Dependant Pass: Expatriates in Malaysia

My family dependant pass was just recently expired after 2 years, and there's a new Malaysian Law that Expatriate below salary of RM5,000 could not apply to renew the dependant pass or visa and I'm very quite uncertain why some of the Expats below 5KRm still able to get the Dependant Pass. Hmmmm... ('', Anyway, I just got some usefull information regarding the EXPATRIATE-EP pass category. Please refer below information. Hope could help.

What is Dependant Pass?

☼ The dependant pass is issued to spouses and children of foreigners possesing an Employment Pass. The dependant pass may be filed for application together with the employment pass application, or after the approval of employment pass. Normally, the maximum duration of the dependant pass should also be aligned with the duration of the employment pass of the expats. Once your family obtain the dependant pass, they were allowed to stay in West Malaysia and children can continue their studies here in MY. 

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Expatriate EMPLOYMENT PASS CATEGORY i just got this info from Expat Service Division. Actually there are 3 categories of Employment Pass.

►Employment Pass (Category I)

     

• Eligibility of Criteria:

1. Applicant must earn a basic salary of RM5,000 per month
2. Applicant must have an employment contract valid for a minimum of 24 months.

• Benifits:  s

1. It allows the Holder to be employed in West Malaysia by the hiring company
2. Spouse and children under 18 years old of Employment Pass holder are eligible for Dependant pass.
3. Children over 18 years old and unmarried are eligible for Social Visit Pass
4. Parents/Parents in Law are eligible for Social visit pass 
5. Eligible to Hire foreign maids. 

• Documents Required:

1. Latest resume
2. Copy of Highest Educational Certificates translated into English (if applicable) and certified true copy of Embassy. 
3. Copy of Passports (all pages)
4. Recent passport photo (photo sized 3.5x5.0 cm) light blue background
5. Other documents might be required upon request during renewal of EP. 

►Employment Pass (Category II)

     

• Eligibility of Criteria:

1. Applicant must earn a basic salary of RM5,000 per month
2. Applicant must have an employment contract valid for less than 24 months.

• Benifits:  s

1. It allows the Holder to be employed in West Malaysia by the hiring company
2. Spouse and children under 18 years old of Employment Pass holder are eligible for Dependant pass.
3. Children over 18 years old and unmarried are eligible for Social Visit Pass
4. Parents/Parents in Law are eligible for Social visit pass 
5. Eligible to Hire foreign maids. 

• Documents Required:

1. Latest resume
2. Copy of Highest Educational Certificates translated into English (if applicable) and certified true copy of Embassy. 
3. Copy of Passports (all pages)
4. Recent passport photo (photo sized 3.5x5.0 cm) light blue background
5. Other documents might be required upon request during renewal of EP

►Employment Pass (Category III)

     

• Eligibility of Criteria:

1. Applicant earns a basic salary of between RM2,500 to RM4,999 per month
2. Applicant must have an employment contract valid for less than 24 months.

• Benifits:  s

1. It allows the Holder to be employed in West Malaysia by the hiring company
2. Not allowed to bring dependants
3. Not allowed to hire foreign maids

• Documents Required:

1. Latest resume
2. Copy of Highest Educational Certificates translated into English (if applicable) and certified true copy of Embassy. 
3. Copy of Passports (all pages)
4. Recent passport photo (photo sized 3.5x5.0 cm) light blue background
5. Other documents might be required upon request during renewal of EP

How to Renew Your Philippine Passport at Kuala Lumpur, Phil. Embassy

What's the process of Renewing your Philippine Passport in Kuala Lumpur, DFA, Philippine Embassy? 

• How to go at KL, Phil Embassy?
• How early should I go?
• What's the total processing time?
• How quickly can I collect my passport?

Me and my wife just recently renewed our Passport at Kuala Lumpur, DFA, Phil Embassy. I'll give you some advise and tips especially for those first timers who wants to renew their passport and how you can speed up your process without wasting too much of your time. 

How to get here....

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

Address: 1, Changkat Kia Peng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone:+60 3-2148 4233.
Office Hours: Monday to Friday (8:00 am - 5:00 pm)For Public Transactions : 9:00 am - 11:30 am and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

I am staying at Butterworth, Penang and from Chai Leng park Bus station, it took 5 hours to reach Puduraya Sentral station. Then, by taxi, it's about 15 mins going to Embassy. So, just plan your time accordingly.

What documents do I need to prepare? 

• Please bring your old passport and photocopy of pages 1,2,3. And also the pages showing the latest Bureau of Immigration departure and arrival stamps. 

• Your working permit or Visa permit photocopy

• Your Letter of Appointment from the company (contract)

• Then, I personally recommend to fill up the application form at your home rather than filling it up at Phil. Embassy. Filling up the application form at Phil. Embassy will consume your time. To download the form click here: http://www.philembassykl.org.my/main/images/pdf/epassform.pdf

For dependant/spouse requirements:

• Old passport and photocopy of pages 1,2,3. And also the pages showing the latest Bureau of Immigration departure and arrival stamps.

• Photocopy of old Dependant Pass or Visa

• Marriage Contract

How early should I go?

• To give you some perspective, I arrived 7:46AM at Phil. Embassy and there were >10 people already waiting to process there passport. Once you arrived, make sure you get immediately the priority number at the counter. Just press the letter Buttons for Passport. Luckily, were number 7 for passport renewal on that day. 

How long did it take?

• From the time I arrived to the time I was called to process by DFA Officer, it took about 4 hours. 

How much does it cost?

• For passport fee it cost RM240 for 5 years validity.

How quickly can I collect my passport?

• It only takes 1 month to get you're new passport. 

How to check that your passport is ready to pick up or not? 

• You can check the progress of your passport application through Phil. Embassy Passport Finder.

• Just log on at http://www.philembassykl.org.my/finder/searchpassport.php. Then, type the Application Number in the Search Box. The Application Number is found at the Passport Application Receipt given by Phil. Embassy so, don't lost it!  

• Once you key in the application number to the system, example; 292660720. Once it's ready, the system will pop-up that your passport is ready for pick up. You can either claim it personally, or ask someone to claim it for you but you need to have an authorization letter, you can also arrange a courier service. But for me, since passport is quite important I'd rather collect it personally rather than other people collect it for you. 

Me & Philippines

Philippines, my beloved country, might be receiving a lot of hate by many people nowadays, but with reasons that I fully understand. You know what I mean! But for those people who don't seem to understand, I'll tell you this is a country with great personality. Filipino's are awesome people!

Majority of the people here are courteous, polite, happy people, and religious even though we have various cultures. Filipino's are hardworking, industrious and resourceful in spite of some problems and challenges we encounter in life. We are born friendly and smiling people. ('',) We also preserved our traditional culture especially family close ties that symbolizes our respect. 

Even though the Philippines is a poor country we have a good people and we care for those who are in need, we never leave our families behind and we kept on trying and trying until we reach our dreams, even though sometimes we feel like there's no hope. Normally, we express our thoughts in a very simple smile and our dark times in a tear from our eyes. Even though we are in third world country we will still be truly and forever a Proud Filipino.     

The Philippine's is rich in natural resources and some sources of income would come from fishing, farming, mining and agriculture. Sceneries, hmmm, overall we have very beautiful places and and great landmarks where our mother nature is nurturing our beautiful islands.   

Just my point of views, if Philippine Archipelago (island's) is really connected to each other, same like with other neighboring South East Asian Nation's, I bet you if it's physically connected with these other SEA countries. I may guess, Philippine Economy would have grown faster and might be a good candidate or chance to be a first world country like Singapore?! Ha ha, not sure. I am a Filipino as I say it's my country. Really! Philippines is a beautiful place to live and life in here is enjoying if you have such money for enjoyment. ('', My country is the most promising nation in Southeast Asia. It is a potential powerhouse in the East someday.