Professional Visit Pass Application

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Professional Visit Pass Application

• Malaysia ES (Relo) Immigration
• June 2002

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What is a Professional Visit Pass (PVP)?

• A PVP is a permit issued by the Malaysian
  Immigration to foreign nationals to allow them to
  perform productive work while in Malaysia for a
  period of 7days up to 1 year, without earning
  income from Malaysia.
• Productive Work is defined as
• Attending or conducting seminar/training/workshop
  or it's equivalent at any places in Malaysia
  
• Entering Intel other company production floor
  for whatever reason
  
• Hands-on machines/equipment in any Test Lab.

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PVP is required when

• The foreign national needs to perform productive
  work for more than 7 days while in Malaysia.
  
• The foreign national will be in Malaysia for more
  than 7 days and needs to perform productive work
  for any number of days during the visit. (eg. If
  the foreign national will be in Malaysia for 8
  days, but will only perform productive work for 1
  day during the 8 days visit, a PVP is still
  required).

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PVP is NOT required when

• The foreign national is visiting Malaysia for the
  purpose of business.
  
• A business visit is defined as
• Doing productive work for 7 days or less
• Face to face meeting
• Business meeting
• Attending presentation
• Room discussion
• Touring the Intel plant but not in production
  floor
  
• Conducting an audit but not in production floor

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Documents Required for application

• EE fax the documents listed in the following
  pages to Malaysia ES (Relo) Immigration
  
• Attn Abdullah, Norintan
• Fax Inet 8-859-5993
• Tel Inet 8-859-2658
• FedEx the photos to
• Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd.
• Bayan Lepas FTZ
• Box 121
• 11900 Penang
• Malaysia
• (Attn Abdullah, Norintan at PG4)

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Documents Required (cont)

• Invitation Letter
• Obtain from Host manager in Malaysia.
• Letter must be on Intel Malaysia letterhead and
  signed.
  
• Verification Letter
• Obtain from Home manager.
• Letter must be on Intel's letterhead and signed.
  
  

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Documents Required (cont)

• Training/Work Schedule
• All pages of valid passport
• Copy must be clear
• Highest education certification

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Documents Required (cont)

• Biodata/Resume
• PVP Application form
• 2 recent passport size photos (22)
• Color or BW

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Two options for US citizen

• If assignment to Malaysia is less than 3 months,
  employee has been given 2 options as below
  
• Apply PVP, wait for the visa calling letter from
  Malaysia Immigration and obtain a Business Visa
  at Malaysia Consulate in your country or nearest
  to where you are located prior to your entry to
  Malaysia.
• Apply PVP, enter Malaysia without business visa
  and pay RM500 (USD130) to Malaysia Immigration.
  (Please handover the money to Norintan for
  Penang or Balkis/Noor Azmin for Kulim site
  respectively).
• This option is not applicable for EEs from
  Controlled Countries and for assignments 3
  months.

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Documents Required for Business Visa Application

• Employees must provide the below documents
• when submitting Business Visa application to the
  
  
• Malaysian Embassy
• Invitation letter
• Verification letter
• Passport
• Photograph (passport size)
• Itinerary
• Visa calling letter from Msian Immigratiom

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TPT Application thru Approval

• 2weeks tpt for US EE (willing to pay RM500, once ES Immi receives all
  documentation from EE, completes application and
  submits the application to Immi, the US EE is
  allowed to enter Msia (not applicable for EEs
  from Controlled Countries)
• US citizen who decides to wait for the visa
  calling letter will get the letter 4-5weeks
  after application has been submitted at Immi.

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Additional Information

• Further information, sample documents and PVP
  form available at
  
• http//ease.intel.com/ease/easemain.asp?LinkID765
  5vcpg
  

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Consequences of Non-Conformance

• For Restricted Countries such as India,
  Philippines, Taiwan China, it is a MUST for
  travelers to wait for the Visa Calling Letter
  issuance by Malaysia Immigration before obtaining
  a visa and entry into Malaysia.
• Penalty for non-conformance
• Visitors caught will be JAILED and repatriated
• Company fined RM10,000

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Extension of Assigment

• Documents submitted to ES Immigration 4 weeks
  before current PVP
  
• expires
• New invitation letter
• New verification letter
• New training or work schedule
• Copy of current PVP
• Copy of Business Visa
• Copy of passport front page photo and
  personal information
  
• SOCIAL PASS FOR QUALIFIED DEPENDENTS (IF
  ACCOMPANYING)
  
• Copy of each dependents passport (all pages)
• Copy of marriage certificate
• Copy of each childs birth certificate
• Two recent photo (2x2 or passport size) -
  either colored or black
  
• and white

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Business Visa Requirement

• If International Customers needs to enter
  Malaysia prior to obtaining the Business visa,
  the International Traveler MUST submit their
  passport and RM500 to ES Immi - Norintan Abdullah
  (ext. 859- 2658) on the 1st day in Msia
• Any PVP application done in Malaysia without
  first getting the appropriate Business Visa, is
  subject to RM500 processing fees imposed by the
  Malaysia Immigration. This will be charged to the
  sponsor or paying department
• This workaround is not applicable to all
  countries, EE is required to confirm with ES Immi
  before utilizing this option
  
• EEs from Commonwealth Countries are exempted from
  obtaining the Business Visa (eg Singapore,
  Brunei, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ireland,
  Netherlands, Canada and etc)