Entry rules · Afghanistan passport
Do Afghanistan passport holders need a visa for Malaysia?
Yes. Afghanistan passport holders need a visa for Malaysia, applied for before travel.
Checked against official sources on 14 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa required. Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.
- Status
- Verified 14 Oct 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Afghanistan passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa required
Countries required to apply for a visa to enter Malaysia (List of involved countries)
***Afghanistan (VDR)
***Afghanistan nationals who wish to enter Malaysia for social visit purposes must obtain a visa approval letter before applying for a VTR.
More quotes (8)
Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh
Afghanistan: Afghanistan passport holders must obtain a Visa with Reference (VDR) before applying for an eVISA.
If you do not fall under any of the above categories, you are required to obtain a Visa with Reference (VDR), which must be applied for through the nearest Malaysian Embassy or High Commission.
C. Application For a Visa With Reference (Afghanistan) Application letter sent to and received by the Embassy High Commission of Malaysia Form Imm.47 2 Recent photographs of applicant Copy of applicant’s passport Sponsor’s identification card Sponsor’s undertaking letter Security Bond
Afghan passport holders require a visa with Reference to enter Malaysia (the visa will be issued after the application is referred and approved by the Immigration Department of Malaysia).
The application for Visa with Reference (VDR) also could be done through our embassy here. The applicant need to present the documents at the embassy.
Countries required to apply for a visa to enter Malaysia (List of involved countries) ***Afghanistan (VDR) Angola* Bangladesh Bhutan Burkina Faso* Burundi* Cameroon* Central African Republic* Colombia Democratic Republic of Congo* Congo Republic* Djibouti* Equatorial Guinea* Eritrea* Ethiopia* Ghana* Guinea-Bissau* India** Ivory Coast (Cote D’ Ivoire)* Liberia* Mali* Montenegro Mozambique* Nepal Nigeria* Niger* Pakistan Rwanda* Serbia Sri Lanka
The application for Visa with Reference (VDR) also could be done through our embassy here. The applicant need to present the documents at the embassy. The embassy will issue Covering Letter and forward the completed application documents to the Department of Immigration Malaysia. Please find below the procedures / the documents for Visa with Reference for Afghan passport holder;
Malaysia for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates
- Visa-freeUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Andorra, Kosovo, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, North Macedonia, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela
- Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Yemen
- Visa-free
- Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Syria, Taiwan, United States
- Visa-freeUp to 3 months
- South Korea, Sudan, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Uruguay
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days per entry
- China
- eVisa
- Angola, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Montenegro, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Serbia, Sri Lanka
- eVisaUp to 14 daysPublic data
- Ghana
- Visa requiredPublic data
- North Korea
- No admissionPublic data
- Israel
How this rule was checked
On 14 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Malaysia, chiefly Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia). Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: eVisa, up to 30 days. The official source shows: visa required, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
Something here is wrong or out of date? Report a wrong rule.
Government travel advice for Malaysia
- United States
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all but essential travel to some areas
- Canada
- Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Malaysia as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Afghanistan passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Malaysia visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Afghanistan passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Afghanistan passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Malaysia.