Malaysia Visa

Malaysia Visa
Malaysia Visa

Foreigners who wish to visit Malaysia must obtain a visa from one of the Malaysian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

On 1 March 2017, Malaysian government has set up a new online application system to accept applications for Electronic Visa (eVisa) and Electronic Travel Registration and Information (eNTRI) to facilitate tourism. eVisa applications are available to citizens of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Serbia and Sri Lanka, while eNTRI applications are available only to holders of Indian and Chinese passports.

eVisa application also applies to those seeking student or expatriate visas for entering Malaysia, although they must report to immigration authorities after arrival to obtain their immigration passes.

The application website contains IP address detection, applicants have to apply from outside Malaysia and Singapore or they will be blocked from the application.

Holders of passports issued by the following 63 countries are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 90 days:

• All EU citizens
• Albania
• Algeria
• Argentina
• Australia
• Bahrain
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Canada
• Cuba
• Egypt
• Iceland
• Japan

• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Liechtenstein
• Maldives
• Morocco
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Oman
• Peru
• Qatar
• San Marino

• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sudan
• Switzerland
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• United States
• Uruguay
• Yemen

Holders of passports issued by the following 95 countries are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 30 days.

• Andorra
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belize
• Benin
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Cape Verde
• Chad
• Chile
• Comoros
• Costa Rica
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Fiji
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras

• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Jamaica
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Laos
• Lesotho
• Macau
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nicaragua
• Palau
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Philippines
• Russia
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia

• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• Sao Tomé and Príncipe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• South Sudan
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

The holders of passports of the following 4 jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 14 days.

 • Iran
 • Libya
 • Sierra Leone
 • Somalia


Remarks: The provided information serves as a guideline only. If you have any doubts, please refer to the appropriate authority for clarification.




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