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

1. Application for Visa Without Reference
Documents 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

2. Application for Visa With Reference
Documents required for visa application with reference (visa will be issued after the application has been 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.


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 of Brunei and Singapore.
For nationals of Israel, visas are required and permission must be granted from the Ministry of Internal Security.
For nationals of Republic of Serbia and Republic of Montenegro, visas are required and permission must be granted from the Ministry Of Home Affairs.

For more information on visa requirements please visit www.imi.gov.my