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MALAYSIA VISA & ENTRY

Visa & Entry Malaysia

Plan your entry, choose the right pathway and arrive prepared. Check your passport nationality, understand visa and pass differences, complete the arrival steps that apply to you, and find the official service for your next action.

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Independent guidance from The True Malaysia. Visa and admission decisions remain with the Malaysian authorities. Sources reviewed 11 October 2026; check the linked authority before travel.

The True Malaysia is an independent information platform. It is not the Immigration Department of Malaysia, not an embassy or high commission, not a visa service and not an authorised agent for any programme. It cannot submit an application, accept a fee or influence a decision.

The photographs on this page are AI-generated editorial illustrations. None is documentary evidence of a specific airport, officer, institution, programme or visa approval.

Start here

Before you travel

Your visa, your permission to stay and your arrival declaration serve different purposes. A visa allows a qualifying journey to the border. The relevant pass and admission record govern your stay and activities. MDAC supplies arrival information; it does not replace a visa or pass.

  • Entry visa

    Permission to travel to the border for a qualifying journey. It is not the stay itself.

    See the pathways

  • Permitted stay and activities

    The pass and the admission record decide how long you may remain and what you may do.

    After arrival

  • Arrival declaration

    MDAC supplies arrival information to Immigration. It grants nothing on its own.

    MDAC and arrival

Recent rule changes

Seven dated changes, each with the date it takes effect and its own source. Where an older general page contradicts a newer notice, the newer notice is what this page follows.

Check your nationality

Your passport, your purpose, your arrival date

Choose the passport you will travel with, your visit purpose and your intended arrival date. The result shows the rule retrieved for that document and links to the authority that can confirm your circumstances.

Check your entry route

Your selections stay in this browser. Nothing is sent to The True Malaysia, to Immigration or to any analytics service, and the lookup never asks for a passport number, a date of birth, an identity document or a payment.

Choose the passport you will travel with.

195 country records and 4 separate passport issuers. Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Taiwan and Kosovo are listed separately and never inherit a regional rule.

Your result appears here, with its source and the date it was checked.

Nationality Entry Directory

All 199 records in the catalogue — 195 countries and 4 separate passport issuers. Search for the passport you hold, or filter by pathway, region and verification state.

195 country records plus 4 separate passport-issuer records. Catalog coverage is not a claim of complete current rule verification. Malaysian citizens are a separate non-applicable case.

Coverage is not verification. 64 records carry a retrieved current rule, 41 are expressly visa-exempt with an unconfirmed stay length, and 94 need official confirmation. The full 1 October 2025 embassy nationality PDF could not be downloaded, so those gaps are shown as gaps rather than filled with a guess. Regions below are a navigation aid only — Malaysia sets entry rules per passport, never per region.

Counts are matching records, not exclusive slices: visa on arrival sits alongside another pathway, so both eligible nationalities are also counted under their own entry class.

Showing 199 of 199 records.

Visa exemption — 90 days

11 records

Visa exemption — 30 days

5 records

Visa exemption — 14 days

2 records

Visa exemption — stay length to confirm

56 records

Temporary exemption with a published end date

1 record

Visa required before travel

29 records

Official confirmation needed

94 records

  • Andorra
    AD

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Argentina
    AR

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Azerbaijan
    AZ

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Bahrain
    BH

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Belgium
    BE

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Benin
    BJ

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Bolivia
    BO

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
    BA

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Bulgaria
    BG

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Cape Verde
    CV

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Chad
    TD

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Chile
    CL

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Comoros
    KM

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Costa Rica
    CR

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Croatia
    HR

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Cuba
    CU

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Czechia
    CZ

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Denmark
    DK

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Dominican Republic
    DO

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Ecuador
    EC

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Egypt
    EG

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • El Salvador
    SV

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Estonia
    EE

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Finland
    FI

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • France
    FR

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Gabon
    GA

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Greece
    GR

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Guatemala
    GT

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Guinea
    GN

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Haiti
    HT

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Holy See / Vatican City
    VA

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Honduras
    HN

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Hungary
    HU

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Iceland
    IS

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Iraq
    IQ

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Israel
    IL

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Jordan
    JO

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Kazakhstan
    KZ

    Central Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Korea (North)
    KP

    East Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Korea (South)
    KR

    East Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Kosovo
    Separate issuer

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Kuwait
    KW

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Kyrgyzstan
    KG

    Central Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Latvia
    LV

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Lebanon
    LB

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Libya
    LY

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Lithuania
    LT

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Luxembourg
    LU

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Macao SAR
    Separate issuer

    East Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Madagascar
    MG

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Marshall Islands
    MH

    Oceania

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Mauritania
    MR

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Mexico
    MX

    North America

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Micronesia
    FM

    Oceania

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Moldova
    MD

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Monaco
    MC

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Mongolia
    MN

    East Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Morocco
    MA

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Nicaragua
    NI

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • North Macedonia
    MK

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Norway
    NO

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Oman
    OM

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Palau
    PW

    Oceania

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Palestine
    PS

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Panama
    PA

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Paraguay
    PY

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Peru
    PE

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Poland
    PL

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Portugal
    PT

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Romania
    RO

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Sao Tome & Principe
    ST

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Saudi Arabia
    SA

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Senegal
    SN

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Slovakia
    SK

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Slovenia
    SI

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Somalia
    SO

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • South Sudan
    SS

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Spain
    ES

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Sudan
    SD

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Suriname
    SR

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Sweden
    SE

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Syria
    SY

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Taiwan
    Separate issuer

    East Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Tajikistan
    TJ

    Central Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Timor-Leste
    TL

    ASEAN

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Togo
    TG

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Tunisia
    TN

    Africa

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Turkmenistan
    TM

    Central Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Türkiye
    TR

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Ukraine
    UA

    Europe

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Uruguay
    UY

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Uzbekistan
    UZ

    Central Asia

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Venezuela
    VE

    Latin America & Caribbean

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed
  • Yemen
    YE

    Middle East

    Official confirmation needed

    Listed stay: Confirm with Malaysian Immigration or the responsible mission

    Verification: Needs official confirmation

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed

Not applicable — Malaysian citizen

1 record

  • Malaysia
    MY

    ASEAN

    Not applicable — Malaysian citizen

    Listed stay: This foreign-visitor directory does not apply to Malaysian citizens

    Verification: Current rule retrieved from an official source

    Check date not recorded

    Official confirmation needed

Exemption

Visa exemption

Visa exemption depends on nationality, travel document, purpose and stay length. It does not provide unrestricted employment or residence rights. Carry a valid passport and the travel, accommodation, funds and purpose evidence requested by the authorities. Check the stay actually granted when you arrive.

A passport issuer is not a region. An ordinary HKSAR passport is not a Hong Kong Certificate of Identity or Document of Identity, and the latter does not inherit the passport exemption. The Chinese ordinary-passport agreement does not extend automatically to Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macao documents.

Other travel documents

Visa on arrival

A conditional facility, not a nationality right

Visa on arrival is a conditional facility for eligible Indian and Chinese travellers. Nationality alone is insufficient. First check whether the current visa exemption covers your trip.

Check the published conditions

Every condition has to be met. This checklist reports whether the published conditions match — it is not an approval, and Immigration decides at the entry point.

Confirm what you will actually have

USD500 cash or equivalent in Malaysian ringgit, as stated by the mission notice; no invented conversion rate.

Choose your nationality, arrival country and entry point

  • Not yet matched: Eligible passport nationality
  • Not yet matched: Arriving from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia or Brunei
  • Not yet matched: Holding a valid qualifying visa for that country
  • Not yet matched: Entering at a designated point
  • Not yet matched: Confirmed return or onward travel
  • Not yet matched: At least USD500 in cash or the stated ringgit equivalent

This checklist is not a visa or admission approval. Check the current exemption first and reconfirm the facility before travel.

Consulate Mumbai: travel advisory… (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)

Designated airports (9)

  • KLIA Terminal 1
  • KLIA Terminal 2
  • Bayan Lepas / Penang International Airport
  • Sultan Ismail / Senai Airport
  • Kota Kinabalu International Airport
  • Kuching International Airport
  • Langkawi International Airport
  • Miri Airport
  • Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport

Designated land points (3)

  • Sultan Abu Bakar Complex / Second Link
  • Sungai Tujoh Immigration Control Post
  • Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS

Designated sea point (1)

  • Labuan International Ferry Terminal

The procedure: Confirm every condition before booking. Carry the required evidence and funds. Follow the entry point's visa-on-arrival instructions, present the documents and pay the official fee if accepted. Check the admission record and leave within the period granted.

Two things people get wrong. Do not assume every Johor crossing or every ferry port is eligible — the designation belongs to the named point only. The 15-day facility is not the 30-day visitor waiver.

Checked 2026-10-11.

Choose your pathway

Start with what you will do in Malaysia

Start with what you will do in Malaysia. A holiday, a business meeting, a local job, study and long-term residence follow different routes.

  • Visitors walking along a shaded Malaysian heritage street.
    AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

    Short social visits

    Tourism, family visits and permitted short business meetings.

    See the detail
  • Malaysian and international professionals reviewing papers at a meeting table.
    AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

    Business and employment

    Meetings, professional assignments and local employment.

    See the detail
  • Students discussing coursework in a leafy Malaysian campus courtyard.
    AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

    Study and graduates

    Institution admission, Student Pass and the post-study route.

    See the detail
  • A family sharing a quiet moment on a shaded tropical residential veranda.
    AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

    Family and long stay

    Dependants, long-term social visits and residence programmes.

    See the detail
  • An adult patient and companion discussing travel arrangements with a clinic adviser.
    AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

    Medical travel

    Treatment appointments, approvals and accompanying family.

    See the detail
  • A remote professional working at a laptop in a tropical shared workspace.
    AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

    Remote work

    Federal and Sarawak remote-work programmes.

    See the detail
  • Travellers with bags walking along a coastal ferry terminal walkway.
    AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

    Land, sea and onward travel

    Crossings, ferry terminals and transit questions.

    See the detail

AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

All 19 pathways, with what each one actually permits

A visa’s use-by validity, its entry count, the stay you are admitted for, the validity of the pass and what you may actually do are five different things. Each record keeps them apart.

Showing 19 of 19 pathways.

  • Tourism, family visits and permitted short business meetings

  • One permitted journey for a visa-required visitor

  • Eligible repeat visits for approved purposes

  • Entry following approval for study, work or another sponsored route

  • Eligible short visits by Indian and Chinese nationals

  • An onward journey

  • Approved expatriate employment

  • Temporary professional service/training for an overseas organisation

  • Approved foreign-worker employment

  • Study at an approved institution

  • Eligible international graduates of Malaysian higher education

  • Eligible family of an approved principal pass holder

  • Qualifying family and other approved long social visits

  • Qualifying new and pipeline investors

  • Qualified remote workers and freelancers

  • Qualified digital nomads for the Sarawak programme

  • Qualifying long-term residence

  • Qualifying investors, entrepreneurs and foreign talent

  • Treatment at an appropriate Malaysian healthcare provider

6 routes that need their own current source

These exist, and this page will not put a number on them. Each shows where to look officially instead of a duration, a fee or an eligibility promise that was never verified.

Apply officially

Ten steps, in the order they actually happen

Most refusals and delays come from doing these out of order — applying before the sponsor approval exists, or arriving before the entry visa dates have been checked.

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AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.
Open official MYVISA (opens in a new tab)

The True Malaysia does not submit applications, collect fees, host passport uploads or act as an agent. Programme routes have their own authorities — use the channel named on the pathway.

  1. Step 1: Confirm the passport/document you will use and its validity.

  2. Step 2: Check nationality, purpose, arrival date, entry mode and required approvals.

  3. Step 3: Identify the correct visa/pass route and official responsible channel.

  4. Step 4: Obtain the sponsor, institution or approving-body approval where the route requires it.

  5. Step 5: Read the current official document/photo requirements for that category.

  6. Step 6: Submit truthful matching details through MYVISA, the mission or the programme's authorised channel.

  7. Step 7: Review official charges, pay through that channel and retain the receipt/reference.

  8. Step 8: Respond to queries or interview requests; check the approval and entry-visa dates and conditions.

  9. Step 9: Complete MDAC within the permitted window unless exempt; carry the relevant travel evidence.

  10. Step 10: Complete immigration inspection, check the admitted stay, and perform required post-arrival endorsement/medical steps through the sponsor or institution.

Prepare documents

Prepare once, check your specific route

0 of 9 ticked for tourism or social visit.

Ticks stay in this browser only. Printing uses what is on screen; nothing is uploaded and no identity information is collected.

Everyone checks these

The general visitor passport baseline is six months, but programme applications can require longer validity.

Tourism or social visit

These are preparation lists. These are preparation lists. The official application determines the exact document set for your category — read the current requirements on the channel you apply through.

Fees and processing

Separate charges, variable timing

Visa fees, processing and service charges, pass fees, bonds, insurance and third-party services are separate things. Every figure below shows its currency and its source. There is no universal visa price, no guaranteed processing time, and no automatic USD-to-MYR conversion anywhere on this page.

Published charges and timings with their own sources. Amounts are shown in the currency the source publishes; nothing is converted.
Route or chargeAmountWhat it coversTimingSource
eVISAVisa fee by nationality plus published processing/payment chargesMYVISA FAQ lists an RM105 processing charge and payment-channel charges. Confirm the actual checkout total; it is not a universal RM105 all-in visa.Published FAQ: 2–7 working days for complete submissions, excluding holidays, queries, interviews and disruption.

MYVISA official FAQ (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)

Visa on ArrivalRM200Conditional facility at listed ports only.At the eligible entry point; admission remains an immigration decision.

Consulate Mumbai: travel advisory… (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)

Employment / student / long stayProgramme-specific pass, visa, processing, bond, insurance and service componentsUse official fee calculators or published programme charges; do not merge charges into a universal total.Approving body and completeness dependent; no guaranteed approval time.

ESD: revised Employment Pass sala… (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)Immigration: Student Pass (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)MOTAC: MM2H official guidelines (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)

DE RantauRM1,080 per applicant and RM540 per dependant, plus 8% SSTPublished in MDEC’s DE Rantau Pass FAQ v10.0 (28 August 2026) as a non-refundable processing fee taken at submission. Immigration pass fees are charged separately at endorsement, and the sponsor/bond component is distinct again. Confirm the current schedule on MDEC’s programme pages before you budget.FAQ v10.0 states six to eight weeks from a complete submission, but the 23 September 2026 delay notice overrides any promise of normal turnaround.

MDEC: DE Rantau Pass FAQ v10.0 (official source, retrieved 2026-10-12, opens in a new tab)MDEC: DE Rantau application delays (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)

There is no all-in price and no approval timer. A published processing range excludes queries, incomplete submissions and peak periods. Allow time rather than booking against the shortest figure.

MDAC and arrival

The arrival declaration, and what it is not

Complete the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card through the Immigration portal within three days before arrival, unless your document or status is exempt. Keep the confirmation with your travel records. MDAC is separate from visa eligibility.

Two travellers checking a phone with their luggage beside them.
AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

Within three days before arrival in Malaysia, using the official portal’s permitted date window.

Open the official MDAC portal (opens in a new tab)

The True Malaysia cannot submit MDAC for you. Use the Immigration portal and keep your own confirmation.

Immigration: Malaysia Digital Arr… (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)MIDA: entering Malaysia (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)Immigration: visa requirements by… (official source, retrieved 2026-10-11, opens in a new tab)

Registration, in four steps

  1. Step 1: Check whether an exemption applies to your actual document/status.
  2. Step 2: Use the official portal and enter the travel details it requests.
  3. Step 3: Submit within the portal’s arrival-date window.
  4. Step 4: Retain the confirmation and present it when requested at arrival.

Who is documented as exempt (7 categories)

  • Singapore citizens
  • Diplomatic and official passport holders
  • Malaysian permanent residents and long-term pass holders
  • Brunei General Certificate of Identity holders
  • Brunei–Malaysia Frequent Traveller Facility holders
  • Thailand Border Pass holders
  • Indonesian Cross-Border Travel Document (PLB) holders

Arrival, in seven steps

  1. Step 1: Confirm your airport/terminal or border point before travel.
  2. Step 2: Follow international-arrivals signs and the appropriate immigration lane.
  3. Step 3: Present passport, applicable visa/approval, travel and accommodation evidence and MDAC confirmation if required.
  4. Step 4: Check the admitted stay and any recorded conditions before leaving immigration.
  5. Step 5: Reclaim baggage as required by your itinerary.
  6. Step 6: Make required customs declarations; follow the current customs instructions.
  7. Step 7: Use licensed transport and confirm onward connections.
  • MDAC is an arrival declaration, not a visa or permission to work.
  • Autogate access has separate eligibility and registration conditions; manual inspection may be required.
  • Keep Sabah/Sarawak entry and work/residence approvals separate from a general federal visitor overview.
  • Check MOH requirements for travel involving yellow-fever risk countries.

A long-term pass holder is not the same as someone whose application is pending. Autogate eligibility is a separate check and is not promised to every foreign traveller. Customs, medication and yellow-fever questions go to the current competent-authority guidance, not here.

Checked 2026-10-11.

Airports and borders

Eight gateways, and the questions to ask before you fly

Eight named gateways, each with its official information page. The photograph above is used once for this section; the cards use icons so no image is repeated.

Travellers moving through a spacious airport terminal beneath a curved roof.
AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

KLIA has two terminals, one code

Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 use KUL. Check your actual terminal and baggage arrangements. Leaving the transit area, collecting checked bags or changing airports can require immigration clearance. Ask the airline to confirm the route rather than assuming every transfer is airside.

Subang is a different airport, not a KLIA terminal. No fare, timetable, airline list or connection-time guarantee appears on this page.

Sabah and Sarawak are a separate check

State entry controls and work/residence permissions need a separate check. A pass that supports residence or work in Peninsular Malaysia does not automatically cover every activity in Sabah or Sarawak. Carry the relevant passport and approval records for your itinerary.

Land crossings, ferry terminals and onward travel

Confirm your crossing or terminal, entry mode and the facility available there. A visa-on-arrival designation is specific to the named point; it is not a blanket permission for every border.

The designated visa-on-arrival points are listed in the visa-on-arrival section — three land points and one sea point, each named individually.

Travelling with an access requirement? Arrange assistance with the airline and the airport operator before departure — it is not part of the immigration process and this page cannot book it.

After arrival

After arrival

Check the admission record before leaving immigration and plan around the stay granted. Keep your passport, visa/pass and approval records available. Follow the conditions of your actual pass; a visitor stay does not turn into permission to work or study.

  • Stay and extension

    Short-social-visit extensions are case-dependent. Immigration's guidance addresses special circumstances such as illness or accidents. There is no routine extension, no automatic 30-day renewal and no reliable border run.

  • Work, study and endorsement

    Complete the required sponsor or institution steps and do not begin unauthorised activities. A change of employer, institution or status can require fresh approval.

  • Departure and re-entry

    Check your passport, the visa's entry count and use-by date, and your pass conditions for the planned return. Your stay does not reset simply because you left and came back.

  • Problems and emergencies

    Contact Immigration for status issues and your own embassy or high commission for consular and document assistance. Seek official advice promptly for a lost document or an overstay — there is no fixed penalty to quote and no easy cure.

Official help

Who to contact, for what

These are the official channels. The True Malaysia operates no visa hotline, charges no fee and cannot escalate a case on anyone's behalf.

A visitor asking for travel information at a neutral assistance desk.
AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of an actual airport, officer, institution or approval.

999 is for emergencies. 999 is the Malaysian emergency number for police, ambulance and fire. It is not visa or application support — use the official channels above for those.

Common questions

Ten questions this page is asked

  • Do I need a visa?

    Check the exact nationality, document, purpose and arrival date in the directory above, then verify the result with its linked authority. A directory row is guidance, not an admission guarantee.

  • Is MDAC a visa?

    No. It is arrival information. It does not grant a visa, a stay or permission to work.

  • Can I get a visa on arrival?

    Only the conditional Indian and Chinese facility at the listed ports is covered here, and nationality alone is not enough — every published condition has to be met.

  • Does a visa's six-month validity mean I can stay six months?

    No. The use-by validity of the document and the stay you are granted on arrival are different things.

  • Can I work while visiting?

    Use the appropriate approved work pathway. A visitor visa or an exemption does not provide a general employment right.

  • Can I change terminals without a visa?

    It depends on your actual itinerary, how your baggage is handled and whether immigration clearance is required. Confirm with the airline and Immigration.

  • Does one rule apply in Sabah and Sarawak?

    No. Check state entry and the territorial scope of your work or residence pass separately.

  • Why does a country say confirmation needed?

    Because its current rule or duration was not resolved from the retrieved official evidence. This page links the authority instead of guessing a number.

  • Can The True Malaysia approve or submit my visa?

    No. Decisions and submissions belong to the official service or the required authorised programme channel.

  • What if I lose my passport or overstay?

    Contact Immigration and the appropriate embassy or high commission promptly, and follow their case-specific instructions.

Sources

51 official sources, with the date each was retrieved

A retrieval date records that the page was reachable and said what is described here. It is not the policy's effective date, and it is not an assurance that the rule is unchanged today.

What is still unresolved

  • Full 2025-10-01 embassy nationality PDF could not be downloaded. Some records have no verified current rule; they must show official confirmation needed.
  • The September 2026 MEV notice does not enumerate the eligible countries, and the eligible-nationality count is itself unsettled: the notice was read as 30, while several travel-industry reports state 31. The official MYVISA portal is robots-disallowed and could not be re-read on 12 October 2026. No guessed MEV list and no asserted count appear on the page.
  • Several mission rules are supported by retrieved primary indexed text rather than full page downloads.
  • Regional long-stay and specialist routes have signposts where detailed current conditions remain to be verified.
  • Airport operational schedules, fares and exact connection times are intentionally not hardcoded.

29 of the 51 register entries record something other than a clean primary-page retrieval, in their own words; they are marked in the table. Of the 199 catalogue records, 64 carry a retrieved rule. The directory is not presented as fully verified.

Official source register for the Malaysia visa and entry page
SourceRetrieval statusNoteRetrieved
Immigration: visa requirements by country (opens in a new tab)full-primary-pageCountry list and footnotes read. The ASEAN/Myanmar note conflicts with the newer 14-day notice; Zaire alias conflicts with the current DRC visa-required entry. Do not use either older statement to override newer rules.2026-10-11
MYVISA official FAQ (opens in a new tab)2025-12-01primary-indexed-contentFull indexed text retrieved; direct page is JavaScript limited. Older MEV general-eligibility wording is superseded by the September 2026 notice.2026-10-11
MYVISA electronic visa terms (opens in a new tab)3.8primary-indexed-PDFUse for visa use-by validity, not current China exemption or MEV eligibility.2026-10-11
Immigration: types of visas (opens in a new tab)full-primary-pageOlder general three-month wording differs from eVISA six-month terms. Show the specific issued visa dates, not a single universal validity.2026-10-11
Immigration: revised multiple-entry visa availability (opens in a new tab)effective 2026-09-01full-primary-notice-imageOfficial notice image downloaded and visually read: 30 eligible nationalities; Fly & Cruise, Business, Medical Visitors, Wedding Tourism. Notice does not enumerate the nationalities; do not infer a list. Fresh review 12 October 2026: the purposes and the 1 September 2026 effective date are confirmed by secondary reporting, but that reporting states 31 eligible nationalities rather than 30. The MYVISA portal remains robots-disallowed, so the count could not be re-verified against the primary notice; the page therefore asserts no count.2026-10-11
High Commission New Delhi: foreigner entry requirements (opens in a new tab)expires 2026-12-31primary-indexed-content30-day waiver; expiry corroborated by Immigration. Direct page blocked.2026-10-11
Chinese Embassy Malaysia: mutual visa exemption FAQ (opens in a new tab)effective 2025-07-17full-primary-page2026-10-11
Embassy Yangon: Myanmar passport exemption (opens in a new tab)effective 2025-10-01primary-indexed-content14 days for short social visits; corroborated by MYVISA FAQ. Direct mission retrieval unavailable.2026-10-11
Consulate Mumbai: travel advisory and conditional visa on arrival (opens in a new tab)facility from 2022-06-01primary-indexed-contentFull relevant indexed conditions and ports retrieved. Direct page blocked. Recheck at implementation; do not treat its inconsistent terminal-transfer sentence as universal airside advice.2026-10-11
Immigration: Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (opens in a new tab)mandatory from 2024-01-01full-primary-page-and-infographicsBoth official instruction and exemption infographics downloaded and visually read. Use within three days before arrival; do not replace with an exact 72-hour countdown.2026-10-11
MIDA: entering Malaysia (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
Immigration: Short Term Social Visit Pass (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
Immigration: Long Term Social Visit Pass (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
Immigration: Student Pass (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
EMGS: Graduate Pass (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
ESD: revised Employment Pass salary policy (opens in a new tab)effective 2026-06-01full-primary-page2026-10-11
MYXpats: Professional Visit Pass (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
MYXpats: Dependant Pass (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
Immigration: Visit Pass Temporary Employment (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
ESD: Investor Pass FAQ (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
ESD: Investor Pass revised eligibility (opens in a new tab)effective 2026-03-13full-primary-page2026-10-11
MDEC: DE Rantau Pass FAQ v10.0 (opens in a new tab)2026-08-28 v10.0full-primary-PDFFresh review 12 October 2026 replaced the v8 PDF (5 November 2025) this pack originally cited with the current v10.0 FAQ dated 28 August 2026. Every figure the page carries was re-read against v10.0 and is unchanged: USD24,000 a year for tech talent, USD60,000 for non-tech, three to twelve months renewable once to a twenty-four-month maximum, scope Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan with Sabah and Sarawak excluded, dependants limited to spouse or common-law partner, children under eighteen and the holder’s own parents, and a spouse who may not work on the dependant facility. v10.0 states six to eight weeks processing and a non-refundable fee of RM1,080 per applicant and RM540 per dependant plus 8% SST, with immigration pass fees charged separately at endorsement.2026-10-12
MDEC: DE Rantau application delays (opens in a new tab)2026-09-23full-primary-page2026-10-11
SDEC: DE Rantau Sarawak (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-content2026-10-11
MOTAC: MM2H official guidelines (opens in a new tab)full-primary-pageFederal categories and conditions read. Image-only financial tables were not transcribed; link to current category guidelines instead of guessing thresholds.2026-10-11
Immigration: PVIP FAQ (opens in a new tab)full-primary-PDFOfficial programme PDF retrieved. Confirm current authorised agency and programme conditions at application.2026-10-11
Ministry of Transport: airport directory (opens in a new tab)full-primary-page2026-10-11
Ministry of Transport: Senai Airport (opens in a new tab)full-primary-pageAirport and operator verified. Omit old airline lists, charges and capacities from user-facing copy.2026-10-11
Malaysia Airports: KLIA (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-content2026-10-11
MyGovernment: emergency line (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-content2026-10-11
MFA: Malaysian missions directory (opens in a new tab)link-needs-live-checkOfficial directory URL, but retrieval was blocked. Claude must verify or navigate from the official MFA home page before publishing the CTA.2026-10-11
Ministry of Foreign Affairs official portal (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-content2026-10-11
Ministry of Health Malaysia (opens in a new tab)official-link-in-Immigration-pageImmigration flags yellow-fever certification for risk-country travel. Link current MOH guidance; no medical certificate timing invented here.2026-10-11
Embassy Tokyo: nationality entitlement table (opens in a new tab)2025-10-01partial-primary-indexed-PDFFull PDF download failed. Indexed Albania/Algeria rows read. Not evidence that every row has been verified.2026-10-11
MFA: historical country grouping reference (opens in a new tab)legacy content; version 1.3partial-primary-indexed-PDFIncludes obsolete names and China/Myanmar rules. Only retained as a historical cross-check, never current authority for those exceptions or extensions.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission gbr_london: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission deu_frankfurt: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission aut_vienna: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission ita_rome: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission jpn_tokyo: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission qat_doha: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission che_berne: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission can_ottawa: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission zaf_pretoria: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission irl_dublin: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission irn_tehran: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission chn_hong-kong: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Malaysian mission rus_moscow: inbound requirements (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-contentInbound entry text retrieved through search index; direct access to many MFA pages is blocked. A fresh crawl does not prove a new policy date.2026-10-11
Consulate Los Angeles: US passport visits (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-content2026-10-11
Embassy Abu Dhabi: UAE passport visits (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-content2026-10-11
Embassy Brasilia: Brazil passport visits (opens in a new tab)primary-indexed-content2026-10-11

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The True Malaysia is an independent information platform. It is not the Immigration Department of Malaysia, not an embassy or high commission, not a visa service and not an authorised agent for any programme. It cannot submit an application, accept a fee or influence a decision.

Sources reviewed 2026-10-11. Review dates on this page change only after a real source review.

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