🇲🇾 Malaysia · Permanent Residency
Permanent residency and golden-visa paths: eligibility, required years, investment thresholds, and official checklists.
Malaysian permanent residence is relatively restrictive and granted case-by-case (for example to highly-skilled experts, investors, spouses of Malaysians and long-term residents) by the Immigration Department. Far more common for long-term living is the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme — a renewable long-stay pass (now in Silver, Gold and Platinum tiers requiring a fixed deposit and property), which is residence, not permanent residence or citizenship.
- Permanent residence is restrictive and granted case-by-case by the Immigration Department.
- MM2H is a renewable long-stay programme (Silver/Gold/Platinum tiers; fixed deposit + property) — residence, not PR.
- MM2H does not lead to citizenship; verify current tiers and conditions.
Official authorities
- Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) — Immigration Department
Official long-stay programme.
- Immigration Department of Malaysia
Official authority for permanent residence.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.