IanBlakeley
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Foreign husband/wive of Malaysia citizen allow to work in Malaysia by joegudman
Foreign husbands/wives to Malaysians can be given Visit Pass (social) for a period of 5 years on condition they comply with all the requirements. They are also allowed to be engaged in any form of paid employment or in any business or ...
Personal account ? I opened a joint one with no visa or work permit although they now ask to see LTVSP each time it has been renewed. What I cannot do is get credit card based on my income from overseas needs to be income in Malaysia Read More
Test for Malaysian Driver Licence by manukes
My UK driving licence is due for renewal and since I no longer have a UK permanent address in UK and under the lastest regulations it seems impossible to renew. Additional information now needed when applying for renewal are passport details and ...
[As a British citizen, do you need to physically present in the UK before you can get your DL renewed?No, but you do need a permanent address which is I think the problem the OP has. I have been maintaining an address and UK tax residency because my ... Read More
The pet culture in Malaysia by Priscilla
Hey everyone, Pets are an integral part of a lot of families. So much so that they would never consider moving abroad without them. Before doing so, it would be important to know the pet culture in Malaysia just to make sure that their little ...
- Pets not allowed in most condosOfficially yes but it doesn't seem to stop people, the goods lift in our rental *stinks* because people use that to take their dogs in and out. I guess they use the goods lift because if they made that smell in ... Read More
Foreign husband/wive of Malaysia citizen allow to work in Malaysia by joegudman
Foreign husbands/wives to Malaysians can be given Visit Pass (social) for a period of 5 years on condition they comply with all the requirements. They are also allowed to be engaged in any form of paid employment or in any business or ...
As far as I am aware you cannot get work endorsement on the first LTSVP only subsequent ones i.e. you cannot work for 6 months, there is a possible get out if originally on a working visa but have to talk to immigration. After first LTSVP is renewed ... Read More
Clearing your belongings through customs in Malaysia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, During oneÂ’s big move abroad, shipping personal belongings to the host country can be stressful. Customs regulations differ from one country to another and you never quite know what to expect when trying to recover your belongings ...
I used a shipper, much simpler than trying to do this yourself and they're well aware of the regulations and pitfalls. We didn't ship too much and all second-hand stuff, the shippers came to our house packed the boxes, drew up the manifest ... Read More
UK Passport Delivery to Malaysia by manukes
Any info please on which Company delivers passports back to Malaysia. I know PP office use DX for UK and ROI but do they also delivery to Malaysia ? Tks.
Can confirm, I renewed mine last year, sent from here via DHL around 3 weeks came back same way Read More
Visitor Visa Runs with Dual Citizenship? by purplecarrot
Hi everyone, I have read most of the posts on this site about tourist visa runs, so I think I'm relatively well-informed about the process and limitations (ie increasingly strict immigration and an unofficial limit of 3 entries), but I ...
It came up on a couple of FB groups only last Autumn so I understood it to be relatively new. It is still on the Thai embassy site http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/new-visa-rules.php Read More
Visitor Visa Runs with Dual Citizenship? by purplecarrot
Hi everyone, I have read most of the posts on this site about tourist visa runs, so I think I'm relatively well-informed about the process and limitations (ie increasingly strict immigration and an unofficial limit of 3 entries), but I ...
My wife always hung on to her Malaysian citizenship, some of her friends who tried to beat the system and took British citizenship got letters in the post from the High Commission telling them to send their Malaysian passport back - can only assume ... Read More
Keeping fit in Malaysia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Keeping fit during your time in Malaysia is of utmost importance. How about sharing with us and your fellow expats how you keep healthy in your host country? What are your daily health hacks in Malaysia? Do you exercise ...
I extensively use the gym facilities and also the pool at my condo, in fact access to those was a prerequisite and we walked away from several places that had let their facilities wither. I occasionally go for a jog but it can get so hot, I am ... Read More
Visitor Visa Runs with Dual Citizenship? by purplecarrot
Hi everyone, I have read most of the posts on this site about tourist visa runs, so I think I'm relatively well-informed about the process and limitations (ie increasingly strict immigration and an unofficial limit of 3 entries), but I ...
When I've come in via the land border they have checked that I have a valid exit stamp from Thailand, makes swapping passports a little more difficult. Although not noticed by airplane, I left Malaysia on one passport then entered and left India ... Read More
Tarantulas in residential areas? by MinionJeanne
Hello everyone! I know this may seem like a trivial question but I'm considering relocating our family to Penang and I'd like to know if anyone has had tarantulas in their home. One of my children is terrified of spiders but otherwise ...
I've yet to see any large spiders including in jungle areas, I've seen leeches and millipedes in the jungle but as Gravitas says at home in an urban environment cockroaches, ants and the lizards )think they're gecko) , as far as I know ... Read More
Conversion of foreign driving license to local one by belletti
Hello everybody, Following the announcement of last September 14 regarding the suspension of the conversion of foreign license into loca one, has anyone information if this is a temporary situation or not? Has anyone seen JPJ on this topic - ...
When it was still possible to convert I went to JPJ to do so but didn't then (silly me) for two reasons the officer said I could only have local licence for length of my visa (then 6 months) and I needed the so called counterpart, UK had already ... Read More
Frankly, How Good Are The Malaysian Cars? by VWC
I have driven Hondas and Toyotas all my life, so should I continue to do that when we go over to Malaysia or do we buy one of Malaysia's finest? Any experience or comment? Since it is tropical there, I would love to have a convertible or open ...
I have a Myvi, most common car in Malaysia totally ubiquitous (it's a re-badged Daihatsu), fine for most use only time we may struggle is 4 people and luggage. I'd really not bother with an open top for the reasons already mentioned, I get ... Read More