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Malaysia visa requirements

Capital: Kuala LumpurMalay, English, Chinese, TamilUpdated October 2026
165of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Malaysia?

Holders of 165 passports can visit Malaysia without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Visa-free for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Digital nomad visa in Malaysia

VisaDE Rantau Nomad Pass
Stay3–12 months, renewable once for 12 more (24 months maximum)
RequirementRemote income of US$24,000/year (tech) or US$60,000/year (non-tech); health insurance; age 18+
FeeRM1,080 processing plus immigration pass fees
ApplyOfficial page

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa-free
United KingdomVisa-free
GermanyVisa-free
FranceVisa-free, 90 days
CanadaVisa-free, 90 days
AustraliaVisa-free
IndiaVisa-free
ChinaVisa-free, 30 days
JapanVisa-free, 90 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 90 days
BrazilVisa-free, 90 days
PhilippinesVisa-free, 30 days
Nigeriae-Visa before you go
South AfricaVisa-free, 90 days
MexicoVisa-free, 30 days
RussiaVisa-free, 30 days

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
Afghanistane-Visa before you go
AlbaniaVisa-free, 90 days
AlgeriaVisa-free, 90 days
AndorraVisa-free, 30 days
Angolae-Visa before you go
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free, 30 days
ArgentinaVisa-free, 90 days
ArmeniaVisa-free, 30 days
AustraliaVisa-free
AustriaVisa-free, 90 days
AzerbaijanVisa-free, 30 days
BahamasVisa-free, 30 days
BahrainVisa-free, 90 days
Bangladeshe-Visa before you go
BarbadosVisa-free, 30 days
BelarusVisa-free, 30 days
BelgiumVisa-free, 90 days
BelizeVisa-free, 30 days
BeninVisa-free, 30 days
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa-free, 30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free, 90 days
BotswanaVisa-free, 30 days
BrazilVisa-free, 90 days
BruneiVisa-free, 30 days
BulgariaVisa-free, 90 days
Burkina Fasoe-Visa before you go
Burundie-Visa before you go
Cabo VerdeVisa-free, 30 days
CambodiaVisa-free, 30 days
Cameroone-Visa before you go
CanadaVisa-free, 90 days
Central African Republice-Visa before you go
ChadVisa-free, 30 days
ChileVisa-free, 30 days
ChinaVisa-free, 30 days
Colombiae-Visa before you go
ComorosVisa-free, 30 days
Costa RicaVisa-free, 30 days
CroatiaVisa-free, 90 days
CubaVisa-free, 90 days
CyprusVisa-free, 90 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free, 90 days
DR Congoe-Visa before you go
DenmarkVisa-free, 90 days
Djiboutie-Visa before you go
DominicaVisa-free, 30 days
Dominican RepublicVisa-free, 30 days
EcuadorVisa-free, 30 days
EgyptVisa-free, 90 days
El SalvadorVisa-free, 30 days
Equatorial Guineae-Visa before you go
Eritreae-Visa before you go
EstoniaVisa-free, 90 days
EswatiniVisa-free, 30 days
Ethiopiae-Visa before you go
FijiVisa-free, 30 days
FinlandVisa-free, 90 days
FranceVisa-free, 90 days
GabonVisa-free, 30 days
GambiaVisa-free, 30 days
GeorgiaVisa-free, 30 days
GermanyVisa-free
Ghanae-Visa before you go
GreeceVisa-free, 90 days
GrenadaVisa-free, 30 days
GuatemalaVisa-free, 30 days
GuineaVisa-free, 30 days
Guinea-Bissaue-Visa before you go
GuyanaVisa-free, 30 days
HaitiVisa-free, 30 days
HondurasVisa-free, 30 days
Hong KongVisa-free, 30 days
HungaryVisa-free, 90 days
IcelandVisa-free, 90 days
IndiaVisa-free
IndonesiaVisa-free, 30 days
IranVisa-free, 14 days
IraqVisa-free, 30 days
IrelandVisa-free, 90 days
IsraelNo admission
ItalyVisa-free, 90 days
Ivory Coaste-Visa before you go
JamaicaVisa-free, 30 days
JapanVisa-free, 90 days
JordanVisa-free, 90 days
KazakhstanVisa-free, 30 days
KenyaVisa-free, 30 days
KiribatiVisa-free, 30 days
Kosovoe-Visa before you go
KuwaitVisa-free, 90 days
KyrgyzstanVisa-free, 90 days
LaosVisa-free, 30 days
LatviaVisa-free, 90 days
LebanonVisa-free, 90 days
LesothoVisa-free, 30 days
Liberiae-Visa before you go
LibyaVisa-free, 14 days
LiechtensteinVisa-free, 90 days
LithuaniaVisa-free, 90 days
LuxembourgVisa-free, 90 days
MacauVisa-free, 30 days
MadagascarVisa-free, 30 days
MalawiVisa-free, 30 days
MaldivesVisa-free, 90 days
Malie-Visa before you go
MaltaVisa-free, 90 days
Marshall IslandsVisa-free, 30 days
MauritaniaVisa-free, 30 days
MauritiusVisa-free, 30 days
MexicoVisa-free, 30 days
MicronesiaVisa-free, 30 days
MoldovaVisa-free, 30 days
MonacoVisa-free, 30 days
MongoliaVisa-free, 30 days
Montenegroe-Visa before you go
MoroccoVisa-free, 90 days
Mozambiquee-Visa before you go
Myanmare-Visa before you go
NamibiaVisa-free, 30 days
NauruVisa-free, 30 days
Nepale-Visa before you go
NetherlandsVisa-free, 90 days
New ZealandVisa-free, 90 days
NicaraguaVisa-free, 30 days
Nigere-Visa before you go
Nigeriae-Visa before you go
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free, 30 days
NorwayVisa-free, 90 days
OmanVisa-free, 90 days
Pakistane-Visa before you go
PalauVisa-free, 30 days
PalestineVisa-free, 30 days
PanamaVisa-free, 30 days
Papua New GuineaVisa-free, 30 days
ParaguayVisa-free, 30 days
PeruVisa-free, 90 days
PhilippinesVisa-free, 30 days
PolandVisa-free, 90 days
PortugalVisa-free, 90 days
QatarVisa-free, 90 days
Republic of the Congoe-Visa before you go
RomaniaVisa-free, 90 days
RussiaVisa-free, 30 days
Rwandae-Visa before you go
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free, 30 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free, 30 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free, 30 days
SamoaVisa-free, 30 days
San MarinoVisa-free, 90 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa-free, 30 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free, 90 days
SenegalVisa-free, 30 days
Serbiae-Visa before you go
SeychellesVisa-free, 30 days
Sierra LeoneVisa-free, 30 days
SingaporeVisa-free, 30 days
SlovakiaVisa-free, 90 days
SloveniaVisa-free, 90 days
Solomon IslandsVisa-free, 30 days
SomaliaVisa-free, 30 days
South AfricaVisa-free, 90 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 90 days
South SudanVisa-free, 30 days
SpainVisa-free, 90 days
Sri Lankae-Visa before you go
SudanVisa-free, 90 days
SurinameVisa-free, 30 days
SwedenVisa-free, 90 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free, 90 days
SyriaVisa-free, 90 days
TaiwanVisa-free, 30 days
TajikistanVisa-free, 30 days
TanzaniaVisa-free, 30 days
ThailandVisa-free, 30 days
Timor-LesteVisa-free, 30 days
TogoVisa-free, 30 days
TongaVisa-free, 30 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free, 30 days
TunisiaVisa-free, 90 days
TurkeyVisa-free, 90 days
TurkmenistanVisa-free, 90 days
TuvaluVisa-free, 30 days
UgandaVisa-free, 30 days
UkraineVisa-free, 30 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free, 90 days
United KingdomVisa-free
United StatesVisa-free
UruguayVisa-free, 90 days
UzbekistanVisa-free, 30 days
VanuatuVisa-free, 30 days
Vatican CityVisa-free, 30 days
VenezuelaVisa-free, 30 days
VietnamVisa-free, 30 days
YemenVisa-free, 90 days
ZambiaVisa-free, 30 days
ZimbabweVisa-free, 30 days

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