PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS PVP

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PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS(PVP)

• 1) What is a PVP?
• 2) Why is it important?
• 3) Who needs a PVP?
• 4) Who does not need a PVP?
• 5) Who need a business visa?
• 6) Who does not need a business visa?
• 7) Consequence of non compliance

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• PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS (PVP)
• A PVP is a permit that allows a foreign national
  to work in Malaysia or attend/conduct training in
  Malaysia (without earning from Malaysia) for a
  period of 1 day up to 1 year.
• up to 3 months stay approved by Kedah / Penang
  Immigration
  
• 3 months to 1 year approved by K. Lumpur
  Immigration
  
• A PVP is obtainable only from Immigration Dept.
  in Malaysia.

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WHO NEEDS A PVP ?

• International Customers (Intel Employees and
  Vendors) who are required to work or
  attend/conduct training in Malaysia from 1 day up
  to 1 year.
• WHO DOES NOT NEED A PVP ?
• International Visitors Vendors who are
  visiting Malaysia for the purpose of business
  eg. F2F, business meetings discussion.
  
• Customers visiting/touring INTEL plant without
  having to be in the production line plant.
  

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NEW REQUIREMENT FOR PVP

• Effective January 15, 2001 all International
  Customers (except Commonwealth Countries) who
  have applied for PVP are required to obtain a
  Business Visa at Malaysia Consulate at their
  respective country or nearest to where they are
  located prior to their entry to Malaysia.
• If International Customers intend to obtain a
  Business Visa, they need to inform ES on which
  Malaysia Consulate they intend to go, in order
  for ES to provide the information to Immigration.
  Immigration will then, prepare a visa calling
  letter which ES will be sending to them via fax
  or FedEx.
• International Customers also required to provide
  ES the address, Intel address (only for Intel
  employee). TPT for Immigration to prepare visa
  calling letter is within 7- 14 working days.

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NEW REQUIREMENT FOR PVP

• If International Customers do not want to obtain
  a business visa and would like to enter Malaysia
  without a visa, they are required to pay RM500 to
  Immigration as a processing fee.
• Note Immigration will imposed RM500 and
  this amount will vary according
  
• to International Customers length of
  assignment and this is not a fix amount.
  
• On their very first day at Intel, it is a MUST
  for International Customers to handover the
  passport and RM500 (if International Customers
  enter without a business visa) to
• - Norintan Abdullah (ext. 859- 2658) for
  Penang
  
• - Noor Azmin Abdul Aziz (ext. 408-2231) or
  Balkis Mohamad (ext.
  
• 408-2417) for Kulim site respectively in
  order for us to pass to Immigration
  
• for PVP visa endorsement.

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NEW REQUIREMENT FOR PVP

• 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.

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WHO NEEDS A BUSINESS VISA?

• All countries including US citizen who have
  applied for PVP.
  
• Restricted country such as India, Philippines,
  Taiwan China, it is
  
• a MUST for travelers to wait for Visa
  Calling Letter issued by
  
• Immigration before obtain a visa and entry
  into Malaysia.
  

WHO DOES NOT NEED A BUSINESS VISA?

• Commonwealth Country (e.g Singapore, Brunei,
  Great Britain,
  
• Switzerland, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada and
  etc).

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WHY IS PVP IMPORTANT?

• PVP is a MUST HAVE document required by the
  Government of Malaysia . ALL International
  customers must apply for a PVP before entry into
  Malaysia via Malaysia Employee Services by
  sending complete documents listed in Appendix A.

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Appendix A CHECKLIST FOR PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS
1. Invitation letter from Intel Technology,
Penang or Intel Products, Kulim (you
need to know your assignment location).
Letter is prepared by your host
manager and send a copy to International
Customers and a copy to ES.
2. Verification letter
from home manager addressed to Intel Technology,
Penang or Intel Products, Kulim. Letter mus
t be on company letter head and signed.
3. Copy
of all passport pages (front page until last
page) 4. Copy of academic certificate (Degree or
Diploma) 5. Resume

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Appendix A CHECKLIST FOR PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS
6. Two recent photo (2x2 or passport size) -
either colored or black and white
7. Training schedule or work schedule
8. PVP application form 9.
Invoice for purchase of machine and customs
clearance letter (applicable for
new machine installation only)

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Appendix A CHECKLIST FOR SOCIAL PASS FOR QUALIFIE
D DEPENDENTS
(IF ACCOMPANYING)

1. Copy of each dependents passport (all pages)
2. Copy of marriage certificate
3. Copy of each childs birth certificate
4. Two recent photo (2x2 or passport size) -
either colored or black and white
CHECKLIST FOR EXTENSION OF ASSIGNMENT
(Please submit following documents to Malaysia
Employee Service 4 weeks before current PVP expir
es-
1. New invitation letter 2. New verification lett
er
3. New training or working schedule
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WHAT IS EMERGENCY PVPS

• An emergency PVP is a special document approved
  by ML Immigration for customers who need to visit
  Intel Penang/Kulim
  
• only for emergency reasons as stated
  under-
  
• Issues related to Procured items/materials
  (Causing manufacturing stoppage
  
• /interruptions.
• 2) Training -
• - On current products / new product
  transfer.
  
• - On new machines/equipment purchased by
  Intel (Classroom / hands on).
  
• - On machine installation/breakdown
  (Classroom / hands on).
  
• - Audit newly installed machines.

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EMERGENCY PVP Continued

• For entry without Business Visa applied in home
  country, PVP applications will be submitted to
  State Immigration, with processing fee of RM500
  (exclusive visa, levy extension fees). Expected
  14 days processing TPT.
• International customers must ensure documents
  listed in Appendix A are faxed to Malaysia
  Employee Services before departure. It is a MUST
  for travelers to report to site ES REP. ON 1ST
  DAY AT INTEL.
• (Contact person Norintan Abdullah ext 859
  2658)
  

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EMERGENCY PVP Continued

• Important Reminder
• This exception is not applicable to International
  Customers from China, India, Taiwan and
  Philippines. These nationalities MUST send
  documents listed as in Appendix A to Malaysia
  Employee Service.
• - Wait for visa approval letter to be fax or
  FedEx to them
  
• - Get business visa endorsement from
  Malaysia Consulate in their home
  
• country or nearest Consulate to where
  they are located prior entry to Malaysia.
  

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• CONSEQUENCE OF NON
• CONFORMANCE
• Visitors caught will be JAILED and repatriated
• Company fined RM10,000 - RM50,000
• MD/GM/HR MGR/HR OFF/HR CLERK JAILED

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THANK YOU
Further details on PVP, kindly browse the
URL below http//hrt.patch.intel.
com/hr/ES/