rhinola
English looking for information about Malaysia
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Registration: 09 February 2018
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Unmarried Spouse - Dependent Pass or Long Term Visit Pass by rhinola
Hello My question is whether my unmarried spouse could enter Malaysia on a dependent pass or would need to get a long term visit pass. I'm an experienced Financial Services professional who is about to get a job offer from one of the Big4 ...
Posting an update - we successfully got the Social Visit Pass (Long Term - 1 Year) for my unmarried partner. The truth is that it was pretty painless although please be aware of two things: 1) We have children together and offered proof of this 2) ... Read More
Temporary Internet Data on arrival as Expat
Hello Could you help please with the below based on your own experiences and any other ideas you have. I'd like a sense-check on my plans to get internet data when I arrive in Malaysia as an expat. I'm assuming that I won't be able to ... Read More
Shipping Companies (UK to KL) by rhinola
Hello I'm due to arrive in KL on 1st June as an expat. So, I would appreciate your help regarding shipping - your recommendations for companies and also other general tips / pitfalls you've faced. I need door to door shipping from London, ...
Interestingly, I've found a removal company repair site: www.removalreviews.co.uk They have the following ratings out of 5 for the companies based from customer feedback: Pearson - 4 Movecorp - 3 Anglo Pacific - 2 Crown (not rated) Pickfords - ... Read More
Shipping Companies (UK to KL) by rhinola
Hello I'm due to arrive in KL on 1st June as an expat. So, I would appreciate your help regarding shipping - your recommendations for companies and also other general tips / pitfalls you've faced. I need door to door shipping from London, ...
Movecorp seem very professional in their responses, but so do all the other firms. Their ratings on Google are very mixed - 3.2 overall with a pretty even mix of 1-star and 5-star ratings....! Is your response based on a range of UK to Malaysia ... Read More
Shipping Companies (UK to KL) by rhinola
Hello I'm due to arrive in KL on 1st June as an expat. So, I would appreciate your help regarding shipping - your recommendations for companies and also other general tips / pitfalls you've faced. I need door to door shipping from London, ...
Thanks for all your replies. There seem to be 2 tiers of prices for sea shipping for my 18 boxes, including insurance: 1) Around £750 - Pearson, Anglo Pacific and Movecorp 2) £1,200+ - Crown and Pickford I'm inclined to go for the ... Read More
Shipping Companies (UK to KL)
Hello I'm due to arrive in KL on 1st June as an expat. So, I would appreciate your help regarding shipping - your recommendations for companies and also other general tips / pitfalls you've faced. I need door to door shipping from London, ... Read More
International Schools for 4 and 2 year-olds by rhinola
Hello I'm relocating to KL soon with my partner and our two children, aged 4 and 2. We're from UK and speak English only. Unfortunately, we do not have school fees included in my package so please could you help us with International ...
Thanks, those Montessori kindergartens are interesting. The kindergartens don't seem to have costs on their websites. Any ideas where I could find the costs? Plus does anyone have an opinion on Cempuka Demansara Heights? Read More
International Schools for 4 and 2 year-olds by rhinola
Hello I'm relocating to KL soon with my partner and our two children, aged 4 and 2. We're from UK and speak English only. Unfortunately, we do not have school fees included in my package so please could you help us with International ...
TTDI and Bangsar have been chosen based both on commuting times for myself, internet research and in-depth conversations and recommendations from two Malaysians who previously lived in KL and work with me in the UK. I'm happy with the choice of ... Read More
International Schools for 4 and 2 year-olds
Hello I'm relocating to KL soon with my partner and our two children, aged 4 and 2. We're from UK and speak English only. Unfortunately, we do not have school fees included in my package so please could you help us with International ... Read More
Chance of success/rejection for Visa application and Employment Pass by rhinola
Hello I'm keen to know whether my visa and employment pass applications will be a relative formality or not. If the latter, what the risks of rejection are. The reason I need to find out is because I'm considering resigning from my job in ...
Wouldn't be able to work until she herself gets sponsored/approved for a work pass? Or there is no way she would be able to work at all? Read More
Unmarried Spouse - Dependent Pass or Long Term Visit Pass by rhinola
Hello My question is whether my unmarried spouse could enter Malaysia on a dependent pass or would need to get a long term visit pass. I'm an experienced Financial Services professional who is about to get a job offer from one of the Big4 ...
(One said that we can give you a letter for A; and the other said I need to apply for B) Read More
Unmarried Spouse - Dependent Pass or Long Term Visit Pass by rhinola
Hello My question is whether my unmarried spouse could enter Malaysia on a dependent pass or would need to get a long term visit pass. I'm an experienced Financial Services professional who is about to get a job offer from one of the Big4 ...
Thanks. (The confusion was because they called it different things) Read More
Chance of success/rejection for Visa application and Employment Pass by rhinola
Hello I'm keen to know whether my visa and employment pass applications will be a relative formality or not. If the latter, what the risks of rejection are. The reason I need to find out is because I'm considering resigning from my job in ...
Yes, that's the scale I used. I'll need to speak to my employer to see if they envisage any issues with the lack of local competition for the role. I would guess they don't as they haven't raised it so far and are committed to being ... Read More
Unmarried Spouse - Dependent Pass or Long Term Visit Pass by rhinola
Hello My question is whether my unmarried spouse could enter Malaysia on a dependent pass or would need to get a long term visit pass. I'm an experienced Financial Services professional who is about to get a job offer from one of the Big4 ...
I've read the guide before and have to say some of it is clear and some not. Hence my need to ask for further advice on the forum. Thanks for all your help on this, it's clarified things and I'll do some more reading now I've got ... Read More
Chance of success/rejection for Visa application and Employment Pass by rhinola
Hello I'm keen to know whether my visa and employment pass applications will be a relative formality or not. If the latter, what the risks of rejection are. The reason I need to find out is because I'm considering resigning from my job in ...
Income tax consequences? I've calculated this as 23% based on the sliding scale. Am I missing something? Read More