Anonymous participant - This poster from two days ago, is an Indian national. They canceled his/her application because he/she isn’t a resident of Malaysia. So I looked it up on their webpage and sure enough, they supply a list of countries that can not apply via Penang, unless they are a resident. So, your response from the consulate is correct, it takes them 5-7 days to process, but they wouldn’t process your application, unless you are a resident of Malaysia (living &/or working there).

@Tim ******

- It is still confusing because the Original Poster highlights his concern around how can the government now deny or approve “time passed” and also mentions that he is unable to go home. It sounds like he is already in Thailand and whatever status he was on is now expired and he is waiting for a new visa to cover 2 months that already passed (or 12 months because he states Dec 2023-Dec 2024)

@Hans ******************

Pretty sure it isn’t supposed be done, but people get away with it

Your post is not clear. Who is it that you are chatting with in the SMS? Why do you need a visa for months passed?

@Lulu ***

- it has been 5 business days for months. There were two holidays in the last two weeks, therefore not considered “business days”.

Anonymous participant Your responses are contradictory. If you submitted a letter from your boss, you attempted to tell the embassy that you work for him or the company he works for. However, it sounds like you do not plan to continue to work for him, but used a letter from him to get the visa. These are red flags to the embassy. Since it sounds like you told the embassy you are continuing to work for him, you need a letter from them, signed, stating you have permission to work remotely.

@Cameron ********

when did you apply? Did they ask for additional documents?

@Greg *******

oh yeah, why?

I do not think it has changed really. If they ask for additional documents, the clock resets.

Anonymous participant - Maybe the policy changed. As I shared though, there was an application that got canceled for this specific reason a few days ago. Doesn’t hurt to email though, to double check. Please update, when you hear, as it will be useful information for others