Internship in Malaysia... visa question
Hey there,
I will do a 5-month internship in Malaysia in 2009. The company (subsidiary of a European one) won´t apply for a work visa for me, instead I should do a visa-run after three months. The company pays a salary. How legitimate is this? Will there be any problems with Malaysian officials? Will they notice? Thanks. |
Re: Internship in Malaysia... visa question
It's illegal to work without a work visa in most countries.
Unless you're consulting. I think. Will they be paying you locally or are they trying to get away without paying tax. Most of us have done this type of thing though. I wonder if the F1 guys in Singapore have a work visa? |
Re: Internship in Malaysia... visa question
Do you really want to move across the world (assumption there) for a company that has such blatantly dodgy practices? If it all goes belly up, you won't have a leg to stand on.
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Re: Internship in Malaysia... visa question
The question of internship and work may be separate. Look up the rules for internships - they may be exempt from visa rules - they are in some countries, You may need an education visa though.
Good luck and enjoy. |
Re: Internship in Malaysia... visa question
Originally Posted by ex reg
(Post 6825611)
Most of us have done this type of thing though.
What I know is that some of the companies get their interns a 6-month visa. But some other companies don´t. I just wonder if anyone (e.g. police, immigration officials) will notice. |
Re: Internship in Malaysia... visa question
Fair one - the issue is taking the risk or not.
Where I live (~Kuwait) you cannot employ on a temp basis and so the payment for the intern is made to the UK / US College who have an arrangement to pay back the intern. Works fine - complicated by tax but the amounts are not huge for the short duration. Worth asking about. The point about earning in Malaysia is tax - if you pay that then all's well. Malaysia has a double tax arrangement with UK and other countries so paying the tax there is erfectly acceptable to them. |
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