Living (and working, even from home) in Malaysia (or any other country, for that matter) requires a valid redidency visa (and/or work visa). You won't get one.Mika_Today wrote:1. Is it legal to live in Malaysia and work in Singapore? Is there a chance of the Malaysian authorities refusing my entry, if I spend too much time in the country with a social visit pass?
No. Many Malaysians are doing exactly that: Work in Singapore and live in Malaysia.Mika_Today wrote:2. Can I lose my Singapore EP if I don't live within the country's borders?
I don't know the Singapore-Malaysia tax agreement in detail. Generally, you pay tax where you live, not where you work, but exceptions often apply for cross-border work-life arrangements. And an EP might require taxation in Singapore (double taxation is possible!). Check with a good tax consultant if you are trying this route!Mika_Today wrote:3. Where do I pay taxes from my income in Singapore if I spend more than 183 days in the year in Malaysia?
Huh? Explain more, surely there is a chance to get one!?beppi wrote:Living (and working, even from home) in Malaysia (or any other country, for that matter) requires a valid redidency visa (and/or work visa). You won't get one.Mika_Today wrote:1. Is it legal to live in Malaysia and work in Singapore? Is there a chance of the Malaysian authorities refusing my entry, if I spend too much time in the country with a social visit pass?
Doing so on SVP is illegal and will backfire after a while.
I think he means PR in MY - apparently quite difficult.nutnut wrote:Huh? Explain more, surely there is a chance to get one!?beppi wrote:Living (and working, even from home) in Malaysia (or any other country, for that matter) requires a valid redidency visa (and/or work visa). You won't get one.Mika_Today wrote:1. Is it legal to live in Malaysia and work in Singapore? Is there a chance of the Malaysian authorities refusing my entry, if I spend too much time in the country with a social visit pass?
Doing so on SVP is illegal and will backfire after a while.
You're right. They need bonafide visa/permits at both ends.beppi wrote:I meant he won't get any long-term visa.
If the OP does not work there, or fall under the M'sia Second Home program for retirees or buy (expensive) real estate in Iskandar or similar, why should the M'sian gahmen give him a residency permit?
And on SVP the plan certainly won't fly.
So is it all just Malaysians who live in JB and work in SG?beppi wrote: Living (and working, even from home) in Malaysia (or any other country, for that matter) requires a valid redidency visa (and/or work visa). You won't get one.
Doing so on SVP is illegal and will backfire after a while.
No. Many Malaysians are doing exactly that: Work in Singapore and live in Malaysia.Mika_Today wrote:2. Can I lose my Singapore EP if I don't live within the country's borders?
Yes, its a practical option only for Malaysians. I know an Indian national doing that but his wife is MY passport holder so he got long term pass there.Mika_Today wrote:So is it all just Malaysians who live in JB and work in SG?beppi wrote: Living (and working, even from home) in Malaysia (or any other country, for that matter) requires a valid redidency visa (and/or work visa). You won't get one.
Doing so on SVP is illegal and will backfire after a while.
No. Many Malaysians are doing exactly that: Work in Singapore and live in Malaysia.Mika_Today wrote:2. Can I lose my Singapore EP if I don't live within the country's borders?
I agree. I looked at this option when I worked in Tuas. I couldn't make it work - even less so now I am back in the CBD. However there are some bloggers around posting and boasting about '45 mins from Iskandar to CBD' - I assume they're leaving at sparrows fart or earlier (probably before first prayer call anyways) and using a motorbike.beppi wrote:No, there's also a number of foreigners who got a M'sia visa, e.g. by being married to a Malaysian, or buying property in a few places (like Iskandar) where you get a residence permit with it (these are overpriced by Malaysian standards, but still cheaper than Singapore).
But given the obvious differences in living standard (third world against highly developed) and the hazzle of crossing the border frequently , I don't understand why anybody would want to live there just to save a few hundred dollars. (I worked in Batam and lived in Singapore for a while, so I know what I'm talking about!)
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