skates81

Hi Guys,

Will soon be transferring the visa to a new passport as current passport is expiring soon. What's the process and timeframe involved?

Davita

We did this about 3+years ago. We went to Putrajaya office when they opened in the morning and about 30 mins later we left with the new MM2H in our new passport.

We did everything in the office. I don't recall the documents needed so just took everything I had but I believe the original Conditional Acceptance has some importance......there must be a procedure on their website.

JC3

Hi skates81

We did this transfer recently for my wife’s new passport. As she is the ‘dependant spouse’ my wife could only extend her MM2H pass up to the date when my own passport expires as I am the ‘principal applicant’. A nuisance as mine expires in two years.

As far as I remember my wife also had to pay a small annual fee in cash for each year of validity of her new pass.

We went to the office in Putrajaya first thing on a Monday morning and it was all done within 30 minutes.

A tip for husband & wife MM2H newbies would be to get two new passports with matching expiry dates just before you want your 10 year MM2H passes. This would reduce hassle and alleviate several trips to Putrajaya! I wish I'd known when we first applied.

JC3

NeonHippy

If you check your initial MM2H approval letter you will note that there is a charge of (currently) 10x90RM being the annual charge of 90RM times the ten year maximum period. Compare that with your recipts from when you got the visa into your passport and you will find that you paid less than 900RM being only charged for the years left on your passport.

So yes JC3 is correct that there will be a charge to pay but it is only for the sum that was not paid upfront.

SushiFan

I guess one does need to bring both the old passport and the new passport to transfer the visa?

Nobby J

Checking on the website it seems that these instructions apply

Apply For Extension - MM2H Official Portal

I our case we used an agent for the original MM2H application, and they sourced the sponsor too.
Form IM 12 (part of the above) needs sponsor details, and their signature, which i do not have.
Anyone else had this problem and found a resolution?
(I have an email into my agent to get the sponsor details but as yet no reply).
I have a feeling that we maybe locked into the agent to extend..............

eCdD

Are you all of Commonwealth-Origin?

I guess for all others the Journey Performed Problem will occur again. If you enter Malaysia with a new passport without MM2H you will have to pay the RM 500 penalty per person when the new MM2H visa will be sticked in your new passport, right?

How to avoid, anybody did the extension already?

columbine

had our new Canadian 10 year passports done in HK. Returned to Penang using the new and the old, no problem. Then got MM2H page on our two new passports. Didn't have to pay any penalty.

InVinoVeritas

Canada is a Commonwealth country so you would not need the Journey Performed Visa (JPV). Not sure if EcCd will need it or not.

SushiFan

No, I'm not.

Can't you get your new passport via your embassy in Malaysia? If so, there is no reason for you to leave the country on the old passport and return on the new passport.

eCdD

That sounds like a great solution! Thanks, SF.