Employment Pass applications for tech and digital economy roles, processed through MDEC where Malaysia Digital status applies. We manage the application, documentation, and renewal cycle so your foreign talent can start work without avoidable delay.
MDEC (Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation) administers Malaysia Digital (MD) Status, which lets qualifying companies sponsor Employment Passes for foreign talent through MDEC's Expatriate Services Centre. To sponsor Employment Passes, an MD Company generally needs at least two full-time knowledge workers on MD activities earning an average monthly base salary of RM5,000, and minimum annual operating expenditure of RM50,000 on those activities. Initial Employment Pass applications also require pre-approval from the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM).
Source: Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Current as of 2026; MD Status criteria are set by MDEC and can change.
MD Status isn't automatic just because a company operates in tech, and the eligibility criteria get checked properly by MDEC rather than rubber-stamped. We assess your application against the current criteria before submission, so you're not finding out about a gap after the process has already started.