Alternative to Malaysia My Second Home? What you need to know about the Labuan set up.

Malaysia held her much anticipated elections on 19 November 2022. No one party obtained a clear majority needed to form the government but negotiations took place very swiftly. Alliances were soon created to give the Pakatan Harapan coalition another chance to steer the country with Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister for the next five years. […]

Expats returning to Malaysia during Covid – Quarantine times shorten

  When advising on Malaysian Immigration guidelines I often get my ears bent by expatriates who are frustrated with policies which in their eyes seem unclear, contradicting or unfair. Recent Covid guidelines on expatriates returning to Malaysia are a prime example. Not that I hold a Government position nor do I represent the Malaysian Government […]

Police Permit for inter-state travel within Malaysia during this Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO)

Inter-state travel in Malaysia, whether by road or by air, requires consent during this Conditional Movement Control Order period. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/05/20/air-travellers-need-permit-too I’ve just accompanied a foreign client to the police station in Pulau Tikus (Note that only the Police Station in charge of the area where you reside will process this application), Penang, to assist in […]

MM2H Holders Permitted to return to Malaysia!

Weekends are sacred. Time to catch up with family and to recharge. Some “me” time and I’m looking forward to hitting the Tanjung Bungah Market to source ingredients for my latest attempt at baking the banana bread! Still, this piece of news came in through Whatsapp this morning, I have reconfirmed this with MM2H and […]

Malaysia My Second Home MCO Updates for MM2H holders & applicants

Today marks the first day we officially return to the office in Penang and I must say I have mixed feelings. My surfer and biker friends often talk about retirement or taking time off to ride the mountain passes of Leh & Ladakh in Northern India or surf uncrowded waves in Sri Lanka or other […]

Can Malaysian MM2H Holders return to Malaysia during this Covid period?

Here’s another question that crops up frequently over the past weeks especially for holders of Malaysia’s long stay visa known as Malaysia My Second Home or MM2H for short. Unfortunately nothing concrete yet as to whether holders of MM2H visas who are currently abroad can return to Malaysia. Currently Malaysia focusses its efforts in dealing […]