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SMM2H Application Guide (amended on 31 July 2025)
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Sarawak MM2H application guide (amended 31 July 2025, 35 pages): eligibility (age 30+, countries with diplomatic relations except Israel and North Korea), financial proof (RM500,000 fixed deposit plus RM10,000/15,000 monthly pension or offshore income, or RM100,000/200,000 savings), required documents, security/personal bond rates by nationality, conditions (RM250,000 minimum FD balance, 30 days a year), work rules (part-time up to 20 hours a week; minority JV share up to 49% of RM250,000 paid-up capital), RM5,000 processing fee, 50% FD withdrawal after one year, optional house purchase minimums, 5+5-year pass and renewal, panel banks and clinics; plus a general note on Sarawak (area, population) out of scope. This pass added 18 rules: processing fee, security bond rates by nationality (8), RM15,000 income with dependant, savings alternatives (2), 50% FD withdrawal, optional house purchase minimums (2), child age limit, passport validity, good-conduct letter age, renewal filing deadline. Not recorded as out of scope: part-time work-hour limit and the joint-venture paid-up capital (business conditions, not the residence route), medical insurance for under-60s (no amount).
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Rules and prices (25)
- Bank depositmain applicantMYR 500,000Since 1 Jan 2025 · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Optional home purchaseapproved participant buying a residential house in Sarawak outside Kuching Division (purchase optional)MYR 500,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Optional home purchaseapproved participant buying a residential house in Kuching Division (purchase optional, not a condition of the pass)MYR 600,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Processing feeall applicants, one-time, non-refundableMYR 5,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Residence permit validitysocial visit pass, extendable for a second 5 years5 yearsDate not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Time limit to apply for renewalnew application to continue for a second 10 years, before the pass expires6 monthsDate not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Look-back period for police certificatesletter of good conduct from the country of origin, main applicant and dependants aged 18+ (must be less than 12 months old at submission)12 monthsDate not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Maximum age of a dependent childchildren and stepchildren (21 years old and below); disabled children no age limit21 yearsDate not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Minimum passport validitymain applicant and dependants, at the time of application submission24 monthsDate not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Minimum ageapplicants30 yearsDate not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Required physical presenceper year in Sarawak (main participant)30 daysSince 1 Jan 2025 · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Maximum withdrawal from the fixed depositparticipant, after one year in the programme, for a house or car purchase, medical expenses or children's education in Sarawak50%Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from SingaporeMYR 200Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from ThailandMYR 300Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from IndonesiaMYR 500Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Sri LankaMYR 750Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from Japan, South Korea, Macau, Hong KongMYR 1,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from Saudi Arabia, Africa, Australia, British C.I., Brunei Darussalam, China, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Portugal C.I., Taiwan, Tunisia, VietnamMYR 1,500Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from any other country not listedMYR 1,500Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Security bondapplicants from Canada, United States of America, Colombia, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Western SaharaMYR 2,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Minimum income requiredmonthly pension or offshore income, individual applicant (RM15,000 with dependants)MYR 10,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Minimum income requiredmonthly pension or offshore income, individual applicant with dependantMYR 15,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Savings balance requiredindividual applicant without offshore income or pension; monthly closing balance for the latest three months; subject to panel approvalMYR 100,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Savings balance requiredindividual with dependant, without offshore income or pension; monthly closing balance for the latest three months; subject to panel approvalMYR 200,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
- Minimum balance to keepminimum balance to be kept in the fixed depositMYR 250,000Date not stated · Sarawak Tourism Ministry 2025Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme
About the document
What it covers Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home guide: age 30+, mandatory RM500,000 fixed deposit plus pension/income or savings, RM250,000 minimum balance, 30 days a year in Sarawak, 5+5-year pass, partial FD withdrawal, optional house purchase, fees by country.
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