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Comparisons, decision guides and first-person notes on Malaysia's long-stay visas — written by Jason Yap from 500+ relocation cases, with every figure traced to an official source.
Expat living
Malaysian Tax for Expats: What You Actually Pay in 2026
Most Malaysian tax guidance is written for Malaysians, and the parts aimed at foreigners are usually a year out of date or quietly describe a company rule as though it applied to you. Here is the picture for a foreigner specifically — which reliefs you can actually claim, the two rules that exist only because you are not a citizen, and the tax everyone warns you about that does not reach you at all.
10 min read · Reviewed 29 August 2026
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Comparisons
Malaysia Employment Pass Category I/II/III vs Residence Pass-Talent (RP-T)
Since 1 June 2026 your Employment Pass is time-boxed and comes with a plan to hand your job to a local. The RP-T is the way out — and its salary bar is lower than the one you already cleared.
9 min read · Reviewed 23 August 2026
How-to
How to apply for MM2H 2026: Silver, Gold, Platinum and the SEZ/SFZ zone routes
Three main tiers plus two zone routes, and the deposit is the least interesting difference between them. What each one actually requires, which steps can only be done inside Malaysia, and the two property conditions that bind after the visa is already in your passport.
8 min read · Reviewed 3 August 2026
Expat living
Is Foreign Income Taxed in Malaysia? The Territorial Rule and the 182-Day Test
Malaysia is sold as a territorial-tax country where offshore money goes untouched. That is close to true for individuals and no longer true for companies. The line between them is a day count rather than a visa — and the exemption everyone is relying on now runs to 2036.
6 min read · Reviewed 2 August 2026
Comparisons
MM2H Platinum vs. PVIP: Which 20-Year Malaysia Visa Actually Costs Less?
Both run twenty years, both charge RM200,000, and since December 2025 both let you work — so the tiebreaker everyone still quotes is gone. One question separates them: whether you can prove RM40,000 a month. If you can, PVIP locks a fraction of the capital. If you cannot, PVIP is shut at any price.
7 min read · Reviewed 28 July 2026
Comparisons
MM2H vs. PVIP vs. DE Rantau: Which Malaysia Visa Fits Your Income?
Only one of the three qualifies you on income alone. One tests income and capital together. The third does not test income at all — which is the fact that decides this for most people.
8 min read · Reviewed 27 July 2026
Looking for what changed rather than what to choose? That is the news feed. For the programme reference pages, start with the comparison table.