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With or Without a Visa?
Passport: Malaysia

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Check out the visa restrictions map to see which countries you can visit without needing a tourist visa, and where having a visa is necessary. Map shows information for citizens of Malaysia.

Visa Requirements Map

Passport
Malaysia
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini (Swaziland)
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn Island
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • The Bahamas
  • The Gambia
  • Timor Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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Visa Requirements Table

List of visa requirements for citizens of Malaysia

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Country Status Additional information
AlbaniaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
AndorraVisa not required
AustriaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
BelarusVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
BelgiumVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
BulgariaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
CroatiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
CyprusVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
Czech RepublicVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
3 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries
DenmarkVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries
EstoniaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Faroe IslandsNo data
FinlandVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
FranceVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GermanyVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GibraltarNo data
GreeceVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
VaticanVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
HungaryVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IcelandVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IrelandVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
ItalyVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
KosovoNo data
LatviaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LiechtensteinVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LithuaniaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LuxembourgVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
North MacedoniaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
MaltaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
MoldovaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
MonacoVisa not required
MontenegroVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
NetherlandsVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
NorwayVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries
PolandVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within a 180-day period, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries
PortugalVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
RomaniaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
San MarinoVisa not required
SerbiaVisa requiredValid Schengen, UK, US, Switzerland or EEA Member State Visa holder may enter Serbia without Serbian tourist visa
SlovakiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SloveniaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SpainVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SwedenVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SwitzerlandVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
UkraineeVisa / online (e-visa)Allowed stay: 30 days
United KingdomVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 6 months
AlgeriaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
AngolaVisa required
BeninVisa on arrival (e-visa also available)Allowed stay: 30 days / 8 days
Must have an international vaccination certificate.
BotswanaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 1 month
CameroonVisa required
Cape VerdeVisa on arrivalFee Eur 25.
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ComorosVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 45 days
Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisa / online (e-visa)
DjiboutieVisa / online (e-visa)Allowed stay: 31 days
EgyptVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 14 days
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EthiopiaeVisa / online (e-visa)Allowed stay: up to 90 days
eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
GaboneVisa / online (e-visa)Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
The GambiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
GhanaVisa required
GuineaeVisa / online (e-visa)Allowed stay: 90 days
Guinea BissauVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 90 days
Ivory CoasteVisa / online (e-visa)Allowed stay: 90 days
Must be arriving at Port Bouet Airport and hold an International Certificate of Vaccination.
Fee is 73 Euros
KenyaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
LesothoVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
MadagascarVisa on arrival (e-visa also available)Allowed stay: 90 days
MalawiVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
MaliVisa required
MauritaniaVisa on arrivalAvailable at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
MauritiusVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
MayotteNo data
MoroccoVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 30 days
At Beira, Nampula, Maputo, Pemba, Tete and Vilankulo. Must have onward ticket.
NamibiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 Months
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RwandaVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 30 days
Saint HelenaNo data
Sao Tome and PrincipeeVisa / online (e-visa)Visa holders issued by USA or a Schengen Member State may enter São Tomé and Príncipe for stay up to a maximum stay of 15 days
SenegalVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
SeychellesVisa on arrival (free visitor's permit)Allowed stay: 3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 30 days
SomaliaVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 30 days
Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South AfricaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
South SudaneVisa / onlineObtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
SudanVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 3 months
Eswatini (Swaziland)Visa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
TanzaniaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
TogoVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 7 days
Must have return/onward ticket and 3 passport photos.
TunisiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
UgandaVisa not required
Western SaharaNo data
ZambiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
ZimbabweVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
ReunionNo data
BahrainVisa on arrival (e-visa also available)Allowed stay: 1 month
E-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure
IranVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 15 days
IraqVisa required
IsraelVisa requirednoTravel officially restricted by Malaysian government to pilgrims only.

Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.
JordanVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 1 month
Single entry only.
KuwaitVisa on arrival (e-visa also available)Allowed stay: 3 months
Fee KWD3.
E-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure
LebanonVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 1 month
Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport.
Must not have Israeli visa or stamp in the passport. Must be in possession of phone number & address to be visited in Lebanon, and a non-refundable onward ticket.
OmanVisa not required
QatarVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival (e-visa also available)Allowed stay: 90 days
SyriaVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 15 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 30 days
YemenVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 3 months
AfghanistanVisa required
ArmeniaeVisa / online (e-visa)Allowed stay: 120 days
E-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival (e-visa also available)Allowed stay: 30 days
Available at airports.
E-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure.
E-Visa fee is US$20 + a US$3 service fee.
BangladeshVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 30 days
Fee of USD 51.
BhutanVisa required
British Indian Ocean TerritoryNo data
BruneiVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
Myanmar (Burma)eVisa / online (e-visa)Allowed stay: 28 days
eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
eVisa available for both tourism or business purposes.
CambodiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
ChinaVisa required
Christmas IslandNo data
Cocos Keeling IslandsNo data
GeorgiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 1 year
IndiaeVisa / online (e-visa)
IndonesiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
JapanVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
KazakhstanVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
KyrgyzstanVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
LaosVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
MalaysiaSelected country
MaldivesVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 30 days
Must have hotel reservation
MongoliaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
NepalVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 15 days
Fee US$25.
North KoreaTravel restrictedno As of September 2017, due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has banned its citizens from visiting North Korea.
Prior to this, Malaysian citizens were the only people allowed to visit North Korea without a visa. However, solo travel is forbidden.
PakistaneVisa / onlineElectronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.
Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.
Online Visa eligible.
PhilippinesVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
RussiaVisa requirede-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints
e-Visa is currently suspended.
SingaporeVisa not required
South KoreaeVisa / onlineAllowed stay: 90 days
Malaysian citizens can enter South Korea as a short term visit up to 90 days without a visa, though you should remain aware of the quarantine requirements. You must also have an onward or return ticket. It is illegal to work on a tourist visa, whether as a teacher or in any other capacity.
You must be in possession of a Korea Electronic Travel Authorization to enter Korea visa-free. You can complete your K-ETA application up to 24 hours before boarding your flight and it will be valid for two years from the date of approval. There is a small, non-refundable charge.
Sri LankaVisa on arrival (e-visa also available)Allowed stay: 30 days
TaiwanNo data
TajikistanVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
ThailandVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
Timor LesteVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 30 days
TurkeyVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
90 days within any 180 days period in Turkiye
TurkmenistanVisa required
UzbekistanVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
VietnamVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
AustraliaeVisa / onlineAllowed stay: 3 months
3 months on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Cook IslandsNo data
FijiVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 4 months
French PolynesiaNo data
GuamNo data
KiribatiVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 120 days
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 90 days
MicronesiaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
NauruVisa requiredApplication via email to director of immigration office.
New CaledoniaNo data
New ZealandeVisa / onlineAllowed stay: 3 months
International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
NiueNo data
Norfolk IslandNo data
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data
PalauVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 30 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa / online (e-visa & free visa on arrival)Allowed stay: 60 days
Must arrive through Port Moresby or Rabaul airports.
Pitcairn IslandNo data
SamoaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 60 days
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival (free visitor's permit)Allowed stay: 3 months
TokelauNo data
TongaVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 31 days
Must have return/onward ticket.
TuvaluVisa on arrival (free)Allowed stay: 1 month
VanuatuVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
Wallis and FutunaNo data
CanadaVisa required
MexicoVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 180 days
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNo data
United StatesVisa requiredMalaysian citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued with 10-years multiple-entry combination B1/B2 visas, and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months
AnguillaNo data
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 180 days
ArubaNo data
The BahamasVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
BarbadosVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 6 months
BermudaNo data
British Virgin IslandsNo data
Cayman IslandsNo data
CubaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
DominicaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
GrenadaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
HaitiVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
JamaicaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 180 days
MontserratNo data
CuraçaoNo data
Puerto RicoNo data
Saint BarthelemyNo data
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
Saint LuciaVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 6 weeks
Saint MartinNo data
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 1 month
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required
Turks and Caicos IslandsNo data
US Virgin IslandsNo data
ArgentinaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
BelizeVisa not required
BoliviaVisa on arrivalAllowed stay: 90 days
BrazilVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
ChileVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
ColombiaVisa required
Costa RicaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
EcuadorVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
El SalvadorVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
Falkland IslandsNo data
GuatemalaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
GuyanaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 60 days
HondurasVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 3 months
NicaraguaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
PanamaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 180 days
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 183 days
SurinameVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
For single entry stay up to 90 days a tourist card may be obtained online or on arrival.
For multiple entries up to 90 days an E-Visa is available.
UruguayVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 30 days
VenezuelaVisa not requiredAllowed stay: 90 days
French GuianaNo data
GreenlandNo data

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