| Entry Requirement
A valid passport (and visa if applicable)
is required for all persons entering Malaysia. Immigration requests
that your passport be valid for at least 6 months. 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.
Visa Requirement
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Countries
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Visa Requirement
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| Ireland, Switzerland,
Netherlands, San Mario and Liechtenstein |
Visa is
not required |
Commonwealth Countries:
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, United KingdomIndia,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Other Commonwelth Countries |
Visa is not required if not exceeding three months
Visa is Required
Visa is not required if not exceeding one month. |
| Algeria, Argentina,
Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Crotia, Cuba,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France Germany, Hungary,
Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kirgystan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg,
Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Korea,
Sweden, Slovakia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkesmenistan, United Arab Emirates,
The |
Visa is
not required if not exceeding three months |
| ASEAN Countries and Hong Kong except
for nationals of Brunei and Singapore |
Visa is
not required if not exceeding one month |
| Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya,
and Syria |
Visa is
not required if not exceeding two weeks |
| North Korea, Vietnam, China, Myanmar,
Nepal, and Taiwan |
Subject
to their application for a Visa being approved |
| Israel, Serbia, and Montenegro |
Visa is
not required but needed a prior approval from the Malaysian Government |
| Other Countries |
Visa is
not required not exceeding one month |
*Regulations are subject to change
Immigration
All visitors are required to complete a Disembarkation Card which is
given out on all Malaysia Airlines' flights.
In addition, a Travellers Declaration Form (TDF) must be filled in by
all arriving and departing travellers (including children) regardless
of the amount of currency carried.Permitted currency limits are as follow:
- A resident and a non-resident is permitted
to carry into and out of Malaysia , ringgit notes not exceeding RM1,000
per person
- There is no limit on the amount of
foreign currency note and traveller's cheques carried into Malaysia
by resident and a non-resident
- A resident is permitted to carry out
of Malaysia, foreign currency notes including traveller's cheques,
not exceeding RM10,000 equivalent per person
- A non-resident is permitted to carry
out of Malaysia, foreign currency notes including travellers' cheques,
not exceeding the amount brought in
The TDF form is given out on all inbound
Malaysia Airlines' flights and at check-in counters. It should be handed
to the immigration officer together with the disembarkation card and passport
Customs
Prohibited Goods - Trafficking in illegal drugs carries the mandatory
death penalty in Malaysia.
- A special permits is required for
the carriage of firearms and ammunition. Other prohibited items include
flick knives, daggers and pornographic material
- Taped video cassette 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: plant produce and
plant parts including fresh plant produced 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
RM10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding two years or both
- Passenger from South and Central America
and Central Africa are required to report to the Plant Quarantine
Offic
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