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Working in Malaysia
For Nepal passport holders · Checked 2026-08-15
Route available
Malaysia is one of the largest destinations for Nepali workers, and it is a corridor where the employer is required to cover the recruitment costs.
What the employer must have
- The Malaysian employer must hold approval to employ foreign workers and file for the calling visa / employment pass.
- The demand must be pre-approved by Nepal's Department of Foreign Employment as a lot.
What you must do before you leave
- Get your labour permit (Shram Swikriti) from the Department of Foreign Employment before you fly. It is required for every Nepali going abroad for work except to India, and it is applied for online through the FEIMS system.
- Use a recruiting agency licensed by DoFE. Under section 3 of the Foreign Employment Act 2064 nobody may send a worker abroad without that licence, and the agency holding your lot is named on the DoFE job search.
- Complete the pre-departure orientation training and the mandatory insurance and Welfare Fund payment — the government fee is Rs 1,500 for the Welfare Fund plus the Rs 2,595 SSF contribution that became mandatory in 2026.
- For Malaysia the employer pays the recruitment costs, including the ticket and visa. If an agent asks you to fund them, that is the moment to stop and check with DoFE.
Things to watch
- Under the free-visa free-ticket policy the EMPLOYER pays your visa and one-way ticket, and your service fee to the agency is capped at NPR 10,000 for the six Gulf countries. For Malaysia the employer covers the recruitment costs. Anyone asking you for more than that is overcharging, and you can complain to DoFE or the Foreign Employment Tribunal.
- A lot on the DoFE register means the government pre-approved that employer's demand for Nepali workers. It does not mean you have been hired, and a lot disappears from the register once its deadline passes.
- Malaysia's recruitment chains for South Asian workers have repeatedly been found to overcharge. The lot on the DoFE register is your reference point for the approved salary and employer.
What you may lawfully be charged
THE MOST A LICENSED AGENCY MAY LAWFULLY CHARGE YOU is NPR 10,000 in total — service charge and promotion together. Your visa and your one-way ticket are the EMPLOYER's to pay under the free-visa free-ticket rule.
Government of Nepal free-visa free-ticket decision; Foreign Employment Act 2064.
⚠️ Never pay anyone for a job offer or a visa on this route. Legitimate employers and licensed agents do not charge workers for jobs.
Official sources
This describes the immigration system, not your personal case, and not this specific vacancy.