🇲🇾 Malaysia: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Malaysia offers visa-free short stays to many passports, usually up to 30 or 90 days depending on nationality, plus a Digital Arrival Card required before entry. Check your exact allowance below.
A Malaysia passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 186 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit
- Languages
- English, Malay
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 90 days)
165 passports enter Malaysia visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 90 days |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | 90 days |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 30 days |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 90 days |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 30 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | – |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 90 days |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 30 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 90 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 30 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 90 days |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | 30 days |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 30 days |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 90 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 90 days |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 30 days |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | 30 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 30 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 30 days |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | 30 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 30 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 90 days |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | 90 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 90 days |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 30 days |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 30 days |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 90 days |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 30 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 90 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 90 days |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | 30 days |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 90 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 30 days |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | 30 days |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | 30 days |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 30 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 30 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 90 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 30 days |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | 14 days |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | 30 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | – |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 90 days |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 90 days |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | 90 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 90 days |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 90 days |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | 30 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 90 days |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 90 days |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 14 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 90 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 90 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 30 days |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 30 days |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | – |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 30 days |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 30 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 30 days |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 30 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 90 days |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 30 days |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 30 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 90 days |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 90 days |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | 30 days |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | 30 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 30 days |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 30 days |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 90 days |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 90 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 90 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 90 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 90 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 30 days |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 30 days |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | 30 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | – |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | 30 days |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 90 days |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 30 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 90 days |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 90 days |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 30 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 90 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 90 days |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 30 days |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 30 days |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 30 days |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 30 days |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | 30 days |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 90 days |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 90 days |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 90 days |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 30 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 90 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 90 days |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 30 days |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | 30 days |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 30 days |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 30 days |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | 90 days |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
e-Visa
1 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
Visa required
31 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
Entry not permitted
Ordinary tourist entry is closed for 1 passports.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇮🇱 Israel | – |
Frequently asked questions
What do I need to arrange before flying to Malaysia?
Beyond the visa rule there is a mandatory pre-arrival formality: Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) (Before arrival, on the official Immigration Department portal). Without it you can be refused entry even when no visa is required.
Do I need a visa for Malaysia?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: Russia: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; China: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; France: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; Japan: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Malaysia?
Malaysian ringgit.
What language is spoken in Malaysia?
English, Malay.
⚠️ Mandatory before you fly
A visa is not the only thing this destination checks. The following must be completed in advance, even when no visa is required.
Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC)
When: Before arrival, on the official Immigration Department portal
Free. The Immigration Department publishes who is exempt as an infographic rather than text, so check eligibility on the portal itself.
Checked against the official source on 2026-08-21 · Official portal
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free | - |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | - |
| Germany | Visa-free | - |
| Canada | Visa-free | - |
| Australia | Visa-free | - |
| India | Visa-free | - |
| Russia | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| China | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| France | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
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