{"id":18820,"date":"2019-08-28T13:28:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T13:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-corporate-lab.com\/?p=18820"},"modified":"2019-08-28T13:28:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T13:28:36","slug":"malaysia-immigration-update-projection-of-foreign-knowledge-workers-fkw-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-corporate-lab.com\/?p=18820","title":{"rendered":"MALAYSIA IMMIGRATION UPDATE &#8211; Projection of Foreign Knowledge Workers (FKW) for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1><strong>Projection of <\/strong><strong>Foreign Knowledge Workers (FKW) for 2018 <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s happening?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Application for the 2018 Projection of Foreign Knowledge Workers (FKW) Expatriates is now open for submission at the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).<\/li>\n<li>Companies who are registered with MDEC can start to apply for their 2018 projection for both new applications and renewal applications.<\/li>\n<li>The processing time is between 5 \u2013 10 working days.<\/li>\n<li>Any unutilized projection approved for 2017 will not be carried forward for 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How to Apply?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Applications must be made online at the eXpats MDEC portal with the company\u2019s respective login ID.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s the impact?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Companies who are scheduled to have expatriates on assignment in Malaysia in 2018 must have the FKW projection approved and available in the eXpats portal before any Employment Pass (EP) applications can be submitted.<\/li>\n<li>If the projection is not applied for in advance, an additional 1 \u2013 2 weeks will be added onto the processing time of the EP application (which is about 1 week based on the announced new timeline).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further enquires, feel free to reach out to your friendly neighborhood partner, The Corporate Lab at <a href=\"mailto:askus@the-corporate-lab.com\">askus@the-corporate-lab.com<\/a> or call +6012-215 7424.<\/p>\n<\/div><div 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