Malaysia · Spouse or partner

Long-Term Social Visit Pass

Long-Term Social Visit Pass is issued by Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (Immigration Department of Malaysia). VisaAI tracks 22 official requirements for it, each traced to the government page that states it.

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Requirements change. Confirm every item on Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (Immigration Department of Malaysia)’s own page before you apply.

Each requirement below is written in plain English by VisaAI. The indented text beneath it is quoted from Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (Immigration Department of Malaysia)’s own page, so you can check what we say against what they say. Where a quotation shows “ ... ”, text has been left out.

Conditions you must meet

  • The pass is for temporary residence of at least six monthsA floor, not a ceiling — this is not a route for a long holiday.
    The Long-Term Social Visit Pass (LTSVP) is issued by the Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia to foreign nationals for temporary residence in Malaysia for a minimum period of six (6) months.
  • A Malaysian citizen's foreign spouse may be granted up to five yearsSubject to approval and to compliance with the conditions — the Department attaches both qualifiers in the same sentence.
    The pass may be granted for up to five (5) years, subject to approval and compliance with the prescribed conditions.
  • You may work or run a business on this pass, without converting to an employment passThe unusual part. Elsewhere in this registry a family pass either bars work or sends the holder to a separate work pass — Singapore's Dependant's Pass being the sharpest comparison, where obtaining an Employment Pass ends the dependency. Here the permission is endorsed onto the pass already held.
    The pass holder is permitted to work, engage in business, or undertake professional employment without the need to convert to an Employment Pass or Visit Pass (Temporary Employment).
  • Expect naziran: address visits, observation, interviews and document reviewThe Department publishes its own post-grant inspection regime, and says the findings are used when it considers approval or extension. Holding the pass is not the end of the process.
    Naziran is carried out as a verification activity to ensure that holders of immigration facilities comply with the prescribed conditions. The implementation of Naziran may involve visits to the registered address or premises, observation, interviews with relevant parties and review of documents submitted to the Department.
  • The application must be lodged by you together with your Malaysian spouseBoth people, in person. Stated twice on the page, once in each of the two work-permission blocks.
    The application must be submitted by the applicant together with his or her Malaysian citizen spouse.
  • The marriage must be legally registered under Malaysian law, and you must already hold the spouse-facility passTwo conditions in one sentence: the marriage's legal standing, and an existing Social Visit Pass under the spouse facility. Work permission is an addition to a pass you already have, not a way to get one.
    The applicant must be legally married to a Malaysian citizen and holding a Social Visit Pass under the spouse facility of a Malaysian citizen.
  • The work or business must be lawful under Malaysian law
    The employment or business undertaken must be lawful under the laws of Malaysia.
  • Once permitted to work you must comply with the Director General's regulations
    Applicants who have been granted permission to work must comply with all regulations set by the Director General of Immigration Malaysia.
  • A child or stepchild of a citizen must be under 7 years oldA hard ceiling with no counterpart in the other family routes in this registry — Singapore's Dependant's Pass runs to 21, Ireland's and Norway's to 18. The citizen parent must lodge the application.
    Applicants must be under 7 years old.
  • For a child, the citizen parent submits the application
    The application must be submitted by the citizen’s parents.
  • Bring every original for verification — incomplete applications are not processedStated in both work blocks. Not 'delayed': not processed.
    All original documents must be presented for verification. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Documents you must provide

  • A copy of your Malaysian spouse's identity card (MyKad)
    Copy of the Malaysian citizen spouse’s Identity Card (MyKad).
  • A copy of your passport and current pass
    Copy of the applicant’s passport and current pass.
  • A statutory declaration with photograph, affirmed before a Commissioner for OathsThe second work block calls it an affidavit of oath stamped by the Commissioner of Oaths from the government court; the requirement is the same instrument.
    Completed Statutory Declaration Form with photograph, duly affirmed before a Commissioner for Oaths.
  • A copy of the marriage certificate or marriage registration certificate
    Copy of Marriage Certificate or Marriage Registration Certificate.
  • A letter of offer from the employer, on official company letterhead
    Letter of Offer from the employer (on official company letterhead).
  • An employment contract stamped with an RM10 revenue stamp, stating four specific thingsMYR 10 revenue stampPosition, duration of employment, monthly salary, and the signatures of both employer and employee. A contract missing any of the four is incomplete for this purpose.
    Employment Contract duly stamped with RM10 revenue stamp and containing the following details:
  • An information form covering the applicant, the Malaysian spouse and the employerOne form binding all three parties.
    Applicant, Malaysian Spouse and Employer Information Form.
  • The employer's company registration form, printed directly from the MyData SSM systemThe Department specifies the source system, not just the document — a scan of an older extract is not the same thing.
    Latest copy of the Company Registration Form printed directly from the MyData SSM system.

Steps in the process

  • Permission to work is endorsed in your passportNot a separate document. Until the endorsement is made, the permission does not exist.
    Approval to work or conduct business will be endorsed in the applicant’s passport.
  • Apply at the Visa, Pass and Permit Division in the state where you are employedThe state where the job is, not where you live. Alternatively the headquarters in Putrajaya or the nearest state office, per the second block.
    The application must be submitted at the Visa, Pass and Permit Division in the state where the applicant is employed.
  • Apply either alongside the pass application, or at any time after a job offerThere is no window to miss — but there is also no way to be endorsed before an offer exists.
    At the time of applying for the Long-Term Social Visit Pass; or ... At any time after receiving a job offer.

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