Foreign Worker Details

Please login to the portal and follow these steps:

  1. Go to “Register Worker”
  2. Find your worker
  3. Click on edit
  4. Change the information
  5. Upload a copy of the foreign workers passport
  6. Upload a copy of current working permit / VDR slip (calling VISA) / a copy of approval from the immigration (Sistem Maid Online, etc)
  7. Click “Save”

The portal will only accept documents/images in JPEG/PDF/PNG for amendment request.

The primary reasons for this are:

  1. Foreign worker’s passport number already exist in the portal; and
  2. Foreign worker’s data has already been verified with Immigration Department Malaysia.


If you encounter problems in amending your foreign worker’s details, please proceed to do manual amendments via email and send to cs@fomema.com.my along with the following documents:

  1. The foreign worker Amendment Form
  2. A copy of foreign worker’s passport (old and new for passport number update)
  3. A copy of current working permit / VDR slip (Calling VISA) / a copy of approval from the immigration (Sistem Maid Online, etc)


The amendment will take up to three (3) working days upon receiving email and portal submission.

You are advised to cross the top of your personal documents with “For FOMEMA use only” to protect your personal data.

You may follow these steps to check on your amendment status:

  1. Go to “Register Worker”
  2. Find your worker
  3. Click “Show”

You will also receive an email indicating if the amendment is approved/rejected.

If amendment via portal is not successful, please send an email to cs@fomema.com.my with the following documents:

  1. The foreign worker Amendment Form
  2. A copy of foreign worker’s passport (old and new for passport number update)
  3. A copy of current working permit/VDR slip(Calling VISA)/a copy of approval from the immigration (Sistem Maid Online, etc)
  4. Screenshot of the amendment error made online

The amendment process will take up to three (3) working days.

You are advised to cross the top of your personal documents with “For FOMEMA use only” to protect your personal data.

If the medical examination has yet to be carried out, you may amend this detail by clicking on “Register Worker” and clicking on “Edit”.

There are two (2) scenarios:

  1. Wrongly registered male to female: The employer must pay an amount of RM10 after submitting for amendment.
  2. Wrongly registered female to male: RM10 will be refunded to the bank account registered with FOMEMA. We advise that your bank account information is updated in the portal.

Once the amendment is successfully made, you can print a new medical form.

Do note that if the medical examination is already carried out, employers will need to purchase a new form and undergo a full medical examination again. The current transaction will be considered void in this case.

If a medical examination has already been conducted, the employer must purchase a new form and undergo a full medical examination again. The current transaction will be considered void in this case.

Yes except for gender amendments.

This is due to the variance in pricing for both male and female foreign worker’s medical examination.

Medical examination fee for female foreign worker is RM217, whereas the medical examination fee for male foreign worker is RM207.

Yes, the clinic may proceed with the medical examination but the employer will need to amend the information on the portal before proceeding with the Immigration Department of Malaysia to obtain work permit.

This error occurs because the foreign worker is already registered under a different employer or employer code.

To transfer the foreign worker to your employer code, you may follow the steps below:

  1. Fill in foreign worker details
  2. Upload a copy of foreign worker passport
  3. Upload a copy of current working permit / VDR slip (calling VISA) / a copy of approval from the immigration (Sistem Maid Online, etc)
  4. Click “Change Employer”

The transfer process will take up to three (3) working days. You will receive a notification email if your request is approved or rejected.

After the foreign worker has been transferred to your list, you may search for your foreign worker by following these steps:

  1. Click on “Register Worker” and type in their name
  2. Click “Add to List” for company employers or click “Buy FOMEMA” for individual employers.

To rectify this issue, please send an email to cs@fomema.com.my along with following documents:

  1. A copy of foreign worker passport
  2. A copy of current working permit / VDR slip (calling VISA) / a copy of approval from the immigration (Sistem Maid Online, etc)
  3. Employer’s contact number

We advise employers to cross the top of your personal document with “For FOMEMA use only” to protect your personal data.

Foreign workers who have not yet obtained their work permits are requested to log in to the FOMEMA Online Portal for the registration process.

You may enter “0” for all new foreign workers for first time registration on the FOMEMA Online Portal.

The PLKS number can be found on a green or yellow patch in the foreign worker’s current work permit / e-VISA