Ambang Wijaya Services

Common questions

Frequently asked.

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Working with us

Every engagement is scoped to your structure, industry, and timeline. A published rate would either overcharge a simple incorporation or undercharge a complex, multi-agency setup. Tell us your situation through the contact form or on WhatsApp, and we'll return a fixed, written quote — free of charge.

Within one business day, usually faster on WhatsApp. Once engaged, you have one senior advisor as a direct point of contact — not a support queue.

English. Advice, documentation and all correspondence with Malaysian agencies are handled in English, because that is the language the filings themselves are in and precision matters more than convenience. We publish overview pages in Korean, Japanese and Arabic so you can understand what we do before getting in touch, but an engagement runs in English.

This is most of our client base. We act as your on-the-ground team for admin, compliance, and government liaison until you're ready to hire locally, and we hand over cleanly whenever you are.

Discreetly by default. We share your information only with the agencies an application actually requires, and only what that application requires. We don't publish client names, and the testimonials on this site are used with permission and abbreviated deliberately.

Company setup

In most sectors, yes — a foreign individual or company can hold full ownership of a Sdn Bhd with no local partner required. Certain sectors carry foreign equity caps or need additional approvals, which is worth confirming in writing before you file rather than after.

You need at least one director who ordinarily resides in Malaysia. That person does not have to be a Malaysian citizen — a foreigner holding an Employment Pass or another long-term visa can qualify — but the seat must be filled at incorporation, not afterwards.

Typically 3 to 7 working days once documentation is complete. Full operational readiness, including the registrations that follow and a first expatriate hire, is more realistically two to four months — that's four separate government systems each running their own review cycle.

Licensing & compliance

MOF (Ministry of Finance) registration certifies your company to supply goods and services, or bid for contracts, with Malaysian government agencies and GLCs. It's not required to operate generally, but it's essential if government or GLC tenders are part of your growth plan. We handle the full application, including supporting documents and field-of-supply classification.

CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) registration is mandatory for any company or individual carrying out construction work in Malaysia, including foreign contractors on local projects. Grading depends on paid-up capital and project value. We handle CIDB registration and grading applications alongside your Sdn Bhd setup for construction, fit-out, and engineering clients.

If you're displaying any business signage, yes. Approval runs through DBP and covers dimensions, placement, and language requirements. It's one of the most commonly overlooked steps, and enforcement is routine rather than rare.

Visas & immigration

Employment Passes, expatriate registration through ESD, and the supporting government submissions — MEpax (e-pax), MSM, and CLAB/CIMS — that most firms outside Malaysia have never heard of but that determine whether an application clears or stalls.

MM2H is a personal residency programme, distinct from the corporate and expatriate work permits we process directly. We don't handle MM2H applications in-house — instead, we refer clients to a trusted MM2H agent partner we've worked with for years, and stay involved to make sure it connects cleanly with your corporate structure. Ask us and we'll make the introduction.

Dependent Passes are available for spouses and children, with eligibility tied to the pass category the employee holds. Category I holders have the widest access. We process dependent applications alongside the principal's pass rather than as an afterthought.

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