Malaysia · Passport Index 2026
Malaysia · Passport Index 2026Malaysian passport: visa-free countries
Ranked #6 in the world, with 160 places you can visit easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
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Visa-free countries for Malaysian passport holders
Just show your passport at the border.
Visa on arrival
Get your visa at the airport when you land. No need to apply in advance.
eVisa and online permits
Apply online before you fly; no embassy visit.
Where the Malaysian passport can go
Every country coloured by its entry rule. Tap one for the details.
How the Malaysian passport compares
Passports ranked close to it on the Passport Index 2026.
By region of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Europe43 of 46 countries
- Americas31 of 35 countries
- Oceania12 of 14 countries
- Asia41 of 49 countries
- Africa33 of 54 countries
All 198 destinations for Malaysian passport holders
198 of 198 destinations
- AlbaniaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- AlgeriaVisa not requiredNorthern Africa90 days
- AndorraVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa not requiredCaribbean180 days
- ArgentinaVisa not requiredSouth America30 days
- AustriaVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- BahamasVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- BarbadosVisa not requiredCaribbean180 days
- BelarusVisa not requiredEastern Europe30 days
- BelgiumVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- BelizeVisa not requiredCentral America180 days
- BeninVisa not requiredWestern Africa30 days
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- BotswanaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- BrazilVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- BruneiVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- BulgariaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- CambodiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- ChileVisa not requiredSouth America30 days
- ChinaVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- Costa RicaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- CroatiaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- CubaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- CyprusVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- Czech RepublicVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- DenmarkVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- DominicaVisa not requiredCaribbean180 days
- Dominican RepublicVisa not requiredCaribbean30 days
- EcuadorVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- EgyptVisa not requiredNorthern Africa30 days
- El SalvadorVisa not requiredCentral America180 days
- EstoniaVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- EswatiniVisa not requiredSouthern Africa30 days
- FijiVisa not requiredMelanesia120 days
- FinlandVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- FranceVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- GambiaVisa not requiredWestern Africa90 days
- GeorgiaVisa not requiredWestern Asia365 days
- GermanyVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- GreeceVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- GrenadaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- GuatemalaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- GuyanaVisa not requiredSouth America60 days
- HaitiVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- HondurasVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- Hong KongVisa not requiredEastern Asia90 days
- HungaryVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- IcelandVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- IndonesiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- IranVisa not requiredSouthern Asia14 days
- IraqVisa not requiredWestern Asia30 days
- IrelandVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- ItalyVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- JamaicaVisa not requiredCaribbean180 days
- JapanVisa not requiredEastern Asia90 days
- KazakhstanVisa not requiredCentral Asia30 days
- KenyaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- KiribatiVisa not requiredMicronesia90 days
- KosovoVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- KyrgyzstanVisa not requiredCentral Asia30 days
- LaosVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- LatviaVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- LesothoVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- LibyaVisa not requiredNorthern Africa30 days
- LiechtensteinVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- LithuaniaVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- LuxembourgVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- MacauVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- MalawiVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- MaldivesVisa not requiredSouthern Asia90 days
- MaltaVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- MauritiusVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- MexicoVisa not requiredNorth America180 days
- MicronesiaVisa not requiredMicronesia30 days
- MoldovaVisa not requiredEastern Europe90 days
- MonacoVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- MongoliaVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- MontenegroVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- MoroccoVisa not requiredNorthern Africa90 days
- MyanmarVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia14 days
- NamibiaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- NetherlandsVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- NicaraguaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- North MacedoniaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe30 days
- NorwayVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- OmanVisa not requiredWestern Asia14 days
- PalestineVisa not requiredWestern Asia
- PanamaVisa not requiredCentral America90 days
- ParaguayVisa not requiredSouth America30 days
- PeruVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- PhilippinesVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- PolandVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- PortugalVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- QatarVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- RomaniaVisa not requiredSoutheast Europe90 days
- RwandaVisa not requiredEastern Africa30 days
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- San MarinoVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- SenegalVisa not requiredWestern Africa90 days
- SeychellesVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- SingaporeVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- SlovakiaVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- SloveniaVisa not requiredCentral Europe90 days
- SomaliaVisa not requiredEastern Africa30 days
- South AfricaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- SpainVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- SurinameVisa not requiredSouth America30 days
- SwedenVisa not requiredNorthern Europe90 days
- SwitzerlandVisa not requiredWestern Europe90 days
- TaiwanVisa not requiredEastern Asia30 days
- TajikistanVisa not requiredCentral Asia30 days
- TanzaniaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- ThailandVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- Timor-LesteVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa not requiredCaribbean
- TunisiaVisa not requiredNorthern Africa90 days
- TürkiyeVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- UgandaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- United Arab EmiratesVisa not requiredWestern Asia30 days
- UruguayVisa not requiredSouth America30 days
- UzbekistanVisa not requiredCentral Asia30 days
- VanuatuVisa not requiredMelanesia120 days
- Vatican CityVisa not requiredSouthern Europe90 days
- VenezuelaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- VietnamVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- ZambiaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- ZimbabweVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- AzerbaijanVisa on arrivalWestern Asia30 days
- BahrainVisa on arrivalWestern Asia14 days
- BangladeshVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- BurundiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- Cape VerdeVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- ComorosVisa on arrivalEastern Africa45 days
- DjiboutiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa90 days
- EthiopiaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa90 days
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrivalWestern Africa90 days
- JordanVisa on arrivalWestern Asia30 days
- KuwaitVisa on arrivalWestern Asia90 days
- LebanonVisa on arrivalWestern Asia30 days
- MadagascarVisa on arrivalEastern Africa90 days
- Marshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesia90 days
- MozambiqueVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- NepalVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia90 days
- PalauVisa on arrivalMicronesia30 days
- Saint LuciaVisa on arrivalCaribbean
- SamoaVisa on arrivalPolynesia90 days
- Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrivalWestern Asia90 days
- Sierra LeoneVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- Solomon IslandsVisa on arrivalMelanesia90 days
- Sri LankaVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- SudanVisa on arrivalNorthern Africa90 days
- SyriaVisa on arrivalWestern Asia90 days
- TongaVisa on arrivalPolynesia31 days
- TuvaluVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- YemenVisa on arrivalWestern Asia90 days
- AustraliaeTA requiredAustralia and New Zealand90 days
- New ZealandeTA requiredAustralia and New Zealand90 days
- Saint Kitts and NeviseTA requiredCaribbean90 days
- South KoreaeTA requiredEastern Asia90 days
- United KingdomeTA requiredNorthern Europe180 days
- AfghanistaneVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- AngolaeVisaMiddle Africa30 days
- ArmeniaeVisaWestern Asia120 days
- BhutaneVisaSouthern Asia90 days
- BoliviaeVisaSouth America
- Burkina FasoeVisaWestern Africa
- CamerooneVisaMiddle Africa
- ChadeVisaMiddle Africa90 days
- ColombiaeVisaSouth America
- DR CongoeVisaMiddle Africa7 days
- Equatorial GuineaeVisaMiddle Africa
- GaboneVisaMiddle Africa90 days
- GhanaeVisaWestern Africa90 days
- GuineaeVisaWestern Africa90 days
- IndiaeVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- Ivory CoasteVisaWestern Africa90 days
- MauritaniaeVisaWestern Africa30 days
- NigeriaeVisaWestern Africa30 days
- PakistaneVisaSouthern Asia90 days
- Papua New GuineaeVisaMelanesia60 days
- RussiaeVisaEastern Europe16 days
- São Tomé and PríncipeeVisaMiddle Africa
- SerbiaeVisaSoutheast Europe90 days
- South SudaneVisaMiddle Africa
- TogoeVisaWestern Africa15 days
- UkraineeVisaEastern Europe30 days
- CanadaVisa requiredNorth America
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- IsraelVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- NauruVisa requiredMicronesia
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- North KoreaVisa requiredEastern Asia
- TurkmenistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- United StatesVisa requiredNorth America
Questions
How many countries can Malaysian passport holders visit without a visa?
127 countries need no visa at all, and 33 more give a visa at the airport or a quick online permit.
Where does the Malaysia passport rank?
#4 of 199 passports, with 158 destinations reachable without applying ahead.
Which big countries can Malaysian passport holders visit visa-free?
China, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico Japan, and 122 more.
Where can Malaysian passport holders get a visa at the airport?
28 countries, including Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Sudan Saudi Arabia, and 24 more.
Which countries let Malaysian passport holders apply online?
31 countries, including India, Pakistan, Nigeria Russia, and 27 more. Always use the official government website.
How many countries need an embassy visa for Malaysian passport holders?
12, including United States, Canada, Niger North Korea, and 8 more. Apply weeks before you travel.
Can Malaysian passport holders visit the US, UK or Europe without a visa?
United States: visa needed; United Kingdom: eta needed; Canada: visa needed; Australia: eta needed; Japan: no visa needed; France: no visa needed.
Which part of the world is easiest for Malaysian passport holders?
Europe: 93% of its countries let you in without applying first.
Which nearby countries can Malaysian passport holders visit easily?
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos Myanmar, and 5 more.
Does the Malaysia passport work for official or diplomatic travel?
Official and diplomatic passports often have their own rules. Each destination page shows them where they differ from a regular passport.
Reviewed by @snuck