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
| Countries |
Visa Requirement |
| 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 Office
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