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Malaysia visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 159 countries visiting Malaysia for tourism purposes including Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan and Bahamas Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
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Malaysia visa exempt countries

To enter Malaysia for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Malaysia without a visa:

Africa

Nationals from 34 countries in Africa are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 20 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa not required 90 days No No
Angola Visa required N/A Yes No
Benin Visa not required 30 days No No
Botswana Visa not required 30 days No No
Burkina Faso Visa required N/A Yes No
Burundi Visa required N/A Yes No
Cameroon Visa required N/A Yes No
Cape Verde Visa not required 30 days No No
Central African Republic Visa required N/A Yes No
Chad Visa not required 30 days No No
Comoros Visa not required 30 days No No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required N/A Yes No
Djibouti Visa required N/A Yes No
Egypt Visa not required 90 days No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required N/A Yes No
Eritrea Visa required N/A Yes No
Ethiopia Visa required N/A Yes No
Gabon Visa not required 30 days No No
Gambia Visa not required 30 days No No
Ghana Visa required N/A Yes No
Guinea Visa not required 30 days No No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required No No
Kenya Visa not required 30 days No No
Lesotho Visa not required 30 days No No
Liberia Visa required N/A Yes No
Libya Visa not required 14 days No No
Madagascar Visa not required 30 days No No
Malawi Visa not required 30 days No No
Mali Visa required N/A Yes No
Mauritania Visa not required 30 days No No
Mauritius Visa not required 30 days No No
Morocco Visa not required 90 days No No
Mozambique Visa required N/A Yes No
Namibia Visa not required 30 days No No
Niger Visa required N/A Yes No
Nigeria Visa required N/A Yes No
Rwanda Visa required N/A Yes No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required 30 days No No
Senegal Visa not required 30 days No No
Seychelles Visa not required 30 days No No
Sierra Leone Visa not required 30 days No No
Somalia Visa not required 30 days No No
South Africa Visa not required 90 days No No
Sudan Visa not required 90 days No No
Eswatini Visa not required 30 days No No
Tanzania Visa not required 30 days No No
Togo Visa not required 30 days No No
Tunisia Visa not required 90 days No No
Uganda Visa not required 30 days No No
Zambia Visa not required 30 days No No
Zimbabwe Visa not required 30 days No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required N/A Yes No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required N/A Yes No
South Sudan Visa not required 30 days No No

Asia

Nationals from 22 countries in Asia are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 10 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Armenia Visa not required 30 days No No
Azerbaijan Visa not required 30 days No No
Bangladesh Visa required 30 days Yes No
Bhutan Visa required Yes No
Brunei Visa not required 30 days No No
Cambodia Visa not required 30 days No No
China Visa required Yes No
Timor-Leste Visa not required 30 days No No
Georgia Visa not required 30 days No No
India Visa required 30 days Yes No
Indonesia Visa not required 30 days No No
Japan Visa not required 90 days No No
Kazakhstan Visa not required 30 days No No
Kyrgyzstan Visa not required 90 days No No
Laos Visa not required 30 days No No
Maldives Visa not required 90 days No No
Mongolia Visa not required 30 days No No
Myanmar Visa required N/A Yes No
Nepal Visa required Yes No
North Korea Visa required No No
Pakistan Visa required 30 days Yes No
Philippines Visa not required 30 days No No
Singapore Visa not required 30 days No No
South Korea Visa not required 90 days No No
Sri Lanka Visa required Yes No
Tajikistan Visa not required 30 days No No
Thailand Visa not required 30 days No No
Turkmenistan Visa not required 90 days No No
Uzbekistan Visa not required 30 days No No
Vietnam Visa not required 30 days No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 20 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 0 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 30 days No No
Bahamas Visa not required 30 days No No
Barbados Visa not required 30 days No No
Belize Visa not required 30 days No No
Costa Rica Visa not required 30 days No No
Cuba Visa not required 90 days No No
Dominica Visa not required 30 days No No
Dominican Republic Visa not required 30 days No No
El Salvador Visa not required 30 days No No
Grenada Visa not required 30 days No No
Guatemala Visa not required 30 days No No
Haiti Visa not required 30 days No No
Honduras Visa not required 30 days No No
Jamaica Visa not required 30 days No No
Nicaragua Visa not required 30 days No No
Panama Visa not required 30 days No No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 30 days No No
Saint Lucia Visa not required 30 days No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 30 days No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 30 days No No

Europe

Nationals from 43 countries in Europe are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 3 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa not required 90 days No No
Andorra Visa not required 30 days No No
Austria Visa not required 90 days No No
Belarus Visa not required 30 days No No
Belgium Visa not required 90 days No No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required 90 days No No
Bulgaria Visa not required 90 days No No
Croatia Visa not required 90 days No No
Cyprus Visa not required 90 days No No
Czech Republic Visa not required 90 days No No
Denmark Visa not required 90 days No No
Estonia Visa not required 90 days No No
Finland Visa not required 90 days No No
France Visa not required 90 days No No
Germany Visa not required 90 days No No
Greece Visa not required 90 days No No
Hungary Visa not required 90 days No No
Iceland Visa not required 90 days No No
Ireland Visa not required 90 days No No
Italy Visa not required 90 days No No
Latvia Visa not required 90 days No No
Liechtenstein Visa not required 90 days No No
Lithuania Visa not required 90 days No No
Luxembourg Visa not required 90 days No No
Macedonia Visa not required 30 days No No
Malta Visa not required 90 days No No
Moldova Visa not required 30 days No No
Monaco Visa not required 30 days No No
Montenegro Visa required Yes No
Netherlands Visa not required 90 days No No
Norway Visa not required 90 days No No
Poland Visa not required 90 days No No
Portugal Visa not required 90 days No No
Romania Visa not required 90 days No No
Russia Visa not required 30 days No No
San Marino Visa not required 90 days No No
Serbia Visa required 30 days Yes No
Slovakia Visa not required 90 days No No
Slovenia Visa not required 90 days No No
Spain Visa not required 90 days No No
Sweden Visa not required 90 days No No
Switzerland Visa not required 90 days No No
Turkey Visa not required 90 days No No
Ukraine Visa not required 30 days No No
United Kingdom Visa not required 90 days No No
Kosovo Visa required N/A Yes No

Middle East

Nationals from 12 countries in Middle East are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 1 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa not required 90 days No No
Iran Visa not required 14 days No No
Iraq Visa not required 30 days No No
Israel Visa required No No
Jordan Visa not required 90 days No No
Kuwait Visa not required 90 days No No
Lebanon Visa not required 90 days No No
Oman Visa not required 90 days No No
Qatar Visa not required 90 days No No
Saudi Arabia Visa not required 90 days No No
Syria Visa not required 90 days No No
United Arab Emirates Visa not required 90 days No No
Yemen Visa not required 90 days No No

North America

Nationals from 3 countries in North America are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 0 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa not required 90 days No No
Mexico Visa not required 30 days No No
United States Visa not required 90 days No No

Oceania

Nationals from 14 countries in Oceania are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 0 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa not required 90 days No No
Fiji Visa not required 30 days No No
Kiribati Visa not required 30 days No No
Marshall Islands Visa not required 30 days No No
Micronesia Visa not required 30 days No No
Nauru Visa not required 30 days No No
New Zealand Visa not required 90 days No No
Palau Visa not required 30 days No No
Papua New Guinea Visa not required 30 days No No
Samoa Visa not required 30 days No No
Solomon Islands Visa not required 30 days No No
Tonga Visa not required 30 days No No
Tuvalu Visa not required 30 days No No
Vanuatu Visa not required 30 days No No

South America

Nationals from 11 countries in South America are exempt from Malaysia visa, while those from 1 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa not required 90 days No No
Bolivia Visa not required 30 days No No
Brazil Visa not required 90 days No No
Chile Visa not required 30 days No No
Colombia Visa required N/A Yes No
Ecuador Visa not required 30 days No No
Guyana Visa not required 30 days No No
Paraguay Visa not required 30 days No No
Peru Visa not required 90 days No No
Suriname Visa not required 30 days No No
Uruguay Visa not required 90 days No No
Venezuela Visa not required 30 days No No