Malaysia.

Long-term social visit pass with multiple-entry visa for foreigners who show money in Malaysia; not permanent residence and no route to citizenship (minister, Feb 2026). Run by the Ministry of Tourism (MOTAC) with the Home Ministry and Immigration Department; Immigration (JIM) took over processing from August 2021 and MOTAC's One Stop Centre runs it again under the 2024 rules. No act of parliament: it is an administrative programme using passes under the Immigration Act and Immigration circulars (e.g. Pekeliling Imigresen Bil. 6/2009). Until 2020: 10-year pass, fixed deposit of about RM150,000-350,000 and offshore income of RM10,000 a month. New applications frozen in 2020; revived from October 2021 with RM1m deposit, RM40,000 monthly income, RM1.5m liquid assets and 5-year passes. Since June 2024: Platinum (US$1m deposit, RM2m home, 20 years), Gold (US$500k, RM1m home, 15 years), Silver (US$150k, RM600k home, 5 years) and a Special Economic/Financial Zone category (US$32k-65k, Forest City homes, 10 years). Sarawak runs its own S-MM2H (not covered here).

Immigration Department scheme launched 1 Sept 2022 giving wealthy foreigners a residence pass approved for 20 years (passes of 5+5+5+5 years). Status active: in October 2026 the Immigration Department's homepage links to the PVIP section of its online services portal, which offers applicant and agency registration and status inquiries, terms and conditions and an FAQ (both PDF files dated 23 Jan 2026) and a list of 50 authorised application agencies (dated 5 Oct 2026). Terms as stated in January 2026: participation fee RM200,000 for the principal (RM2,000 paid online at application, RM198,000 after approval; non-refundable) and RM100,000 per dependant (RM50,000 for a dependant who takes a 10-year approval); a fixed deposit of RM1,000,000 in a licensed Malaysian bank, of which 50% may be withdrawn after six months for property, medical or education costs; onshore and offshore income of RM40,000 a month (RM480,000 a year) or, as an alternative, a net worth of at least RM1 billion; a pass fee of RM2,000 a year plus visa fee and security bond by nationality; no age limit; children up to 25, parents and parents-in-law as dependants; extension after 20 years at half the then current participation fee; applications only through agencies registered with the Immigration Department. When the net-worth alternative, the 10-year dependant option and the six-month withdrawal rule started is not printed. The 2022 press account gave a quota of 20,000 in phase one. No official count of PVIP passes issued was found.

Separate programme run by the Sarawak Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (Sarawak controls immigration into the state), distinct from the federal MM2H (mys-mm2h). Under the guide amended 31 Jul 2025 (rules effective 1 Jan 2025 per the minister): applicants aged 30+, a mandatory RM500,000 fixed deposit in a panel bank in Sarawak (RM250,000 minimum balance to be kept; up to 50% withdrawable after a year for a house, car, medical or education costs in Sarawak) and, in addition, a pension or offshore income of RM10,000 a month (RM15,000 with dependants) or savings of RM100,000 (RM200,000); a one-off RM5,000 processing fee; 5+5-year social visit pass; at least 30 days a year in Sarawak. Before 2025 the deposit was RM150,000 for individuals and RM300,000 for couples (as reported). Deposit plus income, like the federal MM2H. Start: launched is 2007, the earliest year in an official statement: the minister (19 Nov 2024, as reported and reposted on the ministry's site) counted 1,240 participants approved from 2007 to 2019; no founding text or launch announcement was found, so the programme may be older. The Sarawak Immigration Department ran it until the state tourism ministry took over in 2020; licensing of S-MM2H agents was delegated to Sarawak from 1 Nov 2024. Reported counts: 1,526 participants approved from 2020 to October 2024; 450 applicants with RM90 million in fixed deposits as of October 2024 (period unclear). Top nationalities since 2007 as given by the minister (China 408 applicants, UK 355, Taiwan 265, Hong Kong 260, USA 216; another statement gave China 391, UK 350) are not recorded because it is not clear whether they count applications or approvals.