Date: 06 Jul 2026
Employer’s Role In Facilitating EPF Withdrawals For Non‑Malaysian Employees

Employers play an important role in ensuring that EPF savings arrangements for Non-Malaysian Citizen Employees are implemented smoothly and in an orderly manner.

To support this process, employers are encouraged to ensure that employees maintain an active bank account for salary payments and EPF savings withdrawals, including Leaving the Country Withdrawal.

Employers should also ensure the following:

  1. The employee’s passport details registered with EPF are accurate and match those used for the employee’s bank account.
  2. The employee’s bank account remains active until all EPF savings withdrawal and payment transactions have been completed.

Accurate and matching passport details, together with an active bank account, are essential to ensure that EPF savings withdrawal payments can be processed smoothly and in accordance with established procedures.

For Leaving the Country Withdrawal, employers are encouraged to advise employees to submit their application as early as possible upon obtaining the Check-Out Memo or upon cancellation of their work pass. Early submission helps facilitate a smooth withdrawal process before the employee leaves Malaysia.

Therefore, employers’ cooperation in ensuring accurate employee information, maintaining active bank accounts and encouraging early submission of withdrawal applications plays an important role in the effective management of EPF savings withdrawals for non-Malaysian employees.

About the Employees Provident Fund® (EPF®)

The Employees Provident Fund® (EPF®) is Malaysia’s premier retirement savings fund, with the purpose of building a better retirement future for Malaysia. EPF’s mission is to help members achieve a comfortable retirement income. The EPF has evolved from a transaction-centric organisation into a professional fund management institution focused on retirement security. The EPF is guided by a robust and professional governance framework in making investment decisions. It continues to serve as a catalyst for the nation’s economic growth while cultivating a culture of savings and investment among its members to enhance financial literacy in the country.