Tel # Inet:
FedEx the photos to:
Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Bayan Lepas FTZ
Box 121
11900 Penang
Malaysia
(Attn: Abdullah, Norintan at PG4)

6. Documents Required (cont)
Invitation Letter
Obtain from Host manager in Malaysia.
Letter must be on Intel Malaysia letterhead and signed.
Verification Letter
Obtain from Home manager.
Letter must be on Intel's letterhead and signed.

7. Documents Required (cont)
Training/Work Schedule
All pages of valid passport
Copy must be clear
Highest education certification

8. Documents Required (cont)
Biodata/Resume
PVP Application form
2 recent passport size photos (2”2”)
Color or BW

9. Two options for US citizen
If assignment to Malaysia is less than 3 months, employee has been given 2 options as below:
Apply PVP, wait for the visa calling letter from Malaysia Immigration and obtain a Business Visa at Malaysia Consulate in your country or nearest to where you are located prior to your entry to Malaysia.
Apply PVP, enter Malaysia without business visa and pay RM500 (USD130) to Malaysia Immigration. (Please handover the money to Norintan for Penang or Balkis/Noor Azmin for Kulim site respectively).
This option is not applicable for EEs from Controlled Countries and for assignments >3 months.

10. Documents Required for Business Visa Application
Employees must provide the below documents
when submitting Business Visa application to the
Malaysian Embassy:
Invitation letter
Verification letter
Passport
Photograph (passport size)
Itinerary
Visa calling letter from M’sian Immigratiom

11. TPT Application thru Approval
~2weeks tpt for US EE (<3months stay) who is willing to pay RM500, once ES Immi receives all documentation from EE, completes application and submits the application to Immi, the US EE is allowed to enter M’sia (not applicable for EEs from Controlled Countries)
US citizen who decides to wait for the visa calling letter will get the letter ~4-5weeks after application has been submitted at Immi.

12. Additional Information
Further information, sample documents and PVP form available at:

13. Consequences of Non-Conformance
For Restricted Countries such as India, Philippines, Taiwan & China, it is a MUST for travelers to wait for the “Visa Calling Letter” issuance by Malaysia Immigration before obtaining a visa and entry into Malaysia.
Penalty for non-conformance:
Visitors caught will be JAILED and repatriated
Company fined RM10,000

14. Extension of Assigment
Documents submitted to ES Immigration 4 weeks before current PVP
expires
New invitation letter
New verification letter
New training or work schedule
Copy of current PVP
Copy of Business Visa
Copy of passport front page – photo and personal information
SOCIAL PASS FOR QUALIFIED DEPENDENTS (IF ACCOMPANYING)
Copy of each dependent’s passport (all pages)
Copy of marriage certificate
Copy of each child’s birth certificate
Two recent photo (2”x2” or passport size) - either colored or black
and white

15. Business Visa Requirement
If International Customers needs to enter Malaysia prior to obtaining the Business visa, the International Traveler MUST submit their passport and RM500 to ES Immi - Norintan Abdullah (ext ) on the 1st day in M’sia
Any PVP application done in Malaysia without first getting the appropriate Business Visa, is subject to RM500 processing fees imposed by the Malaysia Immigration. This will be charged to the sponsor or paying department
This workaround is not applicable to all countries, EE is required to confirm with ES Immi before utilizing this option
EEs from Commonwealth Countries are exempted from obtaining the Business Visa (eg: Singapore, Brunei, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada and etc)