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Malaysia Work Visa from Pakistan: Employment Pass and Foreign Worker Permits

Malaysia work visas from Pakistan: the Employment Pass and its 2026 salary rules, the foreign worker pass for approved sectors, steps, costs and traps.

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Last checked against official sources on 25 September 2026

QUICK ANSWER

How much does a Malaysian work visa cost from Pakistan, and how long does it take?

Your employer applies for the Employment Pass through the Expatriate Services Division, and the Immigration Department's visa fee for Pakistani nationals is MYR20; the pass fees themselves are not published on the official pages. The Expatriate Services Division says it processes an application within 5 working days once every document is in.

Checked on the official sites on 13 October 2026. Fees and times change, so confirm them on the linked page before you pay. Visa centre charges and any consultant's fee are extra.

Visa fee
MYR20
single or multiple entry, for Pakistani nationals
Immigration Department of Malaysia ↗
Processing time
5 working days
Employment Pass, once all documents are submitted
Expatriate Services Division ↗

At a glance

What you are applying for

Malaysia has two quite different work routes. Professionals come on an Employment Pass, which the employer applies for through the Immigration Department's Expatriate Services Division and the MYXpats Centre. Workers in manufacturing, construction, plantation, agriculture and services come on a Visit Pass (Temporary Employment), often called PLKS, against a quota the employer must have had approved first.

For professionals, it turns on the job and the salary band — Malaysia revised its expatriate salary policy from 1 June 2026. For workers, it turns on whether the employer really holds an approved quota, and Malaysia has restricted new foreign worker intake at times since 2024. A “Malaysia work visa” sold in Pakistan with no approved quota behind it is a fraud, and nobody legitimate sells a job offer or a visa.

Most refusals come down to one of four

  1. An approved quota
  2. The right salary band
  3. The FOMEMA medical
  4. Staying with your employer
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Malaysia · Work visa
Professionals
Employment Pass, applied for by the employer through the Expatriate Services Division
Workers
Visit Pass (Temporary Employment) in approved sectors, against the employer's approved quota
Employment Pass
Up to 60 months, tied to one employer
Worker pass
12 months at a time, renewable; no change of employer and no family
Entry
A Visa with Reference, then a visa from the Malaysian mission in Pakistan
Before you fly
Protector of Emigrants registration in Pakistan

Is this the right guide?

Who it is for

Applying on the wrong visa is one of the quickest ways to a refusal, so read both lists before anything else.

You’re in the right place if you are

  • A professional on an Employment Pass

    Managers, engineers, IT staff and other professionals with an offer from a company registered with the Expatriate Services Division — the Employment Pass.

  • A specialist on a Professional Visit Pass

    Specialists sent by an overseas company to provide services or train with a Malaysian company for up to 12 months — the Professional Visit Pass.

  • A worker recruited against a quota

    Workers aged 18 to 45 recruited through a licensed Overseas Employment Promoter for an employer with an approved quota in manufacturing, construction, plantation, agriculture or services.

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Document checklist

Documents you will need

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For an Employment Pass

For a Visit Pass (Temporary Employment)

Before you leave Pakistan

After you land

Step by step · with timings

How to apply, and how long it takes

In the order it happens. Each stage waits on the one before it, so the date you start decides the date you finish. Ranges, not promises — the mission owns the clock.

  1. First

    Know which route you are on

    If the offer is for a professional or managerial job, it should come with an Employment Pass application. If it is for factory, construction, plantation, farm or service work, it rests on the employer's foreign worker quota. The two are not interchangeable.

  2. Check the employer

    For an Employment Pass, the company must be registered with the Expatriate Services Division. For worker jobs, the employer's quota must be approved by Malaysia's Ministry of Human Resources, and your promoter in Pakistan must hold a licence on the Bureau of Emigration's list. Jobs in Sabah and Sarawak follow those states' own procedures.

  3. EP: 5 working days

    The employer applies

    For an Employment Pass, the employer first gets the Labour Department's approval to hire a foreign worker and advertises the job on MYFutureJobs, then applies online; MYXpats processes a complete application within five working days. For workers, the employer applies against its quota for a Visa with Reference.

  4. Days to 2 weeks

    Medical and visa in Pakistan

    Workers must be certified healthy at an approved centre in Pakistan. With the Visa with Reference, you apply for the single-entry visa at the Malaysian mission in Pakistan.

  5. Days to 2 weeks

    Protector, then travel

    Register for Protector before you fly; FIA checks it at the airport. Workers must enter Malaysia through the designated entry points.

  6. FOMEMA in 30 days

    After you land

    Employment Pass holders have the ePASS endorsed at KLIA or the MYXpats Centre. Workers take the FOMEMA medical within 30 days; the pass is issued only if they pass, and an unfit worker is sent home.

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Money

What it costs

The official figures are in the quick answer at the top, as checked on 13 October 2026. They change without notice, so each line here says what a cost depends on and where the current figure is published.

  • Paid by the employer

    Employment Pass fees

    The employer pays the Employment Pass processing and pass fees through the Expatriate Services Division.

    FIGUREExpatriate Services
  • Paid by the employer

    Levy and security bond

    For workers, the employer pays the foreign worker levy for its sector and lodges a security bond set by nationality; both are in the Immigration Department's published tables.

    FIGUREImmigration Department
  • Paid in Pakistan

    Visa, medicals and Protector

    The single-entry visa and the medicals are paid at their published rates, and Protector registration to the Bureau of Emigration at its rates. A licensed promoter's service charge is regulated; always get a receipt.

    FIGUREEach provider
  • Never pay this

    A quota or calling visa

    If anyone asks you to pay for a quota, a “calling visa” or the job itself, stop.

Where the current rules and figures are published

LAST CHECKED 25 SEP 2026

This is general guidance. Rules change, sometimes without notice, and your case will have specifics this page cannot know about. Check anything decisive on the official pages, or send us your situation and we will tell you where you actually stand.

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Why Malaysia work visa applications are refused

The grounds that come up most on files from Pakistan. Most of them can be dealt with before you submit.

  • No approved quota

    No approved quota behind the offer — the job, the “calling visa” or both are not real.

  • Salary below the band

    An Employment Pass refused because the basic salary is below the band for the category, or the employer could not show the job was offered to Malaysians first.

  • Failing FOMEMA

    Failing the FOMEMA medical after arrival: the pass is not issued, and the employer must send you home.

  • Outside the age range or sector

    Being outside the 18 to 45 age range for a worker pass, or a sector the employer's quota does not cover.

  • A past overstay or blacklisting

    A previous overstay, absconding record or blacklisting in Malaysia.

  • Leaving your employer

    Leaving your employer or changing sector on a worker pass. It counts as absconding, and absconding workers are blacklisted.

  • A visit visa to look for work

    Travelling on a visit visa to look for work — FIA stops passengers it believes are leaving to work without the right visa.

  • Already been refused?

    Send us the refusal letter before you do anything else. It states the grounds, and they decide whether applying again is worth it or would just cost you the fee a second time.

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No. A social visit pass does not allow any work, and both routes — the Employment Pass and the worker pass — are applied for by the employer before you travel. Working on a visit pass leads to arrest, deportation and a ban.

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