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What is MD Status?
Malaysia Digital Status is a company-level designation for qualifying digital businesses. It unlocks a set of incentives, including a more accommodating route to hiring foreign knowledge workers.
Federal Malaysia Malaysia Digital Status
Who does it apply to?
Companies operating in qualifying digital and technology activities.
Key facts
- It is granted to the company, not to an individual.
- Its immigration benefit is easier access to knowledge-worker passes. MD Status is not itself a pass.
- It is often compared with MTEP, though MTEP is a founder-level route and MD Status is a company-level one.
Related
Sources
- Immigration Department of Malaysia Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia
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