Married to a Malaysian, trying to relocate but struggling to find work any advice?

Posted by YourbigabiTV@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 2 comments

Hey everyone,

I’m a Dutch citizen with Turkish roots, recently married in Malaysia and planning to relocate there to join my wife

I’ve been looking for a while now but honestly finding something has been pretty difficult so far

I speak Dutch (native), English and Turkish and I’m mostly looking for something like customer support (chat/email), remote work or something in content/marketing but I’m open to other options too

I can apply for a spouse visa (LTSVP) so I should be able to work without sponsorship

Just trying to see if anyone here has tips, advice or maybe knows companies that hire Dutch speakers or have other fitting roles.

Would really appreciate any help 🙏

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Livid_Importance_453@reddit

If you’ve got the spouse visa path sorted, I’d stop chasing “Dutch speaker” roles only and widen the net to any remote job you can do legally from there. Malaysia’s market is pretty local-first, so the win is usually getting income sorted before you land, not after. Also worth checking tax/residency timing properly, because that’s where people get caught out. Borderpilot can help map the relocation side if you’re still working out the practical path.

mosaad40@reddit

Without LTVP almost you will not find a suitable job, EP is difficult to obtain. However, if you got LTVP, most of Malaysians prefer to hire Malaysians. So it will not be easy also..