Professional Visit Pass document checklist, Sarawak
What to gather before we file. Both lists fork: the applicant’s depends on nationality, and the company’s depends on whether you hold a business address in Sarawak.
The short answer
A Sarawak Professional Visit Pass needs documents from the applicant and from the sponsoring company. What the applicant provides depends on whether they’re Malaysian. What the company provides depends on whether it has a business address in Sarawak: without one, the purchase order or letter of award has to be a certified true copy, and the trade licence and tenancy agreement don’t apply. The pass runs six months and renews once.
Do your candidate and your company qualify?
| Your candidate | Your company |
|---|---|
| 25 years old or above, by birth year | Sdn Bhd only |
| Earning RM3,000 a month or more | Paid-up capital of RM250,000 if wholly Malaysian owned |
| Passport with at least 18 months validity | RM350,000 for a Malaysian and foreign joint venture |
| Not already holding another pass in Malaysia | RM1,000,000 if wholly foreign owned |
| Not blacklisted by PTPTN or LHDN | Operating in an approved industry |
- Pass duration
- 6 months, renewable once, for 12 months in total
- Processing time, Kuching
- 30 to 45 working days
- Processing time, outstation
- 45 to 60 working days
- Minimum age
- 25
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What does the applicant provide?
The list forks on nationality. A Malaysian gives us the IC and the biodata page; a foreign national gives us the whole passport, blank pages included.
| Document | West Malaysian or Sabahan | Foreign national |
|---|---|---|
| Identity card | Front and back | Not applicable |
| Passport | Biodata page only | Every page, including the blank ones |
| Professional CV | Required | Required |
| Academic certificates | Required | Required |
| Passport photograph | Required | Required |
What does the sponsoring company provide?
This is where the two cases genuinely differ. If your company holds a business address in Sarawak you evidence it, and the purchase order can be an ordinary copy. Without one, that purchase order carries the weight instead, and it has to be certified.
| Document | With a Sarawak address | No Sarawak address |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase order or letter of award from the client in Sarawak | Required | Certified true copy |
| SSM company forms: Sections 14, 17, 58 and 236(2) | Required | Required |
| SSM company profile, current month, digital CTC and receipt | Required | Required |
| Trade licence, and the tenancy or sale agreement for the address | Required | Not applicable |
| Organisational chart | Required | Required |
| Job description and work schedule | Required | Required |
| Employment contract or offer letter | Required, stamped at LHDN | Required |
| Director’s ID | Required | Required |
| ID of the company representative | Preferably Sarawakian | Preferably Malaysian |
What happens after approval?
A foreign national needs an eVISA before entering Malaysia, and it is what lets the pass be endorsed on arrival. Approval of the pass is not the last step.
Requirements change without notice and differ by country of nationality. Check with the nearest Malaysian embassy before you rely on any of this.
Sources
- Immigration Department of Sarawak Jabatan Imigresen Sarawak
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