Hiring in Selangor: the local picture
Selangor wraps around Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia’s most populous state and the core of the Klang Valley. The Department of Statistics (DOSM) records a population of about 7.4 million for Selangor.
Which process applies here
For Selangor: 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.
Selangor sits in the Klang Valley and uses the federal route, so hiring works the same in every district — just verify any agency on the JTKSM register, wherever it’s based.
Costs and checks that apply here
In Selangor 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 Selangor, 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 Selangor — who needs support, the main duties, timing and budget — then use it in every agency conversation.
Ask any agency serving Selangor for its legal name and licence number, and verify both before paying anything.