Can you hire this person on an Employment Pass?
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Employment Pass category
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Government fees
| ESD application fee, per EP application | RM2,160 (incl. 8% SST) |
| Employment Pass | RM200 per year |
| Processing fee | RM125 |
| Visa | Depends on nationality |
| Each dependant (ESD fee) | RM540, plus RM90 per year and RM50 processing |
From ESD's current payment table. Agents and service providers charge their own fees on top.
Hiring for this role?
Seekers finds and shortlists tech talent in Malaysia, including foreign engineers already working here. If your hire needs an Employment Pass, we can support your application. Your Malaysian company is the employer that sponsors the pass. EP support is quoted separately from the recruitment fee.
We can also support the first 30 days: a checklist with the SOCSO and EPF deadlines, an employment letter template for the bank account, and introductions to licensed agents for housing and medical insurance. We include it in the same quotation.
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Based on the Employment Pass policy for applications from 1 June 2026: ESD Revised Expatriate Salary Policy and FAQ (12 February 2026), ESD payment table, ESD Online Guidebook (April 2025), MIDA EP guideline (June 2026) and PERKESO MYFutureJobs FAQ (2026). Last checked 27 October 2026. Rules can change; check with ESD before you apply. General information, not legal advice. © Seekers (Agensi Pekerjaan Tech Recruitment Sdn. Bhd.)