Entry rules · India passport
Do India passport holders need a visa for Malaysia?
No visa needed for a short visit. India passport holders can stay in Malaysia visa-free for up to 30 days.
Checked against official sources on 14 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 30 days
- Status
- Verified 14 Oct 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary India 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-free
India** Ivory Coast (Cote D’ Ivoire)*
India** citizen: visa exempts until 31st December 2026.
Effective from 1 December 2023 until 31 December 2026, only Indian nationals are exempted from the visa requirement for social visit purposes (Single Entry Visa – SEV) when traveling to Malaysia.
More quotes (4)
The Malaysian government has announced the extension of visa waiver for Indian nationals travelling to Malaysia until 31 December 2026, for up to 30 days, for business, tourism, social or transit purposes.
82 IND INDIA 30 DAYS
Visa on Arrival (VOA) Visa on Arrival facility is available for citizens of the PRC and India with the following conditions : i) Visitors arriving in Malaysia via Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, or Brunei only (with a valid visa from either country) ii) Visitors coming in from either four countries through the entrance as follows: Air Route a) Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) b) Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) c) Bayan Lepas International Airport, Pulau Pinang d) Sultan Ismail, Senai Airport, Johor e) Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah f) Kuching International Airport, Sarawak g) Langkawi International Airport, Kedah h) Miri Airport, Sarawak i) Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Selangor Land Route a) Tuas (Singapore)- Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (Second Link)(Malaysia) b) Immigration Control Post, Sungai Tujoh, Sarawak c) Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex (ICQS) Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah Sea Route Immigration Control Post, Labuan International Terminal Ferry ONLY VOA fees is RM200.00 and visitors must show that they have at least USD500 cash (or equivalent in Ringgit Malaysia) and a confirmed return ticket. Visitors are only allowed to stay for 15 days. Enforcement action based on the Immigration Act and Regulations will be taken against those who stay beyond the allowed duration.
VOA issuance can be considered to citizens of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, if they hold valid permanent residence, expatriate pass, dependant pass, student pass and long term visit pass from other countries.
Stay: up to 30 days
The Malaysian government has announced the extension of visa waiver for Indian nationals travelling to Malaysia until 31 December 2026, for up to 30 days, for business, tourism, social or transit purposes.
82 IND INDIA 30 DAYS
Malaysia for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Botswana, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Philippines, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa-freeUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Singapore, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda
- Visa-free
- Slovenia, United States
- Visa-freeUp to 3 months
- United Kingdom
- eVisaUp to 14 daysPublic data
- Ghana
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: visa-free, up to 90 days. The official source shows: visa-free, up to 30 days, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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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 India 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 India passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the India 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.