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This page is general information, checked against official sources on the date shown. Requirements, fees and policies change, sometimes without notice, and official practice can differ between offices and consular posts. Nothing here is immigration, tax, legal, financial, insurance, healthcare or property advice, and nothing here creates a client relationship. Verify anything material with the relevant authority and take advice from a suitably qualified professional before you make a decision or a payment.
Answer six questions and we’ll show which programmes may match your situation. Results are a starting point — not a recommendation. Read the full guide for each programme before acting.
No answers are stored, logged, or sent anywhere until you choose to contact us.
How the Programme Finder works
It scores each of the twelve long-stay routes we cover against your answers to six questions — base country, stay duration, work situation, family, personal situation and financial comfort — and shows up to three routes worth researching further. It never tells you that you qualify, and it never recommends a specific route: it narrows down which guide to read next.
Routes included in this comparison
MM2H (Platinum, Gold, Silver, SEZ) — Malaysia’s long-running long-stay programme, restructured into tiers by fixed-deposit and property commitment. Read more on MM2H (dedicated editorial guide pending).
Sarawak MM2H — Sarawak’s own version of MM2H with separate, generally lower thresholds. Read more on MM2H (dedicated editorial guide pending).
PVIP — Malaysia’s Premium Visa for those able to work, invest or retire locally at a higher income/asset level. Read more (dedicated editorial guide pending).
DE Rantau — Malaysia’s digital nomad pass for remote workers and freelancers. Read the DE Rantau guide.
Thailand DTV — Thailand’s Destination Thailand Visa for remote work, freelancing and soft-power activities. Read the DTV guide.
Thailand LTR — Thailand’s 10-year residency for high-income professionals, retirees and investors. Read more (dedicated editorial guide pending).
Thailand Privilege — a membership-fee route into Thailand focused on visa facilitation. Read more (dedicated editorial guide pending).
Thailand Retirement Visa (O-A) — Thailand’s standard retirement route for those 50 and over. Read more (dedicated editorial guide pending).
ABTC — facilitates business travel across APEC economies for frequent business travellers. Read the ABTC guide.
What this tool cannot determine
It cannot determine your actual eligibility for any route, your tax residency position, or how a specific consular post or case officer will treat your application. Nationality-specific rules, document acceptance, and discretionary decisions all sit outside what six general questions can assess. Use the result only as a starting point for reading the relevant guide and, where needed, taking professional advice.
Frequently asked questions
Will this tool tell me if I qualify for a route?
No. It only suggests routes that may be worth researching further, based on the broad preferences you provide. Eligibility is decided solely by the relevant government authority.
Why does it show at most three routes?
To keep the result focused and avoid overwhelming you with every route that loosely matches. The full list of routes we cover is above if you want to compare more broadly.
Are my answers saved anywhere?
No. Nothing is stored, logged, or sent anywhere unless you choose to contact us afterwards.
Official sources and last checked date
Route summaries link to their canonical Living Life Asia guide, each of which is sourced to the relevant government or programme authority (MM2H.gov.my, Immigration Department of Malaysia, MDEC, Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand BOI/LTR, and the APEC Business Travel Card scheme). Last checked: [editor to confirm date before publish].