The Sarawak government has announced new requirements for the Sarawak – Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) for 2025.
The new requirements will take effect on January 1st, 2025.
FreeMalaysiaToday (FMT) reported Sarawak tourism, creative industry and performing arts minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah as saying that the new requirements include requiring the applicant to be at least 30 years of age, and being from a country which has diplomatic relations with Malaysia.
Other terms include having a fixed deposit account of RM500,000 with any local bank in Sarawak.
If approved, the pass holder must also stay in Sarawak for a minimum of 30 days a year with the pass valid for 5 years before it can be renewed for another five.
Karim was also quoted as saying that most of the approved applications for The Sarawak government has announced new requirements for the S-MM2H are from China, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Hong Kong and United States.
More details about Sarawak – Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H)
In addition to the terms announced by Abdul Karim above, checks on the official site for the program note the following terms and conditions as of 16 July 2024, for those keen to make Sarawak their second home.
What is S-MM2H
Sarawak – Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) is a ten year pass allowing non-Malaysians to stay in Sarawak.
Pass holders will be given a maximum 5-year pass and need to renew it to claim another 5-year pass.
The S-MM2H pass is different from the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) pass in terms of terms and conditions.
Who can apply and basic terms of S-MM2H
S-MM2H is open to those who are 30 years and above.
For those 50 years old and above, there is no limit of age set for the applicants spouses (if any). Unmarried children below the age of 21 are also allowed under their respective dependent.
Those in this category need to show proof they have a fixed deposit of at least RM150K in a local Sarawak bank and a pension letter/employment confirmation with at least RM7K a month.
For those without a pension letter or employment confirmation, they will need to have a bank statement that shows they have savings fund of at least RM50K
Those who are within 30-49 years old can also apply for Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) by having at least RM150K in any local bank in Sarawak and a certified pension letter with pension funds of RM7K or monthly offshore income funds of at least RM7K.
How do you apply for Sarawak – Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H)
There are two ways to apply for the Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) namely by direct submission, or via assisted submission. There is no online application.
Direct submission means you hand in all the needed application documents to the One-Stop Center of the Ministry of tourism, creative industry and performing arts (MTCP) at Bangunan Baitulmakmur II, Petrajaya Sarawak.
Direct submission means applications must be bonded by a sponsor who originated from and is currently staying in Sarawak, with the sponsor only sponsor one application at a time.
Assisted Submissions on the other hand involve third parties or Legal Agent for S-MM2H which will help the application as they are the only ones allowed to submit S-MM2H applications. List of Legal Agents for S-MM2H can be seen HERE.
The application process will take 90 working days and can be longer if more background checks is required.
Working in Sarawak
Requirement on Work / Investment allowed under S-MM2H will be based on the Pekeliling Imigresen Malaysia Bil. 01 Tahun 2022 Dasar Baharu Program Malaysia Rumah Keduaku (MM2H) which states for participants under the age category 50 years old and above, they are allowed to work under the following categories:
- Part-time lecturer
- Sleeping Partner (51% Bumiputera, 49% foreigner)
- Any part time works based on sectors approved by ILMU, Premier’s Department
Owning a property in Sarawak
An approved participant is allowed to purchase a residential house in Sarawak at a minimum price of RM600,000.00 per unit for Kuching and RM500,000.00 per unit for other divisions.
Children education in Sarawak
Applicants are allowed to bring their children who are under 21 years old and not married as their dependents under S-MM2H programme.
Children who intend to continue their schooling in Sarawak are required to apply for a Student Pass and should be insured throughout their stay under this programme.
Termination of S-MM2H requirements for 2025
Participants who wish to terminate their S-MM2H Programme must do so at the Immigration Department of Malaysia, Sarawak.
The following are the required documents for termination from S-MM2H programme:
- Letter of Intent from the Applicant
- Original copy of Applicant’s Passport
- Original and copy of one-way flight ticket
Participants then need to submit the following documents to the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak for withdrawal of Fixed Deposit:
- Letter of Intent from the Applicant
- Termination Letter from the Immigration Department of Sarawak
- Copy of S-MM2H Conditional Approval Letter
- Copy of Applicant’s Front Page Passport
- Copy of the Applicant’s S-MM2H Sticker that have been terminated
- by the Immigration Department of Malaysia, Sarawak
- Copy of the latest Fixed Deposit Statement
Official details on S-MM2H
For more details or updated information on the S-MM2H program, you can visit the websites below.
NOTE: More information was added to this article as requested by readers at 8Pm, 4 November 2024. Some parts of this article are lifted from MTCP website.
