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Countries eligible for visa-free entry to Malaysia 2025
Malaysia has a visa-free policy for visitors from various countries, with the duration of stay depending on their nationality and reason for visiting. Some countries may be eligible for a visa-free stay of 30 days or 90 days.
Please note that diplomatic or official/service passport holders from Bangladesh, China, and India are exempt from obtaining a visa for stays of up to 30 days and 3 months, respectively. However, they must first seek entry permission at any Malaysian port of entry before being allowed into the country.
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90 days visa-free travel
Nationals from the following jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 90 days:
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Maldives
- Malta
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Yemen
30 days visa-free travel
Nationals from the following 87 jurisdictions are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 30 days:
- Antigua
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nicaragua
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Russian Federation
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sao Tome & Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
For business purposes
APEC Business Travel Card
The APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) is a travel document issued to business travellers who are citizens of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) participating economies. The card is valid for a period of five years and eliminates the need to possess a visa when visiting other APEC participating economies as long as pre-clearance has been obtained during the application process.
Travellers holding passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the “MYS” code on the reverse, which indicates that it is valid for travel to Malaysia, can enter Malaysia visa-free for business trips for a period of up to 60 days:
- Australia
- Brunei
- Chile
- China
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Japan
- South Korea
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Russia
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
