Entry rules · Malaysia passport
Do Malaysia passport holders need a visa for China?
No visa needed for a short visit. Malaysia passport holders can stay in China visa-free for up to 30 days per entry.
Checked against official sources on 13 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 30 days per entry
- Status
- Verified 13 Oct 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Malaysia 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
截至目前，中华人民共和国与下列国家缔结互免签证协定。
93 | 马来西亚 | 马方普通护照 | 2025.07.17
《中华人民共和国政府和马来西亚政府关于互免持公务普通护照和普通护照人员签证的协定》将于2025年7月17日正式生效。
More quotes (4)
持有效的中国公务普通护照、普通护照和马来西亚普通护照人员，以休闲旅游、探亲访友、商务活动、交流访问、私人事务、医疗、国际运输（机组人员）为目的，在缔约另一方入境、出境或者过境，单次停留不超过30日，且每180日累计停留不超过90日，可免办签证。
85 | Malaysia | Diplomatic, service passports of China; | 2011.05.18 | | Diplomatic, official passports of Malaysia | Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports of China; | 2025.07.17 | Ordinary passports of Malaysia |
According to this agreement, treatments provided to nationals of one country making visa-free visits to the other remain unchanged, which means, nationals of one country can enter into and stay on the territory of the other for up to 30 days per entry.
In addition, in line with relevant international norms, the agreement explicitly stipulates the maximum cumulative visa-free stay for nationals of one contracting party in the territory of the other: no more than 90 days within any 180-day period. For foreign nationals entering China under the visa-free policy, this means that, the total number of days a foreign national stays in China must not exceed 90 within 180 days prior to any date. The 90-day period does not include the days spent in China under visa, residence permit and other visa documents or APEC Business Travel Card. The visa-free entry will not be granted to any foreigner whose cumulative duration of visa-free stay has reached 90 days within a 180-day period. In the case where a foreigner's cumulative duration of stay has not reached 90 days while the remaining period is less than 30 days, the visa-free stay period for the foreigner concerned for this entry shall not exceed the remaining visa-free stay period. Chinese citizens going to Malaysia would follow the same practice.
Stay: up to 30 days per entry
1. Titulares del pasaporte ordinario de estos países están exentos de visa para la entrada en el territorio continental de China con el motivo de negocio, turismo, visita familiar o amiguísima, visita o intercambio temporal y tránsito por un período que no exceda 30/60/90 días* para cada entrada:
持有效的中国公务普通护照、普通护照和马来西亚普通护照人员，以休闲旅游、探亲访友、商务活动、交流访问、私人事务、医疗、国际运输（机组人员）为目的，在缔约另一方入境、出境或者过境，单次停留不超过30日，且每180日累计停留不超过90日，可免办签证。
According to this agreement, treatments provided to nationals of one country making visa-free visits to the other remain unchanged, which means, nationals of one country can enter into and stay on the territory of the other for up to 30 days per entry.
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China for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Visa-freeUp to 60 days
- Mauritius
- Visa required
- Bangladesh, Botswana, Czechia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lithuania, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 13 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to China, chiefly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website). Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
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 China
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- No advice against travel
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to China 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 Malaysia passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- China visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Malaysia passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Malaysia 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 China.