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Company’s Paid Up Capital Requirements For Employment of Expatriate
(not applicable to public companies, and associations)
| EQUITY | PAID-UP CAPITAL |
| 100% Local Owned | RM250,000 |
| Joint venture (minimum foreign equity is 30%) | RM350,000 |
| 100% Foreign Owned | RM500,000 |
| Foreign-owned companies (foreign equity at 51% and above) operating in the Wholesale, Retail and Trade (WRT) sectors (mandatory requirement to submit valid WRT license, if applicable). Please refer to the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism for WRT license application guideline | RM1,000,000 |
| Foreign-owned companies (foreign equity at 51% and above) involved in the sub sectors on unregulated services are required to refer to the Services Industry Division, Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism on the application guideline to obtain approval. |
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