Countries whose citizens need a visa to enter Malaysia
1. Countries that require a visa
- Afghanistan (visa with reference)
- Angola
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo Democratic Republic
- Congo Republic
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong (C/I or D/I)
- India
- Liberia
- Argentina
- Mali
- Myanmar (ordinary passport)
- Nepal
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Serbia & Montenegro
- Taiwan – 15 days without visa
- United Nations (Laissez Passer)
- Western Sahara
2. Commonwealth countries that require a visa
- Bangladesh
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
3. Countries that require a visa for stays exceeding 3 months
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria (Vienna)
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Iran
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Oman
- Peru
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- St Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tunisia Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Yemen
4. Countries that require a visa for stays exceeding 1 month
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea Republic
- Haiti
- Iraq
- Honduras
- Hong Kong SAR
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Macao SAR
- Macedonia
- Palestine
- Somalia
- Madagascar
- Moldova
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Yemen
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Portugal
- Russia
- Sao Tome & Principe
- Senegal
- Slovenia
- Sudan
- Surinam
- Tajikistan
- Togo
- Ukraine
- Upper Volta
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Zaire
- Zimbabwe
5. Countries that require a visa for stays exceeding 14 days
- Libya
- Macao (Travel Permit/Portugal CI)
- Sierra Leone
- South Yemen
No visa is required for U.S.A. citizens visiting Malaysia for social, business or academic purposes (except for employment).
No visa is required for stays of less than one month for nationals of all ASEAN countries except Myanmar nationals. For a stay exceeding one month, a visa will be required, except for Brunei and Singapore nationals.
For nationals of Israel, visas are required and a permission must be granted from the Ministry Of Home Affairs.
For nationals of Republic of Serbia and Republic of Montenegro, visas are required without a permission granted from the Ministry Of Home Affairs.
Nationals of countries other than those stated above (with the exception of Israel) are allowed to enter Malaysia without a visa for a visit not exceeding one month.