🇲🇾 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	30 days
🇦🇷 Argentina	90 days
🇦🇲 Armenia	30 days
🇦🇺 Australia	–
🇦🇹 Austria	90 days
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	30 days
🇧🇸 Bahamas	30 days
🇧🇭 Bahrain	90 days
🇧🇧 Barbados	30 days
🇧🇾 Belarus	30 days
🇧🇪 Belgium	90 days
🇧🇿 Belize	30 days
🇧🇯 Benin	30 days
🇧🇴 Bolivia	30 days
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days
🇧🇼 Botswana	30 days
🇧🇷 Brazil	90 days
🇧🇳 Brunei	30 days
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	90 days
🇰🇭 Cambodia	30 days
🇨🇦 Canada	90 days
🇨🇻 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	90 days
🇨🇿 Czechia	90 days
🇩🇰 Denmark	90 days
🇩🇲 Dominica	30 days
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30 days
🇪🇨 Ecuador	30 days
🇪🇬 Egypt	90 days
🇸🇻 El Salvador	30 days
🇪🇪 Estonia	90 days
🇸🇿 Eswatini	30 days
🇫🇯 Fiji	30 days
🇫🇮 Finland	90 days
🇫🇷 France	90 days
🇬🇦 Gabon	30 days
🇬🇲 Gambia	30 days
🇬🇪 Georgia	30 days
🇩🇪 Germany	–
🇬🇷 Greece	90 days
🇬🇩 Grenada	30 days
🇬🇹 Guatemala	30 days
🇬🇳 Guinea	30 days
🇬🇾 Guyana	30 days
🇭🇹 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	90 days
🇮🇹 Italy	90 days
🇯🇲 Jamaica	30 days
🇯🇵 Japan	90 days
🇯🇴 Jordan	90 days
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	30 days
🇰🇪 Kenya	30 days
🇰🇮 Kiribati	30 days
🇰🇼 Kuwait	90 days
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	90 days
🇱🇦 Laos	30 days
🇱🇻 Latvia	90 days
🇱🇧 Lebanon	90 days
🇱🇸 Lesotho	30 days
🇱🇾 Libya	14 days
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	90 days
🇱🇹 Lithuania	90 days
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	90 days
🇲🇴 Macau	30 days
🇲🇬 Madagascar	30 days
🇲🇼 Malawi	30 days
🇲🇻 Maldives	90 days
🇲🇹 Malta	90 days
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	30 days
🇲🇷 Mauritania	30 days
🇲🇺 Mauritius	30 days
🇲🇽 Mexico	30 days
🇫🇲 Micronesia	30 days
🇲🇩 Moldova	30 days
🇲🇨 Monaco	30 days
🇲🇳 Mongolia	30 days
🇲🇦 Morocco	90 days
🇳🇦 Namibia	30 days
🇳🇷 Nauru	30 days
🇳🇱 Netherlands	90 days
🇳🇿 New Zealand	90 days
🇳🇮 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	30 days
🇵🇾 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	30 days
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	30 days
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	30 days
🇼🇸 Samoa	30 days
🇸🇲 San Marino	90 days
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe	30 days
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	90 days
🇸🇳 Senegal	30 days
🇸🇨 Seychelles	30 days
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	30 days
🇸🇬 Singapore	30 days
🇸🇰 Slovakia	90 days
🇸🇮 Slovenia	90 days
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	30 days
🇸🇴 Somalia	30 days
🇿🇦 South Africa	90 days
🇰🇷 South Korea	90 days
🇸🇸 South Sudan	30 days
🇪🇸 Spain	90 days
🇸🇩 Sudan	90 days
🇸🇷 Suriname	30 days
🇸🇪 Sweden	90 days
🇨🇭 Switzerland	90 days
🇸🇾 Syria	90 days
🇹🇼 Taiwan	30 days
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	30 days
🇹🇿 Tanzania	30 days
🇹🇭 Thailand	30 days
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste	30 days
🇹🇬 Togo	30 days
🇹🇴 Tonga	30 days
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30 days
🇹🇳 Tunisia	90 days
🇹🇷 Türkiye	90 days
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	90 days
🇹🇻 Tuvalu	30 days
🇺🇬 Uganda	30 days
🇺🇦 Ukraine	30 days
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	90 days
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	–
🇺🇸 United States	–
🇺🇾 Uruguay	90 days
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	30 days
🇻🇺 Vanuatu	30 days
🇻🇦 Vatican City	30 days
🇻🇪 Venezuela	30 days
🇻🇳 Vietnam	30 days
🇾🇪 Yemen	90 days
🇿🇲 Zambia	30 days
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30 days

e-Visa

30 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.

Passport	Max stay
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	–
🇦🇴 Angola	–
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	–
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	–
🇧🇮 Burundi	–
🇨🇲 Cameroon	–
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	–
🇨🇴 Colombia	–
🇨🇬 Congo	–
🇩🇯 Djibouti	–
🇨🇩 DR Congo	–
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	–
🇪🇷 Eritrea	–
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	–
🇬🇭 Ghana	–
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	–
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	–
🇽🇰 Kosovo	–
🇱🇷 Liberia	–
🇲🇱 Mali	–
🇲🇪 Montenegro	–
🇲🇿 Mozambique	–
🇲🇲 Myanmar	–
🇳🇵 Nepal	–
🇳🇪 Niger	–
🇳🇬 Nigeria	–
🇵🇰 Pakistan	–
🇷🇼 Rwanda	–
🇷🇸 Serbia	–
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	–

Visa required

2 passports need a visa arranged in advance.

Passport	Max stay
🇧🇹 Bhutan	–
🇰🇵 North Korea	–

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: Canada: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; 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. 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 (up to 90 days)	90 days
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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