A passport, must be valid 3 months beyond intended stay (and visa if applicable), is required for all persons entering Malaysia. A passport is also necessary for travel between Peninsular Malaysia and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, as well as between Sabah and Sarawak.

All visitors are required to complete a Disembarkation Card and a Travellers Declaration Form (TDF); (Click here to see Currency Restrictions for details)., which is given out on all inbound Malaysia Airlines’ flights for Immigration. 

Visas:

No visa is required for nationals of Commonwealth countries except for Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nigeria.

Nationals from Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, San Marino and Liechtenstein do not require visas.

No visa is required for a stay not exceeding three months for nationals of Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovak, Korea Republic, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, U.A.E., *U.S.A. and Yemen.

*No visa is required for U.S.A. citizens visiting Malaysia for social, business or academic purposes (except for local employment).

• U.S. Passport must be valid 3 months beyond intended stay
• No visa required for stay up to 3 months
• Tickets and Documents for return or onward travel
• Vaccination: International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever required if arriving from infected area within 5 days
  For more detail, please contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate

No visa is required for a stay of not more than one month for nationals of all ASEAN countries and Hong Kong. For a stay exceeding one month a visa will be required, except for nationals of Brunei and Singapore.

No visa is required for a stay not exceeding one month for nationals of Argentina, Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Corsica, Costa Rica, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Gabon, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Laos, Macedonia, Slovenia, South Africa and Zaire. No visa is required for a stay not exceeding 14 days for nationals of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria.

No visa is required for a stay not exceeding seven days for nationals of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghisztan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldovia, Romania, Russian Federation, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Nationals of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Republic of China, Cuba, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam and Certificate of Identity (CI) holders must obtain a visa before entering Malaysia.

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.

Regulations are subject to change.  

Visit Passes 

A Social or Tourist Visit Pass does not permit the holder to take up employment, business or professional work in Malaysia.

The Business Visit Pass allows foreign visitors to enter Malaysia for business negotiations or inspection of business houses. However, these passes cannot be used for employment purposes, or for supervising the installation of new machinery or the construction of a factory.

No fee is charged for a Business Visit Pass issued for a period of up to three months. A nominal fee is imposed for each month beyond this.

Health Regulations:

Cholera vaccination is NOT required for travellers entering Malaysia. Visitors arriving from Yellow Fever Endemic Zones and other affected areas are required to present International Health Certificates showing Yellow Fever vaccination. This regulation does not apply to children below the age of one.

At Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) there are 26 Customs lanes located beyond the Baggage Reclaim area.

Customs

Prohibited Goods: 
Trafficking in illegal drugs carries the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia.

• A special permit is required for the carriage of firearms and ammunition. Other prohibited items include flick knives, daggers and pornographic material.

• Taped video cassettes should be submitted for clearance by Customs.

• Export of antiquities and historical objects is not allowed unless an export licence has been obtained from the Director General of Museums, Malaysia, or if the antiquity was originally imported and declared to customs.

• All passengers must declare the following items to the Plant Quarantine Office upon arrival: plants and plant parts including fresh plant produce and processed products, soil and growth! rooting media, insects and other organisms, micro-organisms, herbarium and dried flowers. Penalty for failure to do so is up to RM1,000 fine or up to six months’ imprisonment or both. Penalty for maliciously introducing a pest or a plant into Malaysia is a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding two years or both.

• Passengers from South and Central America and Central Africa are required to report to the Plant Quarantine Office.

Duty-free 

Visitors entering Malaysia for a period of not less than 72 hours, except from Labuan (24 hours), enjoy customs’ exemption on the following purchases:

• Wines, spirits/malt liquor not exceeding one litre.

• Tobacco not exceeding 225 gins, or 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars.

• Footwear not exceeding one pair.

• Apparel not exceeding three pieces.

• One unit each of portable electrically and/or battery operated appliance for personal hygiene.

• Food preparations to a total value not exceeding RM75.

• Cosmetics, soap and dentifrice to a total value not exceeding RM200.

• Souvenirs and gifts not exceeding RM200 in value, except from Labuan and Langkawi where the total value shall not exceed RM500.

Except for the last item, duty-free items must be for personal use only. A 30 percent tax will be levied on items that exceed the above limits.

The following goods are duty free:

fountain pens, cigarette lighters (except of plastic), printed books, newspapers and journals, perfume, skincare products and cosmetics, portable radios incorporating sound recorder or reproducers (weighing less than 10 kg, with AC/DC), pocket and wrist watches, clocks, cameras, flashbulbs, flashlight apparatus, film in rolls, pocket calculators (weighing less than 150 gins) and video tapes (blank or recorded). Also cinema cameras, projectors, sound recorders and sound reproducers, for films of less than 16 mm width, including cameras for double 8 mm film and video cameras.

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