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Visa Application

  • Visa application must be made at any Malaysian Representative Office Abroad.
  • For countries that do not have Malaysian Representative, application can be made at the Embassy or British High Commissioner's Office.
  • Application also can be made online through I-Visa System (for tourist from Chennai and New Delhi, India or Shanghai, China only).

Application for Visa Without Reference
Document required for visa application without reference (approval of visa is given by High Commission of Malaysia) are:
  1. Original passport
  2. Two (2) photocopies of passport
  3. Two (2) photocopies of visa application form (Form IMM.47)
  4. Two (2) passport size photograph of applicant
  5. Original air ticket and two (2) photocopies (confirmed and returned ticket)
  6. Bank statement / traveller's cheques
  7. Invitation letter (if any)
  8. Payment of visa fee

Note : Visa Without Reference is required for purpose of social visit


Application for Visa With Reference
Document required for visa application with reference (visa will issued after the application is being referred and approved by Department of Immigration Malaysia / Other Authority Agencies) are:

  1. Original approval letter from Department of Immigration Malaysia / other authority agencies and two (2) photocopies
  2. Original passport
  3. Two (2) photocopies of passport
  4. Two (2) photocopies of visa application form (Form IMM.47)
  5. Two (2) passport size photograph of applicant
  6. Original air ticket and two (2) photocopies
  7. Payment of visa fee
Note: Visa With Reference is required for student, employment, dependent and professional visit pass.


Visa Requirement By Countries

Countries That Requires Visa
• Afghanistan (Visa With Reference)
• Angola
• Bhutan
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Central African Republic
• China
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo Democratic Republic
• Congo Republic
• Cote D'ivoire
• Djibouti
• Equat. Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Guinea-Bissau
• Hong Kong (C/I or D/I)
• India
• Liberia
• Mali
• Myanmar (normal passport)
• Nepal
• Niger
• Rwanda
• Serbia & Montenegro
• Taiwan
• United Nations (Laissez Passer)
• Western Sahara

Commonwealth Countries That Requires Visa
• Bangladesh
• Cameroon
• Ghana
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

Countries That Requires Visa For a Stay Exceeding 3 Months
• Albania
• Algeria
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria (Vienna)
• Bahrain
• Belgium
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Egypt
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kirgystan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Lebanon
• Lienchestien
• Luxembourg
• Morocco
• Netherland
• Norway
• Oman
• Peru
• Poland
• Qatar
• Romania
• St Marino
• Saudi Arabia
• Slovakia
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• Uruguay
• Yemen

Countries That Requires Visa For a Stay Exceeding 1 Month
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Benin
• Bolivia
• Bulgaria
• Cambodia
• Cape Verde
• Chad
• Chile
• Costa Rica
• Equador
• El Savador
• Estonia
• Gabon
• Georgia
• Greece
• Guatemala
• Guinea Republic
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong SAR
• Kazakhstan
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Macao SAR
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Maldova
• Mauritania
• Mexico
• Monaco
• Mongalia
• Nicaragua
• North Korea
• North Yemen
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Portugal
• Russia
• Sao Tome & Principe
• Senegal
• Slovenia
• Sudan
• Surinam
• Tajikistan
• Togo
• Ukraine
• Upper Volta
• Uzbekistan
• Vatican City
• Vanezuela
• Zaire
• Zimbabwe

Countries That Requires Visa For a Stay Exceeding 14 Days
• Iran (15 days)
• Iraq
• Libya
• Macao (Travel Permit/Portugal CI)
• Palestine
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Yemen
• Syria

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 a stay of less than one month for nationals of all ASEAN countries except Myanmar. For a stay exceeding one month a visa will be required, except for nationals from Brunei and Singapore.

For national of Israel, visas are required and permission must be granted from Ministry of Internal Security.

For national of Republic of Serbia and Republic of Montenegro, visas are required and permission must be granted from 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.

For more info, please visit www.imi.gov.my

Last Updated ( Friday, 15 August 2008 )
 
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