Sheikhu International is a BEOE-licensed recruitment agency in Pakistan specializing in manpower supply to Malaysia. With 1,100+ workers deployed to Malaysian employers, we handle FWCMS documentation, screening, and deployment end-to-end for construction, manufacturing, plantation and services roles.
Malaysia has been the largest single destination in Sheikhu International's deployment history. Since expanding into the Malaysian market, we have coordinated more than 1,100 worker deployments across manufacturing plants, construction sites, plantations and services employers in states including Selangor, Johor, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. That volume has given our team practical, hands-on familiarity with the Malaysian Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS), the online platform administered by Malaysia's Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) and Immigration Department that governs quota approval, calling visa (VP-TP) issuance, and worker registration for foreign employees.
Pakistan is one of the countries formally approved as a foreign worker source nation under Malaysia's current recruitment framework, alongside countries such as Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal and India. This means employers in Malaysia can legally apply to recruit Pakistani nationals into approved sectors, subject to valid quota approval, sector eligibility, and compliance with Malaysian labor regulations. Because source-country eligibility and sector quotas are periodically reviewed by the Malaysian government, we always verify current eligibility for your specific sector and state before opening a recruitment case — so you are never working from outdated information.
Masons, steel fixers, shuttering carpenters, general labourers and site helpers for Malaysian contractors.
Production line operators, packers, machine helpers and warehouse workers for factories across Selangor and Penang.
Janitorial teams and facility support staff for commercial and residential developments.
We also support plantation and estate employers with general field workers, and can supply logistics and driving staff — see our logistics & drivers page — where quota approvals permit.
We work with your FWCMS application, confirming approved quota and role categories before sourcing begins.
Trade tests, interviews and document verification against your job profile and Malaysian entry requirements.
Passport, contract attestation, and BEOE protector formalities coordinated end-to-end — see our BEOE protector process guide.
Visa stamping, travel coordination, and guidance on FOMEMA medical screening after arrival in Malaysia.
For a full walkthrough of this process, read our detailed guide: Pakistan to Malaysia Work Visa Process.
Under Malaysian regulations, the foreign worker levy and most statutory processing fees are the employer's responsibility, while recruitment service charges and candidate-side documentation are agreed upfront with Sheikhu International. A typical case — from confirmed quota approval to worker arrival — runs 8 to 14 weeks, depending on how quickly documents are finalized and embassy/FOMEMA scheduling windows open up. We provide a written cost and timeline breakdown before you confirm an order, so there are no surprises mid-process. For a broader view of budgeting across markets, see our cost guide for hiring Pakistani manpower.
Beyond volume, what Malaysian employers consistently tell us matters most is predictability: knowing where a case stands, what documents are outstanding, and when workers will realistically be ready to travel. Our team tracks each case against a shared checklist and gives weekly status updates for active orders. As a BEOE-licensed Overseas Employment Promoter (License No: 3894 LHR), every placement we make is processed through Pakistan's official emigration system — you can verify our license directly on the official BEOE registry at any time.
Every candidate we put forward for a Malaysian employer goes through document verification, a trade or skills test relevant to the role, and a background check before shortlisting. We brief candidates in advance on realistic salary ranges, working conditions, accommodation arrangements, and contract terms so that expectations match what employers are actually offering — this reduces early resignation and mismatch, which is a common cause of cost overruns for employers hiring internationally. We also stay in touch with deployed workers and their employers during the first few months after arrival, so that documentation issues, accommodation concerns, or onboarding questions can be resolved quickly rather than escalating.
If you are an employer in Malaysia comparing recruitment agencies in Pakistan, the practical questions worth asking are: how many workers has the agency actually deployed to Malaysia, do they hold a valid BEOE Overseas Employment Promoter license, and can they explain the FWCMS process without a scripted answer. Sheikhu International can answer all three directly — 1,100+ Malaysia deployments, License No. 3894 LHR verifiable on the official BEOE registry, and a Lahore-based team that manages Malaysia cases as a specialty, not a side market.
Tell us your roles, headcount and target state — we'll confirm feasibility and next steps within 1 business day.
Common questions from Malaysian employers about hiring Pakistani workers.
Yes. Pakistan is one of the approved source countries under Malaysia's Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS), administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Immigration Department of Malaysia. Employers can apply to hire Pakistani workers for approved sectors including manufacturing, construction, plantation and services.
Malaysia currently permits foreign worker recruitment from approved source countries, including Pakistan, into sectors such as manufacturing, construction, plantation, agriculture and selected services roles. Sector eligibility and quotas are set by the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs and can change, so we confirm current eligibility for your specific sector before starting a case.
A typical timeline runs 8 to 14 weeks from confirmed employer approval (quota/calling visa) to worker arrival in Malaysia, depending on document readiness, embassy processing, and FOMEMA medical scheduling. We provide a case-specific timeline once your requirement and worker documents are confirmed.
Under Malaysian regulations, the foreign worker levy and most statutory processing costs are the employer's responsibility. We provide a transparent cost breakdown covering recruitment service charges, documentation, and levy guidance before you confirm an order.
Sheikhu International has coordinated 1,100+ worker deployments to Malaysia to date, making Malaysia our largest and most specialized deployment market. We are a BEOE-licensed agency (License No: 3894 LHR) based in Lahore, Pakistan.
You can verify our BEOE Overseas Employment Promoter license (No: 3894 LHR) directly on the official Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment registry at beoe.gov.pk/list-of-oeps.