Minimum income
$2,000/month
$24,000/year
Stay
12 → 24
months, renewable
Application fee
$225
plus $110 per dependent
Tax
Exempt
Foreign-sourced income exemption
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 24 months
- Leads to residency
- Leads to citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Malaysia
- Visa name
- DE Rantau Nomad Pass
- Local name
- Pas Nomad DE Rantau
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 24 months
- Income requirement
- $2,000/month ($24,000/year)
- Application fee
- $225
- Tax status
- Exempt
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check not required
- Proof of accommodation not required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Dependent fee
- $110
Tax
- Tax status
- Exempt
- Tax regime
- Foreign-sourced income exemption
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 182 days
How to apply
- Application method
- online
- Processing time
- 14–56 days
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- No
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Income threshold is $24,000/yr for tech professionals and $60,000/yr for non-tech professionals. Broadened in June 2024 to include professional managerial roles (founders, CEOs, accountants, legal, writers). Spouse, children, and parents of pass holder can accompany. Dependents cannot work locally. Open to all nationalities except Israel.
Also in Malaysia
Malaysia also offers these long-term residency programs