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Visa policy of Malaysia

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The visa policy of Malaysia consists of the requirements for foreign nationals to travel to, enter, and remain in Malaysia. Most visitors to Malaysia are granted visa-free entry for a period of 90, 30, or 14 days respectively. However, nationals from some countries must first obtain a visa from one of the Malaysian diplomatic missions around the world before being allowed into the country.

Entry requirements

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All visitors to Malaysia must:[1]

  • hold a passport, passport replacing document or a travel document valid for at least 6 months[3] upon arrival;[1]
  • hold a return ticket;[1]
  • not be an illegal immigrant;[1]
  • have sufficient funds for the duration of stay in Malaysia;[1]
  • have a visa[1] and/or a yellow fever vaccination certificate[4] (if applicable).

Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC)

Before entering Malaysia, all travellers, except

  • citizens of Singapore; and
  • diplomatic and official passport holders, regardless of nationality; and
  • residents (Malaysian citizens, Permanent Residents and Long-Term Pass holders); and
  • holders of a Bruneian General Certificate of Identity (GCI); and
  • users of the "Brunei-Malaysia Frequent Travel Facility"; and
  • holders of a border pass issued by Thailand; and
  • holders of an Indonesian cross-border travel document (PLB);

are required to submit a Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online to Malaysia immigration.[5]

The electronic Malaysia Digital Arrival Card must be submitted within three days before the date of arrival in Malaysia.[5]

However, Malaysian authorities have warned that visitors should be vigilant against fraudulant websites that impersonate the official MDAC website, as such fraudulant websites may lead to scam and personal data breach.[6][7] The registration for MDAC is completely free of charge.[8]

Visa policy map

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Visa policy of Malaysia
  Malaysia
  Visa not required (90 days)
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  Visa not required (14 days)
  eVisa (30 days)
  Visa required in advance
  Visa required in advance + enter by airport only
  Admission refused

Visa exemption

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According to Timatic, holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions can enter Malaysia without a visa for up to the duration listed below.[9]

90 days

Holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 90 days:[9]

30 days

Holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 30 days:[9]

T - Temporary measure until 31 December 2026.[10][11][12][13][14]

According to Timatic, nationals of Brunei and Singapore "may apply to extend their stay" in Malaysia.[9] Whilst the Immigration Department of Malaysia states that these nationals may stay more than 1 month without a visa,[4] the legal procedure for these nationals to extend their stay has not been publicly disclosed, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore maintains that nationals of Singapore may only stay in Malaysia for a maximum stay of 30 days.[15]

14 days

Holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 14 days:[9]

In addition, holders of Macao Special Administrative Region Travel Permits are granted visa-free entry for 14 days regardless of their nationality.

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "MYS" code on the reverse, which indicates that it is valid for travel to Malaysia, can enter Malaysia visa-free for business trips for up to 60 days.[9]

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:[16]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official / service passports of Andorra, Albania (90 days), Algeria (90 days), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus (90 days), Barbados (90 days), Belize (90 days), Botswana, China, Dominican Republic, Georgia, India, Iran (15 days), Jordan (90 days), Kazakhstan, Libya (14 days), Moldova, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia (90 days), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,[17] Taiwan, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and United Kingdom (90 days) do not require a visa for up to 30 days (unless otherwise stated).

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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Sample of ENTRI

On 1 March 2017, Malaysian government set up a new online application system to accept applications for Electronic Visa (eVISA) and Electronic Travel Registration and Information (ENTRI) to facilitate tourism.

eNTRI program is good for Chinese and Indian passport holders and lasts until 31 December 2020 while e-Visa is good for citizens of more countries and is still available so far.[18]

E-Visa application also applies to those seeking student or expatriate visas for entering Malaysia, although they must report to immigration authorities upon arrival in Malaysia in order to obtain their immigration passes.

Citizens of the following countries can apply for an e-Visa:

In addition, holders of Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes are eligible for applying e-Visa regardless of their nationality.

  • Place of application: all countries and territories in the world except Israel, Malaysia and North Korea
    • As of 22 February 2023, Single Entry Visa (SEV) and Multiple Entry Visa (MEV) applications are now available in Singapore for all nationalities that require an eVISA.
    • The application website contains IP address detection, applicants out of designated countries (see above) will be blocked from the application.
  • Fee: varies by nationality and applicant's location
  • Place of departure: no restrictions
  • Port of entry and exit: any port of entry
  • Valid for: 3 months (multiple entries for Indian nationals, single entry for others)
  • Duration of stay: 30 days for single-entry eVisa holders, 15 or 30 days for multiple-entry e-Visa holders
  • Visa review: 2 business day after application submitted, visa interview or extra proof materials may be requested

Direct airside transit

Nationals of non-visa-exempt countries can transit through Kuala Lumpur International Airport for a maximum of 24 hours in the transit area; however, they are not permitted to switch between the terminals of the airport unless they hold a valid visa.[9]

Mandatory yellow fever vaccination

Nationals of the following countries require an International Certificate of Vaccination in order to enter Malaysia:[4] The vaccination requirement is imposed by this country for protection against Yellow Fever since the principal mosquito vector Aedes aegypti is present in its territory.[19]

Admission restrictions

Statistics

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In 2016, Malaysia recorded 26,757,392 tourist arrivals, a growth of 4.0% compared to 25,721,251 in 2015. The table lists the top 15 arrivals to Malaysia by their origin countries.

— Denotes that the country was not within the top 15 arrivals for that year
More information Country, Visitors (2024) ...
Foreign tourist arrivals in Malaysia
Country Visitors (2024)[25] Visitors (2023)[26] Visitors (2022)[27] Visitors (2021)[28] Visitors (2020)[29] Visitors (2019)[30] Visitors (2018)[31] Visitors (2017)[32] Visitors (2016)[33] Visitors (2015)[34]
 Singapore 9,099,727 8,308,230 5,222,991 16,308 1,545,255 10,163,882 10,615,986 12,441,713 13,272,961 12,930,754
 Indonesia 3,651,668 3,108,165 1,481,739 11,025 711,723 3,623,277 3,277,689 2,796,570 3,049,964 2,788,033
 China 3,287,362 1,474,114 211,363 7,701 405,149 3,114,257 2,944,133 2,281,666 2,124,942 1,677,163
 Thailand 1,639,211 1,551,282 715,528 59,607 394,413 1,884,306 1,914,692 1,836,522 1,780,800 1,343,569
 Brunei 1,142,134 811,833 301,757 773 136,020 1,216,123 1,382,031 1,660,506 1,391,016 1,133,555
 India 1,133,331 671,846 324,548 3,916 155,883 735,309 600,311 552,739 638,578 722,141
 South Korea 475,815 400,853 146,384 3,028 119,750 673,065 616,783 484,528 444,439 421,161
 Philippines 400,912 339,282 159,442 2,317 66,051 421,908 396,062 370,559 417,446 554,917
 Taiwan 385,415 283,380 48,132 563 60,090 382,916 383,922 332,927 300,861 283,224
 Australia 382,628 343,438 152,265 1,321 72,680 368,271 351,500 351,232 377,727 486,948
 United Kingdom 345,438 272,297 134,667 2,676 63,868 346,485 361,335 358,818 400,269 401,019
 Vietnam 330,189 344,361 173,763 583 64,184 400,346 375,578 248,927 216,877 229,926
 Japan 307,883 229,892 83,309 3,114 74,383 424,694 394,540 392,777 413,768 483,569
 United States 271,809 229,476 108,141 2,030 48,810 269,928 253,384 198,203 217,075 237,768
 France 160,637 115,145 55,087 843 28,237 141,661 139,408 131,668 134,257 151,474
 Germany 155,848 125,987 57,780 824 27,458 130,221 128,895 109,816 130,276 144,910
 Bangladesh 143,919 142,748 59,033 1,509 17,634 179,000 150,053 111,836 114,607 147,152
 Myanmar 114,551 86,298 36,765 377 9,745 46,257 38,513 42,314 49,175 66,553
 Russia 112,806 109,689 33,003 399 28,694 79,984 72,785 67,564 50,893 55,263
 Pakistan 102,570 107,657 60,535 2,043 17,777 105,757 74,458 53,453 58,388 69,112
 Canada 86,882 71,981 30,656 471 16,631 87,568 84,705 67,056 72,337 79,557
 Netherlands 82,964 68,448 31,070 466 14,486 82,110 81,651 75,885 72,200 84,584
 Italy 69,781 48,440 18,866 300 8,971 54,710 52,055 44,638 42,747 51,946
 Cambodia 63,964 72,627 39,823 250 16,548 97,097 90,113 42,004 61,844 75,059
 Saudi Arabia 62,764 51,375 35,980 687 23,390 121,444 112,263 100,549 123,878 99,754
 Spain 60,527 40,762 20,474 147 6,367 43,616 42,267 35,149 28,018 36,692
 Sri Lanka 58,015 55,050 24,906 385 8,142 26,058 28,376 43,738 33,340 51,337
 New Zealand 47,961 42,955 18,238 196 8,794 50,140 50,698 55,923 53,352 60,846
 Poland 36,821 21,472 8,472 161 7,539 27,033 24,364 20,067 19,768 19,920
 Kazakhstan 30,730 8,298 2,836 141 6,065 18,138 13,861 12,577 10,717 15,410
  Switzerland 28,035 23,312 10,486 197 5,263 25,659 25,680 20,775 26,628 28,141
 Belgium 25,234 17,726 7,543 122 3,734 22,082 20,624 17,327 14,283 18,789
 Iran 24,710 19,908 7,570 314 7,078 46,559 67,094 59,023 47,102 65,066
 Turkey 23,986 17,275 7,169 286 3,152 15,290 15,406 14,594 13,029 15,395
 Egypt 22,859 20,783 11,117 652 6,204 29,831 27,909 23,760 30,231 25,637
 Sweden 21,242 18,006 8,083 253 9,292 29,592 32,665 34,304 32,861 35,586
 Ireland 21,170 18,127 8,739 137 3,735 25,659 19,687 20,854 18,208 22,746
   Nepal 20,091 18,488 11,379 198 5,067 20,437 19,914 20,553 60,476 93,159
 Denmark 19,242 16,053 7,717 214 6,061 22,314 23,566 23,219 21,612 24,113
 Laos 18,886 16,781 7,010 425 5,424 26,955 23,782 39,460 31,061 24,448
 Iraq 18,884 12,562 6,008 452 3,628 21,421 22,291 18,555 22,533 20,098
 South Africa 16,979 15,155 7,937 168 3,876 22,674 21,977 21,560 20,053 20,625
 Ukraine 13,511 11,129 4,381 298 6,326 16,019 14,529 13,068 12,971 10,672
 Norway 13,250 9,981 4,960 136 3,552 14,585 15,202 14,121 14,709 18,622
 United Arab Emirates 6,836 7,877 3,230 86 679 11,174 9,386 8,555 14,150 15,769
Grand Total 25,016,698 20,141,846 10,074,964 134,728 4,332,722 26,100,784 25,832,354 25,948,459 26,757,392 25,721,251
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See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Malaysia.

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