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Inclusion of Dependents

You are allowed to include dependants such as your spouse, parents, parents-in-law, and children under your MM2H visa.

To verify the relationship, legal documents like your marriage certificate or birth certificates will be required.

All dependants must be physically present in Malaysia.

Required Documents for Permission to Study

  1. Letter of Intention from the principal – This must be signed by the principal.
  2. Copy of the Conditional Approval Letter.
  3. Copy of the principal's current passport, including the particulars page, MM2H visa page, and the latest entry stamp.
  4. Copy of the dependant's current passport, including the particulars page and the latest Malaysia entry stamp.
    Dependants must submit the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card at least 3 days before arrival via this link and must enter Malaysia manually to receive the Malaysia Entry Stamp. Avoid using Fastlane, E-Gate, MM2H Lane, or Special Lane.
  5. Form IMM.12 for each dependant.
  6. Depending on how the applicant applied for MM2H, the following will apply:
    1. Fixed Deposit or Time Deposit Method:
      1. New and original Bank Lien Letter with the latest/current date and reflecting the current passport number(s) – The letter must include the bank’s header, the officer’s name, signature, and stamp.
      2. The latest bank statement showing the Fixed Deposit/Time Deposit amount, matching the details in the Bank Lien Letter. This statement must be certified by the bank officer, including their name, date of certification, stamp, and signature.
    2. Offshore Income/Pension Method:
      1. The latest 3 months’ bank statements showing deposits of offshore income or a pension of at least RM10,000 (must be in English). If not, a translated version certified by your embassy is required.
      2. A statement showing a balance of RM350,000 or more in a local savings/current account.
      3. A confirmation letter from the government for pensioners.
  7. Personal Bond for each dependent – We will arrange this for you at no extra charge.
  8. Official relationship documents (such as marriage and birth certificates) – These documents must be in English and certified by either the Malaysian Embassy/Consulate abroad or a foreign embassy/consulate in Malaysia. For further details on this process, please refer to this link (will provide this page soon).
  9. A copy of Malaysian medical/health insurance for applicants under 60 years old – If you don’t have insurance, we can assist in obtaining a basic plan for renewal, with any additional fees added to your invoice.
  10. Medical health check and report (MFII) for each applicant – This must be completed at a licensed clinic or hospital in Malaysia, with the doctor’s signature and stamp on the MFII form.
  11. Original Statutory Declaration as “single”, “unmarried” and “unemployed in Malaysia” must be made through a Commissioner for Oaths in Malaysia – This applies to dependents aged 21 and above.

    Note: Children under the MM2H dependent pass can only follow the principal up to 34 years old, based on their birth date or depending on the validity of their passport and principal’s current MM2H visa validity date.
  12. Two passport-sized photographs with a blue background of each dependent – If the photo has a different background colour, you can send it to us, or we can take the photo at our office for an additional charge.

All documents should be submitted to us at least 2 days prior to our visit to the MM2H Centre.

The inclusion submission at the MM2H Centre typically takes 1 working day to process. However, if there are any system issues at the centre, processing may be delayed by 1 or 2 working days, depending on the situation.

The MM2H Centre usually takes around 3 months to review and process your submission. We will notify the applicant(s) once we have received the Approval Letter for the inclusion of dependent(s) onto your MM2H application.

Dependents have 6 months from the date on the Approval Letter to complete the endorsement. We highly recommend that dependents complete their endorsement as early as possible to avoid any unexpected issues, such as system failures at the MM2H Centre.

Required Documents for MM2H Renewal (Endorsement)

After receiving the Approval Letter for the Inclusion of Dependents, the dependents have 6 months from the date on the Approval Letter to complete the endorsement. The dependants must be physically present in Malaysia and provide the following documents for the MM2H endorsement process:

  1. Authorisation Letter from the principal – This must be signed by the principal applicant.
  2. Original and copy of the new MM2H Approval Letter.
  3. Copy of the principal's current passport, including the particulars page and MM2H visa page.
  4. Original current passport of the dependents – Must include the latest entry stamp

All required documents must be submitted to us at least 2 days before our visit to the MM2H Centre.

The inclusion of dependents endorsement process at the MM2H Office typically takes 1 working day, and the passports will be returned to the dependents the next day. However, if there are any technical issues with the MM2H system, the processing time may be extended by 1 or 2 working days (or longer), delaying the return of the passports.