🇲🇾Malaysia
MM2H — Malaysia My Second Home
Asia's longest-running retirement and second-home programme — relaunched with new tiers.
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
- ·Sarawak operates its own MM2H scheme with lower thresholds.
- ·Property purchase is now mandatory (no longer optional); the RM 50k monthly offshore income rule has been removed.
Apostille & legalization
Consular legalizationFull 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.
Last verified 31 May 2026 — reconfirm on the official portal before applying.
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