Hiring in Putrajaya: the local picture
Putrajaya is Malaysia’s planned federal administrative capital, just south of Kuala Lumpur. The Department of Statistics (DOSM) records a population of about 121,000 for Putrajaya.
Which process applies here
For Putrajaya: Peninsular Malaysia uses the federal route: the Immigration Department issues the permit and the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) licenses the agencies. The Employment Act 1955 applies here.
Putrajaya is a small, planned administrative capital with far fewer residential households than its profile suggests — most agencies serving it are actually based in KL or Selangor, so confirm where yours is licensed and where it actually operates from.
Costs and checks that apply here
In Putrajaya the statutory costs are the ones set nationally: the permit and visa fees — which Immigration's own guidance bundles with the annual foreign-worker levy at approval and at each PLKS extension — the FOMEMA medical and PERKESO cover. Use the first-year cost guide for the current figures rather than an agency estimate.
There is no official cap on the service fee an agency charges a household in Putrajaya, so compare written, itemised quotes and verify the licence on the JTKSM register before paying — a licence confirms legitimacy, not price.
What to do next
Write a short household brief for Putrajaya — who needs support, the main duties, timing and budget — then use it in every agency conversation.
Ask any agency serving Putrajaya for its legal name and licence number, and verify both before paying anything.