DE Rantau Nomad Pass

1. Visa12 months
2. Renewup to 24 months

• Leads to residency
• Leads to citizenship

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

$264

Tax status

Standard

Application method

online

Processing time

42–56 days

Can apply in-country

Yes

Multiple entry

Yes

Can open bank account

No

Renewable

Yes

Professional Visit Pass (Pas Lawatan Ikhtisas) for foreign remote workers and freelancers. Issued for 3 to 12 months and renewable once, up to 24 months in total. On 9 October 2026 the Ministry of Finance said holders who have already reached that two-year limit may stay and work remotely for another two years, subject to conditions. That extension is not in MDEC's FAQ of 28 August 2026, so the stored maximum stays 24 months. Tech and digital roles need USD 24,000 a year. The listed non-tech roles need USD 60,000. The programme page says "more than" those amounts; the FAQ calls USD 24,000 and USD 60,000 the minimum. Both figures are published in US dollars. A remote employee's employer must not be registered in Malaysia, and the contract must have started at least three months before the application. A freelancer may have foreign or Malaysian clients. Local employment is not allowed, and a spouse cannot work on a dependent pass. The pass covers Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan. Sabah and Sarawak are entered on a tourist pass. Staying and working in Sarawak is the separate DE Rantau Sarawak Nomad Pass. Israeli citizens cannot apply. The applicant must be over 18, and the passport must have more than 14 months of validity. The fee paid on submission is RM1,080 for the applicant and RM540 per dependent, including 8% SST. The programme page still shows RM1,000 and RM500, the amounts before SST. At endorsement, Immigration charges RM90 for every three months or RM360 for a year, plus a multiple-entry visa fee that depends on nationality. If MDEC is the sponsor, a refundable personal bond of RM200 to RM2,000 is charged by nationality. USD figures use Bank Negara Malaysia's middle rate of 4.0885 ringgit per US dollar on 9 October 2026. There is no nomad tax exemption. MDEC says a remote worker's pay is taxable once the stay exceeds 60 days, because the work is done in Malaysia. A non-resident pays a flat 30%. A resident pays the scale rates. Residence is generally 182 days. Foreign-sourced income of a resident individual, other than income from a Malaysian partnership, is a separate exemption and does not cover salary for work done in Malaysia. Endorsement requires health insurance covering Malaysia for the whole pass, and an Inland Revenue Board registration slip. Apply online. You do not have to be in Malaysia to apply, and you may apply from inside the country, but a tourist pass cannot be converted. If approval arrives while you are here on a short visit, you leave and re-enter on the visa named in the approval letter before endorsement. From 1 August 2026 a refusal cannot be appealed. In October 2026 MDEC said technical problems were making some applications slower than the usual six to eight weeks.

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1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Application fee (USD) 225 264
   • Tax status exempt standard

   in-country application set to true. An applicant may file from inside Malaysia and does not have to be in Malaysia to file (https://www.mdec.my/api/media/file/DE-Rantau_Pass_FAQ_v10.pdf).