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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

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]

Visa policy map

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

Visa exemption

According to Timatic, holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions can enter Malaysia without a visa for up to the duration listed below.[6]

90 days

Holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 90 days:[6]

30 days

Holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 30 days:[6]

T1 - Temporary measure until 31 December 2026.[7]
T2 - Temporary measure until 31 December 2024.[8]

14 days

Holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 14 days:[6]

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.[6]

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:[9]

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, 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), however they must first request for entry permission at any port of entry in order to enter Malaysia.

In addition, holders of diplomatic or official / service passports of Brunei and Singapore do not require a visa for up to 90 days while all other ASEAN member states do not require a visa for up to 30 days but do not require entry permission under ASEAN Visa-Exemption agreement.

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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.[10]

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:

E - Already visa-exempt in general.

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.[6]

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.[11]

Admission restrictions

Statistics

This section is transcluded from Tourism in Malaysia. (edit | history)

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
Foreign tourist arrivals in Malaysia
Country Visitors (6/2024)[17] Visitors (2023)[18] Visitors (2022)[19] Visitors (2021)[20] Visitors (2020)[21] Visitors (2019)[22] Visitors (2018)[23] Visitors (2017)[24] Visitors (2016)[25] Visitors (2015)[26]
 Singapore 4,276,007 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 1,786,630 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
 Thailand 813,783 1,551,282 715,528 59,607 394,413 1,884,306 1,914,692 1,836,522 1,780,800 1,343,569
 China 1,449,711 1,474,114 211,363 7,701 405,149 3,114,257 2,944,133 2,281,666 2,124,942 1,677,163
 Brunei 565,999 811,833 301,757 773 136,020 1,216,123 1,382,031 1,660,506 1,391,016 1,133,555
 India 537,493 671,846 324,548 3,916 155,883 735,309 600,311 552,739 638,578 722,141
 South Korea 232,711 400,853 146,384 3,028 119,750 673,065 616,783 484,528 444,439 421,161
 Vietnam 168,015 344,361 173,763 583 64,184 400,346 375,578 248,927 216,877 229,926
 Australia 178,931 343,438 152,265 1,321 72,680 368,271 351,500 351,232 377,727 486,948
 Philippines 192,067 339,282 159,442 2,317 66,051 421,908 396,062 370,559 417,446 554,917
 Taiwan 178,038 283,380 48,132 563 60,090 382,916 383,922 332,927 300,861 283,224
 United Kingdom 175,545 272,297 134,667 2,676 63,868 346,485 361,335 358,818 400,269 401,019
 Japan 132,684 229,892 83,309 3,114 74,383 424,694 394,540 392,777 413,768 483,569
 United States 134,474 229,476 108,141 2,030 48,810 269,928 253,384 198,203 217,075 237,768
 Bangladesh 63,427 142,748 59,033 1,509 17,634 179,000 150,053 111,836 114,607 147,152
 Germany 82,721 125,987 57,780 824 27,458 130,221 128,895 109,816 130,276 144,910
 France 71,874 115,145 55,087 843 28,237 141,661 139,408 131,668 134,257 151,474
 Russia 60,072 109,689 33,003 399 28,694 79,984 72,785 67,564 50,893 55,263
 Pakistan 44,983 107,657 60,535 2,043 17,777 105,757 74,458 53,453 58,388 69,112
 Myanmar 51,680 86,298 36,765 377 9,745 46,257 38,513 42,314 49,175 66,553
 Cambodia 32,382 72,627 39,823 250 16,548 97,097 90,113 42,004 61,844 75,059
 Canada 42,783 71,981 30,656 471 16,631 87,568 84,705 67,056 72,337 79,557
 Netherlands 33,700 68,448 31,070 466 14,486 82,110 81,651 75,885 72,200 84,584
 Sri Lanka 26,241 55,050 24,906 385 8,142 26,058 28,376 43,738 33,340 51,337
 Saudi Arabia 27,365 51,375 35,980 687 23,390 121,444 112,263 100,549 123,878 99,754
 Italy 24,561 48,440 18,866 300 8,971 54,710 52,055 44,638 42,747 51,946
 New Zealand 21,854 42,955 18,238 196 8,794 50,140 50,698 55,923 53,352 60,846
 Spain 18,920 40,762 20,474 147 6,367 43,616 42,267 35,149 28,018 36,692
  Switzerland 13,239 23,312 10,486 197 5,263 25,659 25,680 20,775 26,628 28,141
 Poland 17,372 21,472 8,472 161 7,539 27,033 24,364 20,067 19,768 19,920
 Egypt 10,795 20,783 11,117 652 6,204 29,831 27,909 23,760 30,231 25,637
 Iran 14,377 19,908 7,570 314 7,078 46,559 67,094 59,023 47,102 65,066
   Nepal 9,402 18,488 11,379 198 5,067 20,437 19,914 20,553 60,476 93,159
 Ireland 10,664 18,127 8,739 137 3,735 25,659 19,687 20,854 18,208 22,746
 Sweden 11,244 18,006 8,083 253 9,292 29,592 32,665 34,304 32,861 35,586
 Belgium 10,584 17,726 7,543 122 3,734 22,082 20,624 17,327 14,283 18,789
 Turkey 11,851 17,275 7,169 286 3,152 15,290 15,406 14,594 13,029 15,395
 Laos 8,657 16,781 7,010 425 5,424 26,955 23,782 39,460 31,061 24,448
 Denmark 10,009 16,053 7,717 214 6,061 22,314 23,566 23,219 21,612 24,113
 South Africa 7,365 15,155 7,937 168 3,876 22,674 21,977 21,560 20,053 20,625
 Iraq 7,851 12,562 6,008 452 3,628 21,421 22,291 18,555 22,533 20,098
 Ukraine 7,398 11,129 4,381 298 6,326 16,019 14,529 13,068 12,971 10,672
 Norway 6,375 9,981 4,960 136 3,552 14,585 15,202 14,121 14,709 18,622
 Kazakhstan 13,317 8,298 2,836 141 6,065 18,138 13,861 12,577 10,717 15,410
 United Arab Emirates 2,258 7,877 3,230 86 679 11,174 9,386 8,555 14,150 15,769
Grand Total 11,808,937 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

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Malaysia.

Further reading

References

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  2. ^ "Malaysia Automated Clearance System (MACS 2.0)". Malaysia Digital Arrival Card. Immigration Department of Malaysia. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ Citizens of Singapore using the "Malaysia Automated Clearance System (MACS 2.0)" may enter Malaysia with a passport valid for at least 3 months.[2]
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