Professional Visit Pass (Ikhtisas)/Research Attachment

 

PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS (IKHTISAS)

WHAT IS PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS?

Professional Visit pass is issued to foreigners who wish to provide expertise in research attachment (researcher/research assistant, sabatical) and carry out specific tasks for a short period of time in Malaysia. For professional visit pass, applicants are prohibited from applying dependent pass for their family members.The validity period of the pass is depending on the need but not exceeding a period of 12 months. Application must be submitted before the applicant’s entry to Malaysia.

FEES RATE:

3 MONTHS AND BELOW

RM90.00

4 MONTHS – 6 MONTHS

RM180.00

12 MONTHS

RM360.00

*Multiple Entry Visa – charged according to the rates (by county)

 

1. Professional Pass Approval Letter (PPAL) application fee is MYR 270.00 and payment should be made via bank transfer to the below bank account:

Account Name 

BENDAHARI UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA 

Account Number  

12150005004050

Name of Bank  

CIMB BANK BERHAD

Branch Name   

UPM

Branch Address   

UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA,
43400 UPM SERDANG, 
SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN, MALAYSIA

Swift Code  

CIBBMYKL


2. Application for Professional Pass Approval Letter (PPAL) must be made upon submitting application for research attachment. The Immigration Department in Putrajaya, Malaysia will take 2 months to issue the PPAL.

3. To apply the Professional Visit Pass, all original documents must be submitted to Putra International Centre UPM THROUGH their respective faculty/institute.

HOW TO APPLY PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS

CHECKLIST FOR PROFESSIONAL VISIT PASS (IKHTISAS) APPLICATION

Notes:

  1. This checklist is for ONE application only. Additional of other dependent application will require the same number of copies.
  2. For EACH dependent application, please attach the copy of student detail page passport and visa page.
  3. Documents which DO NOT follow the specifications are deemed incomplete and shall be rejected
  4. Pease DO NOT staple your documents and photo.
  5. Use a paper clip instead.
  6. Please number all the copies to avoid missing pages and delay at EMGS/Immigration.