QUOTE(knwong @ Dec 22 2025, 10:26 AM)
Just met an acquaintance who recently got his Australian PR. He then move his entire family to a very outskirt town situated ~200km away from Sydney
To avoid overcrowding the major cities, Aus gomen only grant visa if you agree to stay away from Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane up to 3 years
Because of that he has to settle with odd job in the local town that doesn't align with his past role
Although not perfect but I think this is a smart move from AU gomen
Maybe M'sia gomen can do the same when granting visa to expatriates - stay away from KL otherwise they'll jack up living cost there
If they don't qualify for the normal PR.
Then they can take up this regional PR which lower requirement.
This is Aus Gov want to ensure the outskirt town will have new residents to help with the local economy.
If Malaysia,
This be MM2H in Kelatan , Perlis , Kedah , Terrengganu , Pahang , etc