Overview
At the eXpats Service Centre, we provide services to aid companies in the process of obtaining valid relevant passes for their Foreign Knowledge Workers (FKW)
Apart from MSC Status companies, we have extended our services to cater to fully operational companies utilising ICT as their core business activity.
In general, companies will go through three (3) pre-application processes prior to applying for the relevant FKW passes.

FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
At the eXpats Service Centre, we define a “knowledge worker” as an individual who holds one or more of the following criteria:
- Holds a tertiary qualification from an institution of higher learning (in any field); or
- Holds a diploma in multimedia/ICT or another specialised ICT certification plus at least 5 years’ relevant experience in multimedia/ICT or an equivalent field; or
- Has held a professional, executive, management or technical work position in information technology (“IT”) enabled services (e.g. IT / IS Professionals, Finance / Accounting, Business Administration)
- Salary: a MINIMUM monthly salary of RM3,000.00
- Industry / Sector: Applicant working with companies in ICT sector only.
APPLICABLE PASSES FOR FKW ENTRANCE INTO MALAYSIA
Our eXpats Service Centre can only process and approve the following types of passes prior to submittal to the Immigration Department of Malaysia:
FEE STRUCTURE
SERVICES (NEW & RENEWAL) | MDEC’S CHARGES (PER APPLICANT) |
---|---|
EMPLOYMENT PASS (EP) | RM2,968.00 |
DEPENDANT PASS (DP)
|
RM530.00 |
SOCIAL VISIT PASS (SVP)
|
RM530.00 |
AMENDMENT OF APPROVAL LETTER | RM106.00 |
SPECIAL PASS (SP), TRANSFER OF ENDORSEMENT (TOE), CANCELLATION OF PASSES | FREE OF CHARGE |
NOTE: For rejected application, MDEC shall refund 75% of Expatriate Services Fees. |
IMMIGRATION FEE | To refer to this table Immigration Payment |