Passive income — Asia & Pacific

🇲🇾Malaysia

MM2H — Malaysia My Second Home

Last verified · 19 August 2026

Asia's longest-running retirement and second-home programme — relaunched with new tiers including a separate SEZ/SFZ (Forest City) option.

Duration

Silver: 5 years, renewable; Gold: 15 years, renewable; Platinum: 20 years, renewable; SEZ/SFZ (Forest City): 5 years, renewable

Threshold

Silver: USD 150k fixed deposit + property RM 600k; Gold: USD 500k fixed deposit + property RM 1M; Platinum: USD 1M fixed deposit + property RM 2M; SEZ/SFZ: USD 65k (ages 21–49) or USD 32k (50+) fixed deposit

Application fee

RM 5,000 + agent fees

Path to PR

MM2H is a long-stay social visit pass; it does not lead to permanent residency or citizenship.

Tax treatment

Foreign income exempt; only Malaysian-source taxed.

Family

Spouse, children under 34, parents over 60 included. Minimum age 25 for Silver/Gold/Platinum; 21 for SEZ/SFZ.

Required documents

·Fixed deposit certificate from Malaysian bank
·Title deed for the mandatory tier-linked property purchase
·Medical report and health insurance
·Police clearance

Things to know

·Silver/Gold/Platinum minimum age: 25 years and above. SEZ/SFZ minimum age: 21 years and above.
·Source conflict on fixed deposits: secondary 2026 sources report USD 150k (Silver) / USD 500k (Gold), while MOTAC's announced figures were RM 500k (≈ USD 105–118k) and RM 1 million (≈ USD 210–235k). Only Platinum reconciles at ~USD 1M. Confirm current Silver/Gold figures at mm2h.gov.my before applying.
·Property minimums remain RM 600k (Silver) / RM 1M (Gold) / RM 2M (Platinum) and must be held for 10 years.
·Sarawak operates its own MM2H scheme with lower thresholds.

Apostille & legalization

Consular legalization

Full consular legalization — Malaysia is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so the apostille shortcut does not apply.

Documents that must be legalised

·Medical certificate
·Police / criminal-record clearance

Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.

Obtain originals or certified copies of each required document.
Have them notarised, then certified by the relevant authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
Submit the certified documents to the Malaysia embassy or consulate in United States for consular legalization (the final stamp).
Translate the legalised document into the official language of Malaysia — translation is usually required after the consular stamp, not before.

Translation: Most documents must be translated into the local language by a certified translator. Agency translations are usually accepted.

Issuing authority in United States: U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications

Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.

Official immigration portalSource: Malaysia Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) MM2H portal — verified 2026-08-19

Last verified 19 August 2026 — reconfirm on the official portal before applying.