– As per June 2019
Malaysia My 2nd Home Extension and renewal procedure after 10 years
… For the record …
We did apply for our 1st 10 years MM2h Visa by ourselves in 1999 .
It was a very easy smooth process .
To renew our MM2H visa 2019
We crossed Information found on MM2h Official Website, Official Agent and comments by MM2h retirees
Because agent fees are PURE Jokes.
>>> For reference, the application fees from “our agent” would have been 5,000 ringgits <<<
– We decided to do it ourselves again –
Of course there are a lot of information around and there is always a change.
But this is what we did :
If you have the necessary documents, you can easily do it yourself.
* First, check the required documents.
There is a list of documents required for the application for extension on the MM2H website of the Tourism Bureau,
so always have the latest information.
http://www.mm2h.gov.my/index.php/en/apply-now/misc-applications/apply-for-renewal
At the moment, it was divided into two categories for updating.
One is fixed deposit
Another is pension
This depends on which category was selected when you originally applied for MM2H.
We have a fixed deposit (no pension at that time )
Therefore, the details of the fixed deposit category will be described.
The Applicant should bring the following documents and payment, as listed.
* Letter of Intent by The Principal
* Cover Letter by MM2H registered agent (if applicable)
* Original & Copy Of Applicant’s Passport
* Form IMM. 55 (1 Copy)
* Form IMM. 38 (1 Copy, If Applicable) – for visa requirement country
* Original & Copy of Fixed Deposit
* Original & Copy of Confirmation Letter From Bank
* Original & Copy of Conditional Approval Letter
* Original & Copy of Health Insurance
* Original Medical Report (RB II Form) (Available at MM2H Immigration Unit)
Let’s explain in order.
● Letter of Intent
That is what we submitted.
Feel free to copy it if you wish . Yet don’t hold us responsible if rejected
On A4 paper – (can’t be Hand-writing )
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My name and address
Date
MALAYSIA MY SECOND HOME CENTER IMMIGRATION UNIT
Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia,
Level 10, No 2, Tower 1,
Jalan P5 / 6, Presint 5,
62200 W.P.Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Dear Sir / Madam
RE: Application for renewal after 10 years period
My name is __
Or Our name are ( in the case of a couple or … 2 different two names ,which is our case ) _______
I ; ( We …for each individual or couple) would like to renew MM2H visa under the MM2H Program.
With attached documents
1. Original & Copy Of Applicant’s Passport
2. Form IMM. 55
3. Original & Copy of Fixed Deposit
4. Original & Copy of Confirmation Letter From Bank
5. Original & Copy of Conditional Approval Letter
6. Original & Copy of Health Insurance
7. Original Medical Report (RB II Form)
Thank you for taking time to review my applications.
Thank you very much for your consideration and looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely yours,
( Signature & Name )
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● Cover Letter by MM2H registered agent (if applicable)
This is not required as we applied without Help of MM2H Agent
● Original & Copy Of Applicant’s Passport
OK with black and white copy of passport photo and MM2H visa page.
If your old passport has a visa, Bring Old Passport and Visa and Copies as well
● Form IMM. 55 (1 Copy)
All necessary documents can be downloaded from the MM2H page.
As couple, please fill one doc each under each name
● Form IMM. 38 (1 Copy, If Applicable) – for visa requirement country
Not necessary for Japanese
● Original & Copy of Fixed Deposit
We previously contacted our Bank Branch HSBC; that we would need those documents
They replied That No Appointment was necessary, All docs can be obtained within minutes
Bank did provide all docs upon walking in
Yet as it always depends on the bank, Better ask ahead
● Original & Copy of Confirmation Letter From Bank
Same as above
● Original & Copy of Conditional Approval Letter
This letter was given when the MM2H visa was first received.
This is not reissued, so if it is lost, there is no way to deal with it
Copy and bring along with the original
● Original & Copy of Health Insurance
If you are under 60 years old, you must have insurance
It doesn’t matter if it’s the cheapest
In 1999 Tokio Marine was recommended to us as it could be purchased on the day
2019 – We contact Mr. Yoshizawa from Tokio Marine
If you contact them in advance, the procedure will proceed smoothly.
The insurance fees can vary depending on the age, so please ask them.
Is it about 500 to 600 ringgit for one full year.
Note :
Technically if you are over 60 years old, Health Insurance is NOT necessary,
Yet as precaution wife being over 60 Y.O just by couple of Months we bought her Insurance to play safe
If you are 61 years old, you can say that it is not necessary
● Original Medical Report (RB II Form) ( Available at MM2H Immigration Unit )
Fill out the 3 forms downloaded from the homepage and take them to any doctor / clinic.
A small town doctor is good.
It is for MM2H, it is not necessary to have a Full medical checkup- you ONLY need a doctor’s signature and seal.
We visited Dr. Goh at the corner of Lower ground in Sungai Wang shopping mall in Buki Bintang in KL
No appointment was necessary .Basic Questions – Basic Check up .
You get your signed document in 5 minutes. 75 ringgit per person.
The place is hard to find, so you’ll probably look for it,
but it’s close by the VICCI Store; opposite of a women’s shoes store located at LG floor.
…. Submitting Applications …
Go to Putrajaya with all the above documents.
We read and were told to go very Early
We WANTED to be the First
So we called a taxi (GRAB) at 4:30 am about 60 ringgit
We arrived at the tourist office at 5:10 am
There are several security guards
You can wait outside – Plenty of Chairs
Doors open at 6 ish
There is a small signboard at the reception desk.
In order to form a – No Agent Application – Line and avoid Drama
we put a Filled Pet bottle in plastic bag on the floor
The next person did the same behind us with her luggage and so on – Keeping things easy
Once you put your Stuff down, you can sit away.
Free Wi-Fi available in the Tourist Office building,
Reception desk opens at 7:30,
as per order of arrival , fill in your name (only one per family)
and go up to the 10th floor by elevator.
Get a number from Machine near the MM2H reception entrance
Note: It’s limited to 100 number only.
MM2H Counters open at 8 o’clock.
The number and counter number will be displayed on the electric board.
When our number was called
We were greeted politely with a smile
we submitted the required documents.
Waited for the MM2H officer to review all documents carefully.
All our docs were in orders. no additional documents required.
MM2H officer dated , signed and stamped Our Letter of Intent
He then ASKED us to take a picture of it and come back after 14 Working days
anytime after 14 Working days BUT BEFORE our Primary 10 years MM2H visa expired
IMPORTANT NOTE :
No Document will be given to you nor sent to you later at your address in Malaysia
That picture is the only PROOF you will have –
We used 2 different Phones . Sent it immediately to our respective “Cloud”
– DO NOT ever lose that picture –
We submitted the documents at 8am,
All Done and Dusted , we were out of MM2h Building by 8:29.
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… MM2H 14 days later or … better say 2 months later –
– August 27 2019
We arrived by 6:30 am at MM2H building –
MALAYSIA MY SECOND HOME CENTER IMMIGRATION UNIT
Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia,
Level 10, No 2, Tower 1,
Jalan P5 / 6, Presint 5,
We were Nº 5 in line –
Someone who arrived at 3 am
cleverly created a – No Agent Application List – on an Unofficial A4 page
We all wrote down our Name on that list
By 7 am – all went without drama when we lined up at desk
Yet keep in mind there is a MM2H agents list .
So as we arrived at 10 th floor, we got number 23
Long waiting hours ahead .
– By 10: 30 , we were called .
– We provided MM2h Officer a black and White printed copy of our Stamped Letter of Content and Respective Passports
( But we had the “original “photo in our Phones in case which we did not need )
– We received our NEW 10 Years Visa Approved Letter
– Waited until we were called for Payment … Visa Fees will vary according to your passport validity
– By 11 am – we were called at Casher Counter
– Then waited some more until called again
– By 11:30 am – we were called at Main Counter
– We were given our Passports Back with our New 10 year Visa.
Called a Grab Taxi – Went for Big CONGRATULATION Lunch and Beers
After all We just saved around JPY 1300000 around 1200 USD of outrageous Agent’s fees