China and Taiwan top Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) property list. Program grants long-term visa, not permanent residency or citizenship.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme does not grant permanent residency or citizenship, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing told the Dewan Rakyat, clarifying the nature of the long-term visa scheme amid questions over foreign property ownership.
As of Dec 31, 2025, a total of 744 MM2H participants had purchased residential properties in Malaysia, while another 2,637 participants were still in the process of buying homes, including finalising sale and purchase agreements and identifying suitable locations.
Tiong said property purchases under the new MM2H phase involved participants from more than 90 countries, though detailed figures were read out for the largest source nations.
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China topped the list with 304 units, followed by Taiwan (91), Singapore (63), the United States (41), the United Kingdom (40), Hong Kong (34) and Australia (29). Other countries included Bangladesh (19), South Korea (15), Indonesia (14) and Japan (14).
Tiong was responding to Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli (Dungun-PN), where the Dungun MP sought for latest statistics and total number of homes sold to foreign nationals under the MM2H programme from 2023 to 2025, broken down by their country of origin, and the number who have obtained citizenship.
Tiong said MM2H participants are issued a long-term social visit pass with a multiple-entry visa, allowing foreign nationals to reside in Malaysia for between five and 20 years depending on category.
“For the information of the honourable member, the MM2H programme has never involved applications for permanent residency or citizenship,” he said.
The programme operates under four tiers – Platinum (20 years), Gold (15 years), Silver (five years) and Special Economic Zone (10 years) – with pass endorsements renewable every five years until the end of each category’s validity period.
During a supplementary question, Datuk Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (Tampin-BN) asked whether the ministry had plans to reduce reliance on traditional source markets such as China and Taiwan, and to expand promotion in Middle Eastern countries.
Tiong said the programme is open to applicants worldwide and not limited to specific nationalities.
“We open MM2H applications to people from all over the world, not only China and Taiwan. We also allow applicants from Arab countries.
“There are people (from Middle Eastern countries) buying, but the numbers are not very large. We will step up promotions in those countries.”
