Visa-Free Countries for Malaysian citizens (2026)
A Malaysian passport enters 126 countries visa-free, gets a visa on arrival in 27 more, and an eTA in 6 — 159 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa before you go. That ranks the Malaysian passport 8 of 199 worldwide. 29 need an e-visa applied for online, and 10 need a consular visa. As of 20 July 2026.
- 126
- VISA-FREE
- 6
- ETA
- 27
- VISA ON ARRIVAL
- 29
- E-VISA
- 10
- VISA REQUIRED
#8of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access — see the full ranking →
Counts are for a standard tourist passport, from our open visa-matrix dataset, which cross-checks Wikipedia against a second source and records every disagreement rather than picking one silently. This is a starting point, not legal advice — a rule can change between snapshots, so confirm the current requirement with the destination's official source before you book. Rows marked ⚑ disputed are corridors where our two sources disagree; treat those as "verify first".
Visa-free 126
Walk up to the border with just your passport. No form, no fee, no advance step.
- Albania90d
- Algeria90d
- Andorra90d
- Antigua and Barbuda180d
- Argentina30d
- Austria90d
- Bahamas90d
- Barbados180d
- Belarus30d
- Belgium90d
- Belize180d
- Benin30d
- Bosnia and Herzegovina90d
- Botswana90d
- Brazil90d
- Brunei30d
- Bulgaria90d
- Burma14d
- Cambodia30d
- Chile30d
- China30d
- Costa Rica90d
- Croatia90d
- Cuba90d
- Cyprus90d
- Czechia90d
- Denmark90d
- Dominica180d
- Dominican Republic30d
- East Timor30d
- Ecuador90d
- Egypt30d⚑
- El Salvador90d
- Estonia90d
- Eswatini30d
- Fiji120d
- Finland90d
- France90d
- Gambia90d
- Georgia365d
- Germany90d
- Greece90d
- Grenada90d
- Guatemala90d
- Guyana60d
- Haiti90d
- Honduras90d
- Hong Kong90d
- Hungary90d
- Iceland90d
- Indonesia30d
- Iran14d
- Iraq30d
- Ireland90d
- Italy90d
- Jamaica180d
- Japan90d
- Kazakhstan30d
- Kenya90d
- Kiribati90d
- Kosovo90d
- Kyrgyzstan30d
- Laos30d
- Latvia90d
- Lesotho90d
- Liechtenstein90d
- Lithuania90d
- Luxembourg90d
- Macao30d
- Macedonia30d
- Malawi90d
- Maldives90d⚑
- Malta90d
- Mauritius90d
- Mexico180d
- Micronesia30d
- Moldova90d
- Monaco90d
- Mongolia30d
- Montenegro90d
- Morocco90d
- Namibia90d
- Netherlands90d
- Nicaragua90d
- Norway90d
- Oman14d⚑
- Palestine
- Panama90d
- Paraguay30d⚑
- Peru90d
- Philippines30d
- Poland90d
- Portugal90d
- Qatar90d⚑
- Romania90d
- Rwanda30d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90d
- San Marino90d
- Senegal90d
- Seychelles90d
- Singapore30d
- Slovakia90d
- Slovenia90d
- Somalia30d
- South Africa90d
- Spain90d
- Suriname30d
- Sweden90d
- Switzerland90d
- Taiwan30d
- Tajikistan30d
- Tanzania90d
- Thailand60d
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia90d
- Turkey90d
- Uganda90d
- United Arab Emirates30d
- Uruguay30d
- Uzbekistan30d
- Vanuatu120d
- Vatican90d
- Venezuela90d
- Vietnam30d
- Zambia90d
- Zimbabwe90d
Electronic authorisation (eTA) 6
Visa-free in practice, but you must register an eTA online before you fly. Minutes, not weeks.
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90d
- South Korea90d
- Sri Lanka30d⚑
- United Kingdom180d
Visa on arrival 27
Nothing to arrange in advance — the visa is issued at the border, usually for a fee.
- Azerbaijan30d⚑
- Bahrain14d
- Bangladesh30d
- Burundi30d
- Cabo Verde30d
- Comoros45d
- Djibouti90d
- Ethiopia90d
- Guinea-Bissau90d
- Jordan30d
- Kuwait90d
- Lebanon30d
- Madagascar90d
- Marshall Islands90d
- Mozambique30d
- Nepal90d
- Palau30d
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia90d
- Sierra Leone30d
- Solomon Islands
- Sudan90d
- Syria90d
- Tonga31d
- Tuvalu30d
- Yemen90d
E-visa (apply online first) 29
You must apply and be approved online before departure. Not a border formality.
- Afghanistan30d⚑
- Angola30d⚑
- Armenia120d
- Bhutan90d
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad90d
- Colombia
- DR Congo7d
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon90d
- Ghana90d⚑
- Guinea90d
- India30d
- Israel
- Ivory Coast90d⚑
- Liberia
- Libya30d
- Mauritania30d
- Nigeria30d
- Pakistan90d
- Papua New Guinea60d⚑
- Russia16d
- Sao Tome and Principe15d
- Serbia90d⚑
- South Sudan
- Togo15d
- Ukraine30d
Visa required 10
A consular visa is needed before travel — start early.
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Eritrea
- Mali
- Nauru
- Niger
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
- United States
People also ask
How many countries can Malaysian citizens visit visa-free?
126 destinations, with no form and no fee — you arrive and the passport is stamped at the border. Add the 27 that issue a visa on arrival and the 6 that need only an eTA registered online, and 159 of 198 destinations need no visa arranged before you fly. As of 20 July 2026.
How strong is the Malaysian passport?
It ranks 8 of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access, reaching 159 of 198 destinations without arranging a visa first. That figure counts visa-free and freedom-of-movement entry plus eTA and visa on arrival. As of 20 July 2026.
Which countries require a visa for Malaysian citizens?
10 destinations need a consular visa applied for before travel, and 29 more need an e-visa approved online first. Both groups are listed in full above. The dataset records the requirement itself, not the fee or the processing time — confirm those with the destination's own authority. As of 20 July 2026.
What is the difference between an eTA and an e-visa for Malaysian citizens?
An eTA is a registration; an e-visa is an application. A Malaysian passport needs an eTA for 6 destinations — minutes online, then you fly — and a full e-visa for 29, which must be approved before departure. Neither one is issued at the border, so both have to be done before you travel.
How current is this visa-free list for Malaysian citizens?
It is a dated snapshot, checked 20 July 2026, built by cross-checking two sources and recording every disagreement rather than picking one silently. 13 of this passport's 198 corridors are marked disputed. Entry rules change between snapshots, so confirm with the destination's official source before booking.