Visa policy of Malaysia

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 before being allowed into the country. All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months.[1]

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Visa free

According to Timatic, holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions can enter Malaysia without a visa for up to the duration listed below.[1]

90 days

Holders of passports issued by the following 66 jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 90 days:

30 days

Holders of passports issued by the following 94 jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 30 days:

14 days

Holders of passports issued by the following 2 jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 14 days:

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

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Bangladesh, China and India do not require a visa for up to 30 days and 3 months respectively; however they must first request for entry permission at any port of entry in order to enter Malaysia.

A visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders was signed with Pakistan in November 2018 and is yet to enter into force.[2]

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.[1]

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:[3]

eVISA
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 eVISA is good for citizens of more countries and is still available so far.[4]

eVISA 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.

The application website contains IP address detection, applicants have to apply from designated countries or they will be blocked from the application.

Details of eVISA for tourist
  • Applicant's nationality:

1 - for Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes holder only (unrestricted 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
  • 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 eVISA holders
  • Visa review: 2 business day after application submitted, visa interview or extra proof materials may be requested

Visa on arrival

Nationals of China and India who are arriving directly from Indonesia, Singapore or Thailand and who hold a valid visa from those countries can obtain a visa on arrival to Malaysia for a maximum stay of 14 days (which cannot be extended) at Kuala Lumpur–International (KUL), Johor Bahru (JHB), Kota Kinabalu (BKI), Kuching (KCH), Miri (MYY) or Penang (PEN), provided they hold return flight tickets and at least USD 500 per person.[1] The visa fee is 200 Malaysian ringgit; other currencies are not accepted. Boarding passes or tickets must be presented to prove that the national seeking a visa on arrival originated from one of the three aforementioned countries.

Transit

Transit pass

Nationals of certain countries that do not enjoy visa-free entry can instead be granted a free transit pass for stays of up to 120 hours when transiting through Kuala Lumpur International Airport.[1] They must hold an onward ticket departing Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur in 120 hours, and the flight departing Malaysia must be operated by either Air Asia or Malaysia Airlines.[5]

Nationals of the following countries are eligible:

Nationals of the following countries are only eligible for the free transit pass if they hold a visa or a residence permit issued by Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan or the United States, and are departing to or arriving from these countries. They may only arrive and depart from either the main terminal or the low-cost carrier terminal (KLIA2), unless they hold a residence permit.

Other nationals

Nationals of other non visa-exempt countries can transit through Kuala Lumpur International Airport for a maximum of 24 hours; however, they are not permitted to switch between the main terminal and KLIA2 unless they hold a valid visa.[1]

Mandatory yellow fever vaccination

Nationals of the following countries require an International Certificate of Vaccination in order to enter Malaysia:[6] 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.[7]

Restrictions
  • Citizens of Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda and Western Sahara may enter by air only.[8]
  • Citizens of Israel are banned from participating in Malaysia My Second Home programme.[9]
  • Before May 2011, citizens of Israel were not allowed entry to Malaysia. They now require a visa and an approval from the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs to be allowed into Malaysia.[10]
  • Previously citizens of Serbia and Montenegro were not allowed to enter Malaysia and then a special permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs was required.[1][10][11]
  • Previously citizens of Colombia were only permitted to arrive at or transit through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.[12]
  • Following the diplomatic tensions resulting from the death of Kim Jong-nam, visa free access for citizens of North Korea ended on 6 March 2017.[13][14]

Statistics

Tourist arrivals

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 (6/2023) Visitors (2022) Visitors (2021)[15] Visitors (2020)[16] Visitors (2019)[17] Visitors (2018)[18] Visitors (2017)[19] Visitors (2016)[20] Visitors (2015)[21]
 Singapore 3,881,084 5,222,991 16,308 1,545,255 10,163,882 10,615,986 12,441,713 13,272,961 12,930,754
 Indonesia 1,450,935 1,481,739 11,025 711,723 3,623,277 3,277,689 2,796,570 3,049,964 2,788,033
 Thailand 770,242 715,528 59,607 394,413 1,884,306 1,914,692 1,836,522 1,780,800 1,343,569
 China 498,540 211,363 7,701 405,149 3,114,257 2,944,133 2,281,666 2,124,942 1,677,163
 Brunei 407,566 301,757 773 136,020 1,216,123 1,382,031 1,660,506 1,391,016
 India 283,885 324,548 3,916 155,883 735,309 600,311 552,739 638,578 722,141
 South Korea 188,784 146,384 3,028 119,750 673,065 616,783 484,528 444,439 421,161
 Vietnam 161,795 173,763 583 64,184 400,346 375,578 248,927 216,877 229,926
 Australia 149,284 152,265 1,321 72,680 368,271 351,500 351,232 377,727 486,948
 Philippines 142,935 159,442 2,317 66,051 421,908 396,062 370,559 417,446 554,917
 United Kingdom 122,850 134,667 2,676 63,868 346,485 361,335 358,818 400,269 401,019
 Taiwan 118,806 48,132 563 60,090 382,916 383,922 332,927 300,861 283,224
 United States 101,579 108,141 2,030 48,810 269,928 253,384 198,203 217,075 237,768
 Japan 89,678 83,309 3,114 74,383 424,694 394,540 392,777 413,768 483,569
 Bangladesh 81,728 59,033 1,509 17,634 179,000 150,053 111,836 114,607 147,152
 Russia 64,445 33,003 399 28,694 79,984 72,785 67,564 50,893 55,263
 Germany 60,319 57,780 824 27,458 130,221 128,895 109,816 130,276 144,910
 Pakistan 55,688 60,535 2,043 17,777 105,757 74,458 53,453 58,388 69,112
 France 48,866 55,087 843 28,237 141,661 139,408 131,668 134,257 151,474
 Myanmar 36,296 36,765 377 9,745 46,257 38,513 42,314 49,175 66,553
 Cambodia 36,083 39,823 250 16,548 97,097 90,113 42,004 61,844 75,059
 Canada 34,239 30,656 471 16,631 87,568 84,705 67,056 72,337 79,557
 Netherlands 27,394 31,070 466 14,486 82,110 81,651 75,885 72,200 84,584
 Sri Lanka 21,968 24,906 385 8,142 26,058 28,376 43,738 33,340 51,337
 New Zealand 17,972 18,238 196 8,794 50,140 50,698 55,923 53,352 60,846
 Saudi Arabia 17,209 35,980 687 23,390 121,444 112,263 100,549 123,878 99,754
 Italy 16,069 18,866 300 8,971 54,710 52,055 44,638 42,747 51,946
 Spain 12,386 20,474 147 6,367 43,616 42,267 35,149 28,018 36,692
 Egypt 8,608 11,117 652 6,204 29,831 27,909 23,760 30,231 25,637
   Nepal 7,648 11,379 198 5,067 20,437 19,914 20,553 60,476 93,159
Grand Total 9,160,069 10,074,964134,7284,332,72226,100,78425,832,35425,948,45926,757,39225,721,251

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Malaysia.

Further reading

References
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  2. Idrees, Mahmood (21 November 2018). "Pakistan, Malaysia ink deal to partially end visa requirement for travel". Daily Pakistan.
  3. "ABTC Summary". Travel@APEC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. "eVISA FAQ" (PDF).
  5. "Malaysia entry requirement". AirAsia. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. "Visa Requirement by Country". imi.gov.my. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. "Vaccination For Yellow Fever". iamat. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. http://www.kln.gov.my/web/sgp_singapore/requirement_foreigner
  9. "About MM2H Programme". Malaysia My Second Home. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. "Visa Requirement by Country". Immigration Department of Malaysia. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  11. "Malaysia has simplified its immigration procedures on the issuance of visa for citizens of Serbia". Embassy of Malaysia, Belgrade. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  12. "Visa Information – Destination (Colombia)". Timatic. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  13. "North Koreans Need Visa To Enter Malaysia From Monday". Bernama. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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  15. "Top 45 Tourist Arrivals (2021)" (PDF). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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