Applications under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme are designed to be as straight-forward as possible and can be made when either inside or outside the country, but of course, you must be in the country to actually collect the MM2H Visa.

Applications can be submitted while the applicant is in Malaysia or from overseas. Once the committee reviews the documents and approves the application, they will issue a letter of ‘Conditional Approval’. At this time the applicant has six months to complete the remaining conditions (obtain medical insurance, complete the medical examination and open the fixed deposit) and collect the visa.


The following documents are required to complete the application process, some at the time of original submission and others after receiving the letter of conditional approval.

• Covering letter.
• Three copies of IM.12 Social Visit Pass.
• One copy of the Application Form MM2H
• 4 passport sized photographs of applicant and spouse (if accompanied by spouse).
• Certified true copies (see note 3) of all pages of passport/travel document of applicant and spouse (if relevant).
• Certified true copy of every page of previous passport if your current passport is less than one year old (Note: only the page with personal particulars needs to be certified).
• Certified true copy of Marriage Certificate (if accompanied by spouse).
• Certified true copy of children’s birth certificate (if relevant).
• A current resume outlining employment history of primary applicant.
• Evidence of financial assets.
• Evidence of regular monthly income.
• Medical report of applicant - Form RB 1. (You can download the form from this site). This can be a self declaration initially but after the conditional approval letter is issued, it must be signed off by a doctor in Malaysia.
• Letter of Good Conduct by a government agency where you currently live (if you have lived there several years) or your home country (usually the Police Department)
• Authorization letter from applicant to Malaysia My Second Home Centre authorising them to verify the financial documents with the relevant financial institutions.
• Evidence of purchasing property in Malaysia over RM1 million (if requesting approval to make lower fixed deposit).

After receiving the letter of conditional approval the following documents must be submitted when collecting the visa:

• Evidence of placing the Fixed Deposit – if applying under this criteria
• Copy of Malaysian medical insurance
• Copy of medical report
• Letter of Good Conduct from Government Agency

The covering letter of application should state the names of all people who are applying with you, how you will support yourself in Malaysia and which financial criteria you wish to use.  Once the application is approved you will be issued a conditional approval letter which can be presented to any bank in Malaysia to open an account.

Where certified true copies of documents are requested they must be countersigned by an Embassy, High Commission, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Oaths, Solicitor, Lawyer or Notary Public.  All documents not in English have to be translated by a qualified translator.

Currently approval takes around 10 to 12 weeks after the application documents reach the Ministry of Tourism for approval.

The Immigration Department issues the actual Visa after approval and a payment of RM 90.00 per year is charged for the issuance of a Social Visit Pass under the ' Malaysia-My Second Home' Programme. The visa fee is chargeable according to the existing rate applicable to each country. The fee for a ten year visa is therefore RM900 although if the applicant’s passport has less than ten years to run the visa will only be valid until the passport expiry date and the fee lower.

Other visa charges may apply for certain nationalities but should not amount to more than RM600 per person.

When the Visa expires,  the following documents must be submitted when applying for renewal:

• Letter explaining why you wish to renew the visa
• Photocopy of passport (certified true copy of every page)
• Form IMM.55 (one copy per person)
• Evidence your fixed deposit is still in place
• Payment of RM90 per year for the visa

The visa is only issued for the validity of your passport therefore you did not get the full period of the visa in your passport you need to return to the immigration office when you have a new passport to get the remainder of the visa stamped in your passport. The following documents are required.

• Current passport and previous passport
• Copy of both passports – every page but it deos not have to be a certified true copy
• Form IM.12 (one copy per person)
• Payment of RM90 per year for the remaining years of the visa.

Holders bof Student Passes and Holders of Expatriate Passes (Work Permits) and their dependants are not eligible under the MMsh programme (unless they give up their work permit)