The Government of Malaysia has introduced Malaysia My Second Home MM2H Visa program. It allows people from recognized countries in the world to live in Malaysia. It is not a retirement visa as the minimum age is 21 years old. Thus, the younger generation finds it great to stay here as well.

When you apply for MM2H visa, you receive some benefits. What are the MM2H visa benefits? Look here for details.

MM2H Visa Is Valid for 10 Years:

In order to get MM2H benefits, you are not required to have prior experience of staying in Malaysia. You can get this visa by following a set of rules prescribed by the Immigration Department.


You can stay for as long or as short as you like. There are no "minimum number of days to stay in Malaysia" requirement. Thus, you can get the visa and leave Malaysia and return 10 years later to renew the visa. Alternatively, you can start staying immediately after getting the visa and never leave Malaysia. You can renew your passport at the local embassy.

You can renew the MM2H visa indefinitely and it is done every 10 years. Unlike visa from other countries where you need to renew every year or every 2 years, MM2H is the visa with the least hassle - 10 years without having to bother about the visa.

MM2H visa is a multiple entry visas. You can leave or enter the country number of times you want without informing the authorities. In fact the authorities does not compel you to report to them where you stay. You are also not required to have an address in Malaysia. Property purchase or rental is not required as well.

Buying a car:

After getting MM2H visa processing you can purchase a car that has been assembled in Malaysia. You will be exempted from paying the excise duty on a new car.

An application of the purchase of a new car should be forwarded to the Ministry of Finance within a period of 1 year from the endorsement of MM2H social visit pass. You should not make an outright purchase before getting the approval of duty or tax exemption from the Ministry of Finance. However, the booking can be done before obtaining the approval from the ministry.

Healthcare and Education:

Healthcare in Malaysia is one of the best in the world and if it is put in context of the prices that you pay for it, it is by far the best and the most value for money. Medical tourism is a booming industry in Malaysia and it has attracted many overseas patients.

There are many good international schools in Malaysia and the prices are reasonably cheap as compared to other large cities like Singapore or Shanghai. It is also an education hub as there are many good colleges and schools around.


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