Hire foreign workers in Malaysia — the easy, legal way.

We source foreign workers from A to Z. Quota approval, airport arrival, Akta 446 housing compliance.

Services we provide

We are a one-stop shop for everything foreign-worker related.

Workers with luggage at a Dhaka airport departure gate, bound for Malaysia.

Import foreign workers

Legal handling from quota to arrival, plus renewals later. We can provide workers across every approved sector:

  • Construction (CIDB)
  • Agricultural / Plantation
  • Manufacturing
  • Services (F&B, Cleaning, etc.)
A domestic helper folding laundry in a Malaysian apartment bedroom.

Renew Indonesian maid contracts

Renewing her passport? We renew her permit and contract at the same time.

  • Employment contract attested by the Indonesian Embassy
  • Passport & permit renewal

How hiring a foreign worker actually goes

Nine stages, four agencies, three to six months.

  1. Get approved

    Week one

    Eligibility and registration

    Online: FWCMS employer portal

    Week one

    Eligibility and registration

    We check your SSM status, sector, premises and local-to-foreign ratio, then set up your company profile on FWCMS.

  2. About 1 month

    MYFutureJobs and Section 60K

    Online: MYFutureJobs, then FWCMS

    About 1 month

    MYFutureJobs and Section 60K

    Your vacancy is advertised to local candidates first. Section 60K approval follows, and nothing proceeds without it.

  3. 4 to 6 weeks

    FWCMS eQuota

    Online: FWCMS, decided in Putrajaya

    4 to 6 weeks

    FWCMS eQuota

    We file your sector, headcount and source countries. Regulators review it, then the One Stop Centre decides.

  4. Bring them in

    2 to 3 weeks

    Calling Visa, levy and bond

    Online, plus an Immigration interview

    2 to 3 weeks

    Calling Visa, levy and bond

    Your quota becomes a Visa With Reference. The levy, security bond and SPIKPA insurance are all paid here.

  5. 3 to 6 weeks

    Attestation and recruitment

    Abroad: embassy and recruitment agency

    3 to 6 weeks

    Attestation and recruitment

    The embassy attests your demand letter while the agency abroad selects workers and runs their pre-departure medicals.

  6. Within 24 hours

    Arrival and clearance

    In person: airport entry point

    Within 24 hours

    Arrival and clearance

    Workers enter on the Calling Visa. Passports are checked against the FWCMS record and biometrics taken on the spot.

  7. Make it legal

    72 hours to register

    FOMEMA medical

    In person: FOMEMA panel clinic

    72 hours to register

    FOMEMA medical

    Register within 72 hours of arrival, examine within 72 hours of that. No permit is issued without a pass mark.

  8. 21 to 45 days

    Akta 446 housing certificate

    Online, then an on-site inspection

    21 to 45 days

    Akta 446 housing certificate

    Housing five or more workers needs a Certificate of Accommodation, granted only after inspection. Start it early.

  9. Valid 12 months

    PLKS, SOCSO and EPF

    In person: State Immigration Office

    Valid 12 months

    PLKS, SOCSO and EPF

    The permit sticker goes into the passport. Each worker is then registered with SOCSO and EPF.

Every year, up to 13 years

PLKS permit renewal

Renewal opens 3 months before expiry and brings back FOMEMA, the levy, SPIKPA and the bond. We track the dates so nothing lapses.

Timelines assume a clean submission at every stage.

Read the full step-by-step guide

Three decades of trusted, licensed service

Hiring foreign workers is a legal process, and the paperwork has to be exactly right. We’ve done it by the book for over 30 years. Verify our license on the government portal.

30+
Years in business
500+
Employers served
License C
JTKSM licensed
SSM registration: 603312-W
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