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Married to Malaysian - considering moving to Malaysia

10 years ago
I am a US citizen married to a Malaysian who has become a US citizen. We have a 6 year old daughter. My husband would like to move back to Malaysia as his parents are aging and he misses family. His parents live in Petaling Jaya near KL. I am fine with this but have some concerns.

He still has his Malaysian ID... would he be able to work? He hasn't "officially" given up Malaysian citizenship and I wouldn't want him to get in trouble for becoming a US Citizen.

Would I be able to find work? I have an accounting and finance background (including management) but am not sure how hard it would to get a work permit?

I am concerned about schooling for my 6 year old. Would she be able to go to public school? I'm not sure with if we are getting paid local wages if we would be able to afford an international school?? We would initially live with his parents, but I'm not sure how long that would last.

My husband is a telecom engineer and is starting to apply for jobs, so I'm just wanting to get an idea of what might happen. Any advice would be appreciated.

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