Dear friends,

I’m a foreigner working for sub-contractor for an IT company in KL, staying here with my family.
Lately I just extend my employment with my current company for another 2 years, in the 3rd month after I renew my contract, the office where I assigned offered me a permanent employment with them.

And after long consideration, I choose to take this opportunity as they offer me a permanent employment, salary not really different, but they offer me a very good benefit although they will only cover my employment pass, and pass for my family I will neeed to bear the cost but they still going to help me to process

Fact:
- I still got a long employment with my current company
- 2 months notice before effective resignation
- Im staying here with family

Qst.

- I heard, here we must get what so called a release letter before we can join another company, else we will have to return to home country for 6 months, is it correct ?
- how about the immigration thingy, as im going to be converted to another company, is my family, my wife and kids also need to convert they pass ?, as it still got 1 year + validity
- in my contract stated, notice period 2 months, if I do not follow that I will get penalty 2x salary, so if I follow the contract, there shouldn’t be any issue is it ?
- how if after I follow all the process but still my company giving me hard time to get the release letter, is there anything I can do to push them ?

thank you very much for the enlightment

regards,