Malaysia
Rank 4·Mobility score 156
125Visa Free63%
28Visa on Arrival14%
27eVisa14%
6ETA3%
11Visa Required6%
0Admission Refused0%
World reach
Africa91%
Asia93%
Europe100%
Americas94%
Oceania93%
94%
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Visa requirements for Malaysia passport holders for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries, and restricted zones.
Europe
Abkhazia
Visa required. - Tourists from all countries (except Georgia) can visit Abkhazia for a period not exceeding 24 hours as part of an organized tourist group.
Mount Athos
Special permit required. Special permit required (4 days: 25 EUR for Orthodox visitors, 35 EUR for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 EUR for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Brest and Grodno, Belarus
Visa not required. Visa-free for 10 days
Entry to / exit from Brest, Zhabinsky, Kamenets, Pruzhansky districts of Brest region, as well as Svisloch district of the Grodno region must be through road checkpoints Brest (Terespol), Domachevo (Slovatici), Peschatka (Polovtsi), the point of a simplified pass Pererov (Bialowieza), railway crossing point Brest-Vostochny (Terespol) & checkpoint Brest airport.
Entry to / exit from territory of special tourist and recreational park Augustow Canal must be through road checkpoints Bruzgi (Forge Belostotskaya) Privalka (Raigardas), point of a simplified check Forestry (Rudavka), Privalka (Svindubre), railway checkpoint Grodno (Kuznica Belostotskaya) & checkpoint Airport Grodno.
Crimea
Visa required. Visa issued by Russia is required.
Northern Cyprus
Visa not required. 3 months
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Access Permit required. Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands
Visa not required. 90 days
Gibraltar
Visa not required. 90 days
Guernsey
Visa not required. 90 days
Isle of Man
Visa not required. 90 days
Jan Mayen
Permit required. Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Russia
Special authorization required. Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.
South Ossetia
Visa required. - To enter South Ossetia, visitors must have a multiple-entry visa for Russia and register their stay with the Migration Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs within 3 days.
Africa
Eritrea outside Asmara
Travel permit required. To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Mayotte
Visa not required. 90 days
Réunion
Visa not required. 90 days
Ascension Island
eVisa. 3 months within any 1-year period.
Saint Helena
Visa not required. 183 days
Tristan da Cunha
Permission required. Permission to land required for 15/30 GBP (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 GBP for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Undefined visa regime. Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland
Visa required
Sudan
Travel permit required. - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not to travel to Sudan for any reason.
Darfur
Travel permit required. - Separate travel permit is required.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not to travel to Sudan for any reason.
Asia
Hainan
Visa not required. 30 days; Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
India PAP/RAP
PAP/RAP required. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Kazakhstan
Special permission required. Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish Island
Visa not required. Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
Maldives
Permission required. With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
North Korea outside Pyongyang
Travel prohibited. - People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
Due to safety concerns and in the wake of strained Malaysia–North Korea relations following the assassination of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the Malaysian government has prohibited all citizens from travelling to North Korea.
Palestine
Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required. OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Tibet Autonomous Region
TTP required. Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
Turkmenistan
Special permit required. A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Access Restricted. Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
Access Restricted. Restricted zone.
Yemen
Special permission required. - Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not travel to Yemen for any reason.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla
Aruba
Visa not required. 90 days
Bermuda
Visa not required. 6 months.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa not required. 90 days
British Virgin Islands
Visa not required. 6 months; Extensions possible.
San Andrés and Leticia
Tourist Card on arrival. must hold return/onward ticket. Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Cayman Islands
Visa not required. 6 months
Curacao
Visa not required. 3 months
French West Indies
Visa not required. 90 days. French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland
Visa not required. 90 days
Margarita Island
Visa not required. - All visitors are fingerprinted.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not to travel to Venezuela for any reason.
Montserrat
Visa not required. 6 months
Puerto Rico
Visa required. Visa Issued by the United States is required.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Visa not required. 90 days
Sint Maarten
Visa not required. 90 days
Turks and Caicos Islands
Visa required. Holders of valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA may enter Turks and Caicos Islands for stay up to a maximum of 90 days.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Visa required. Visa issued by the United States is required.
South America
French Guiana
Visa not required. 90 days
Galápagos
Pre-registration required. - 60 days; Visitors must pre-register to receive a 20 USD Transit Control Card (TCT).
Oceania
American Samoa
Entry permit required. Entry Permit may be obtained from Office of Attorney General of American Samoa.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Special authorisation required. Special authorisation required.
Clipperton Island
Special permit required. Special permit required.
Cook Islands
Visa not required. 31 days
French Polynesia
Visa not required. 90 days
Guam
Visa not required. 45 days
Lau Province
Special permission required. Special permission required.
New Caledonia
Visa not required. 90 days
Niue
Visa not required. 30 days
Northern Mariana Islands
Visa not required. 45 days
Pitcairn Islands
Visa not required. 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Visa not required. 90 days
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands
Visa not required. - A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Antarctica
Special permits required. - Special permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
Residency by Investment
from USD 150,000 · conditional approval typically within 60-90 days of a complete submission through a licensed agent; fulfilment (deposit, medical check, insurance) follows before visa issuance
Visa map
Destinations
Visa Free· 90d
Visa Free· 180d
eVisa· 90d
Visa Free· 90d
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Visa requirements for Malaysia passport holders for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries, and restricted zones.
Europe
Abkhazia
Visa required. - Tourists from all countries (except Georgia) can visit Abkhazia for a period not exceeding 24 hours as part of an organized tourist group.
Mount Athos
Special permit required. Special permit required (4 days: 25 EUR for Orthodox visitors, 35 EUR for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 EUR for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Brest and Grodno, Belarus
Visa not required. Visa-free for 10 days
Entry to / exit from Brest, Zhabinsky, Kamenets, Pruzhansky districts of Brest region, as well as Svisloch district of the Grodno region must be through road checkpoints Brest (Terespol), Domachevo (Slovatici), Peschatka (Polovtsi), the point of a simplified pass Pererov (Bialowieza), railway crossing point Brest-Vostochny (Terespol) & checkpoint Brest airport.
Entry to / exit from territory of special tourist and recreational park Augustow Canal must be through road checkpoints Bruzgi (Forge Belostotskaya) Privalka (Raigardas), point of a simplified check Forestry (Rudavka), Privalka (Svindubre), railway checkpoint Grodno (Kuznica Belostotskaya) & checkpoint Airport Grodno.
Crimea
Visa required. Visa issued by Russia is required.
Northern Cyprus
Visa not required. 3 months
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Access Permit required. Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands
Visa not required. 90 days
Gibraltar
Visa not required. 90 days
Guernsey
Visa not required. 90 days
Isle of Man
Visa not required. 90 days
Jan Mayen
Permit required. Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Russia
Special authorization required. Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.
South Ossetia
Visa required. - To enter South Ossetia, visitors must have a multiple-entry visa for Russia and register their stay with the Migration Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs within 3 days.
Africa
Eritrea outside Asmara
Travel permit required. To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Mayotte
Visa not required. 90 days
Réunion
Visa not required. 90 days
Ascension Island
eVisa. 3 months within any 1-year period.
Saint Helena
Visa not required. 183 days
Tristan da Cunha
Permission required. Permission to land required for 15/30 GBP (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 GBP for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Undefined visa regime. Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland
Visa required
Sudan
Travel permit required. - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not to travel to Sudan for any reason.
Darfur
Travel permit required. - Separate travel permit is required.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not to travel to Sudan for any reason.
Asia
Hainan
Visa not required. 30 days; Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
India PAP/RAP
PAP/RAP required. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Kazakhstan
Special permission required. Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish Island
Visa not required. Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
Maldives
Permission required. With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
North Korea outside Pyongyang
Travel prohibited. - People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
Due to safety concerns and in the wake of strained Malaysia–North Korea relations following the assassination of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the Malaysian government has prohibited all citizens from travelling to North Korea.
Palestine
Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required. OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Tibet Autonomous Region
TTP required. Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
Turkmenistan
Special permit required. A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Access Restricted. Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
Access Restricted. Restricted zone.
Yemen
Special permission required. - Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not travel to Yemen for any reason.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Aruba
Visa not required. 90 days
Bermuda
Visa not required. 6 months.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa not required. 90 days
British Virgin Islands
Visa not required. 6 months; Extensions possible.
San Andrés and Leticia
Tourist Card on arrival. must hold return/onward ticket. Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Cayman Islands
Visa not required. 6 months
Curacao
Visa not required. 3 months
French West Indies
Visa not required. 90 days. French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland
Visa not required. 90 days
Margarita Island
Visa not required. - All visitors are fingerprinted.
Due to safety concerns, the Malaysian government has advised its citizens not to travel to Venezuela for any reason.
Montserrat
Visa not required. 6 months
Puerto Rico
Visa required. Visa Issued by the United States is required.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Visa not required. 90 days
Sint Maarten
Visa not required. 90 days
Turks and Caicos Islands
Visa required. Holders of valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA may enter Turks and Caicos Islands for stay up to a maximum of 90 days.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Visa required. Visa issued by the United States is required.
South America
French Guiana
Visa not required. 90 days
Galápagos
Pre-registration required. - 60 days; Visitors must pre-register to receive a 20 USD Transit Control Card (TCT).
Oceania
American Samoa
Entry permit required. Entry Permit may be obtained from Office of Attorney General of American Samoa.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Special authorisation required. Special authorisation required.
Clipperton Island
Special permit required. Special permit required.
Cook Islands
Visa not required. 31 days
French Polynesia
Visa not required. 90 days
Guam
Visa not required. 45 days
Lau Province
Special permission required. Special permission required.
New Caledonia
Visa not required. 90 days
Niue
Visa not required. 30 days
Northern Mariana Islands
Visa not required. 45 days
Pitcairn Islands
Visa not required. 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Visa not required. 90 days
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands
Visa not required. - A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Antarctica
Special permits required. - Special permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
