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dwhitedurango wrote:

We are also waiting for approval.聽 We were told we would have a wait of about a year when we filed last August, 2019.聽 While we have no personal knowledge of where the process is at and are still waiting for approval, another person wrote to us with some information.聽 He said that his agency told him that people who filed in July of last year had received their approval in late January or early February of this year before the agency shut down. He recently emailed the agency to find out the current status of the processing of applications and was told that they began processing applications again the early part of May.聽 聽He also said that the agency was attempting to catch up on the backlog of applications and believes the time frame for approval before shutdown was down to 6.5 months.聽 So I would guess you probably have a few months' wait yet.聽 Also, I am doubtful that they will announce any approvals until the border is open, as people cannot get into Malaysia to finalize their conditional approvals within the 90-day timeframe allowed to do so.聽 This is second hand information, but we found it helpful and thought we would pass it along.

Hi there.聽 Under the current situation, of course, it may not be up to date but you can visit the gov't site and enter your application number to see application status.聽 Had I checked religiously near the end, I would found out my acceptance way sooner than hearing it from my agent.

Also, my understanding on the period one is allowed to finish up the process is actually 6 months not 90 days after approval.

dwhitedurango wrote:

We are also waiting for approval.聽 We were told we would have a wait of about a year when we filed last August, 2019.聽 While we have no personal knowledge of where the process is at and are still waiting for approval, another person wrote to us with some information.聽 He said that his agency told him that people who filed in July of last year had received their approval in late January or early February of this year before the agency shut down. He recently emailed the agency to find out the current status of the processing of applications and was told that they began processing applications again the early part of May.聽 聽He also said that the agency was attempting to catch up on the backlog of applications and believes the time frame for approval before shutdown was down to 6.5 months.聽 So I would guess you probably have a few months' wait yet.聽 Also, I am doubtful that they will announce any approvals until the border is open, as people cannot get into Malaysia to finalize their conditional approvals within the 90-day timeframe allowed to do so.聽 This is second hand information, but we found it helpful and thought we would pass it along.

"While we have no personal knowledge of where the process is at and are still waiting for approval, another person wrote to us with some information."

Hi dwhitedurnago, that would be me. :-)聽

Just to clarify a few minor things in your post...yes, not all, but some people who filed in July of last year were approved (in late January or early February).聽 My agent told me this in March not recently.聽 I did send my agent an email over a week ago for an update but have not heard back from her yet.聽 I found out that the process re-started in early May (following the lifting of the MCO or move to the CMCO).聽 I was told that by MOTAC, the area responsible for MM2H applications.聽 MOTAC opened up May 4 or perhaps May 6.聽 As it were, I emailed them on May 12 and they confirmed that the process had begun again.聽 They, not my agent, also told me that they had a large backlog due to the 3-month suspension.聽 They wouldn't commit to a time frame (maybe they don't even know) but I noted that prior to the shutdown they had reduced the wait time (i.e. from the day your application is accepted to the day you receive the letter of conditional approval) to 6.5 months (early July 2019 to end of January) following the enormous problems they had in 2018.聽

In my email to my agent last week I asked her about the approval process given that the borders are closed to tourists but as mentioned I'm still waiting for a reply.

dwhitedurango wrote:

Thanks much for the clarification.聽 I would be interested in hearing anything you hear back from the agency.聽 Our visa here in Spain will expire mid to late September, but we are hoping to come back to Malaysia on August 1 if the border opens.聽 If we do not have our visa approval within three months of that date, we will have to leave Malayasia again!聽 The best laid plans......

Sure, no worries.聽 I'm a bit anxious myself about the situation.聽 My agent is quite good overall but her weak point is not returning emails in a timely manner which can be a tad frustrating.聽

I considered what would happen if I were in Malaysia and for whatever reason hadn't taken care of everything I needed to in order to get the mm2h visa within the 3 month (social visa pass) time frame immigration stamps in your passport.聽 I decided I'll just fly to Medan, Indonesia - one hour flight from KL - for a few days and return.聽 Never been to Indonesia, I might like it.聽 Thailand is another option.