马来西亚数字游民签证可再续两年：数字部说明DE Rantau持有人到期后可继续留马远程工作
吉隆坡——马来西亚的数字游民签证DE Rantau Nomad Pass将允许现有持有人在两年上限到期后继续留在马来西亚远程工作。10月11日，国家通讯社Bernama报道了数字部的说明：这项措施是给已达到两年最长停留期的现有持有人的两年延期，须符合规定的资格条件。总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣是在10月9日的2027年预算案演讲中宣布这一变化的，他在国会说：“达到两年上限的现有DE Rantau Nomad Pass持有人，将被允许继续停留并在马来西亚远程工作，须符合规定的资格标准。”财政部发布的官方预算演讲文本也载有同一句。
不过，这项延期目前还不能申请。负责该签证的马来西亚数字经济发展局（MDEC）截至10月12日的公开问答仍把该签证上限写为24个月——现有持有人的到期日暂时照旧，何时开放续期申请、具体条件如何，有待官方公布。
DE Rantau是马来西亚吸引全球远程工作者的旗舰安排。在预算演讲中，这项延期被列在旨在引进全球企业和高端人才的措施组中。对在马来西亚旅居的外国远程工作者、以及吉隆坡、槟城等地的长住公寓、共享办公和服务业商家来说，签证能否顺畅续期，直接决定这批高消费长住客是留还是走。
这一延期与马来西亚近年经营的旅居与长期居留客群政策同向，包括面向外国旅居人士的“第二家园”计划。MDEC何时更新问答与申请通道、延期资格的细则如何，尚待该机构公布。
来源：据Bernama 10月11日引述马来西亚数字部声明的报道、马来语媒体Malay Mail对10月9日预算演讲的报道及总理府发布的预算演讲文本整理。
Malaysia's Digital Nomad Pass Can Be Extended Two More Years, Digital Ministry Clarifies After Budget 2027
KUALA LUMPUR — Holders of Malaysia's digital nomad pass, the DE Rantau Nomad Pass, will be allowed to keep living and working remotely in Malaysia once they reach the two-year limit. On October 11, national news agency Bernama reported a Ministry of Digital statement describing the measure as a two-year extension for existing holders who have reached the maximum two-year stay, subject to prescribed eligibility criteria. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had announced the change in his Budget 2027 speech on October 9, telling the Dewan Rakyat: 'Existing DE Rantau Nomad Pass holders that reach the two-year limit will be allowed to continue staying and working remotely in Malaysia, subject to the prescribed eligibility criteria.' The official speech text published by the Ministry of Finance carries the same sentence.
The extension cannot be applied for yet. As of October 12, the published FAQ of MDEC, which administers the pass, still caps it at 24 months, and current expiry dates still apply. No start date for applications has been announced, and the eligibility conditions have not been listed.
DE Rantau is Malaysia's flagship scheme for attracting global remote workers. In the budget speech, the extension sat among measures meant to bring global companies and skilled talent into Malaysia. For foreign remote workers based in the country — and for the serviced apartments, co-working spaces and service businesses of Kuala Lumpur and Penang that host them — whether the pass renews smoothly decides whether a high-spending, long-stay population stays or leaves.
For Chinese readers, the policy points the same way as Malaysia's wider courtship of long-stay visitors, students and 'second home' families in recent years: the more stable the stay rules, the more plannable family decisions on schooling, renting and healthcare become. What to watch next is when MDEC updates its FAQ and application channel, and the fine print of the extension criteria.
Sources: Compiled from Bernama's October 11 report of the Ministry of Digital statement, Malay Mail's report of the October 9 budget speech, and the budget speech text published by the Prime Minister's Office.
图片来源：图：吉隆坡市中心天际线与双峰塔。摄影：CEphoto（Uwe Aranas），CC BY-SA 3.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
