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# Hiring and renewing foreign workers: FWCMS, quota, calling visa, FOMEMA and PLKS

## FWCMS: where it all happens

**FWCMS** (Foreign Workers Centralised Management System) is the government system for managing foreign workers, run by Bestinet Sdn Bhd. Since **1 February 2025**, PLKS renewals and their insurance go through FWCMS; MyPASS@JIM replaced ePLKS@JIM.

1. **eQuota:** apply for a quota (since 6 July 2026, under the Ministry of Human Resources).
2. **eVDR:** the calling visa for a new worker.
3. **ePLKS:** renew the PLKS and buy the compulsory insurance with an ITR.
4. **eCOM:** the Check Out Memo when a worker goes home.

FWCMS help: [help.fwcms.com.my](https://help.fwcms.com.my) · call centre 03-8689 2822.

## Hiring a new worker

1. **Quota:** advertise the job on MYFutureJobs first, then apply through eQuota in FWCMS.
2. **Calling visa (eVDR):** with the approved quota, apply in FWCMS. The worker has a medical screening at home first.
3. **Insurance:** buy SPIKPA and the Insurance Guarantee with the eVDR's ITR **within 14 days**, or FWCMS cancels the application. On eInsurans, calling-visa ITRs are accepted by Generali; for Tokio Marine, WhatsApp us and we arrange the policy for you.
4. **Approval and fees:** Immigration approves the VDR; you pay the government fees.
5. **Arrival:** the worker enters through an approved entry point; collect them on arrival.
6. **FOMEMA:** register the medical exam straight after arrival. The PLKS is issued after a "Suitable" result.

## Renewing a PLKS

A PLKS is valid for 12 months. Renew **up to 3 months before it expires**, and always before it expires; a late application is treated as an overstay.

1. **Passport** valid for at least 12 months (update a new passport at Immigration first).
2. **FOMEMA** exam passed (yearly; a result is valid for 180 days).
3. In FWCMS (ePLKS): fill in the renewal, buy the insurance with the ITR, wait for approval, pay the levy and fees, and print the ePASS.

How to buy the insurance with your ITR: [Where do I obtain my FWCMS ITR and buy SPIKPA IG?](https://help.einsuransmy.com/en/article/1471fh2/)

**How long can a worker stay?** Immigration states up to 10 years; FWCMS allows renewals up to the 13th year for approved sectors.

## FOMEMA in short

1. **Who:** new workers soon after arrival (FOMEMA says within 72 hours; Immigration says the exam within 30 days), and every worker every year before the renewal.
2. **Fee** (paid by the employer on the FOMEMA portal): male RM207, female RM217, plus 8% SST.
3. **Results** go to Immigration, normally within 7 working days. "Unsuitable" means the worker must go home through a Check Out Memo; some results can be appealed within 2 weeks if FOMEMA emails you that the case is eligible.
4. **Insurance tip:** SPIKPA's pre-existing illness exclusion is waived when the worker passes FOMEMA within 30 days of arrival.

*Sources: help.fwcms.com.my; Immigration Department (Pekerja Asing; notice 1 Feb 2025); fomema2u.com.my; news reports Jul 2025 – Jul 2026. Checked 12 Oct 2026.*

## Still stuck? Talk to a real person.

**eInsurans — Your Foreign Worker Insurance One-Stop Centre**

- WhatsApp **[011-5621 6906](https://wa.me/601156216906)**: 9am–6pm, Monday to Sunday. Real people answer.
- Email [hello@einsuransmy.com](mailto:hello@einsuransmy.com)
- Buy SPIKPA IG with your FWCMS ITR: [tr.ee/einsurans](https://tr.ee/einsurans)

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