IMMIGRATION

Have a Valid Passport or Document

• • • Everyone must have a recognized and valid passport or international travel document to enter Malaysia.
    • Any passport or travel document that is not recognized by the Malaysian Government, must have a Document replacing a Passport.
    • A passport that can be applied for at any Malaysian Representative Office abroad.
    • Holders of travel documents such as Declaration of Identity, Laiiser Passer, Titre de Voyage or Permanent Resident Certificate of a country need to ensure that their return to their country or the country that issued the document is guaranteed.
    • Documents must be valid for six months or more from the date of entry into Malaysia.

Have a Visa

• • • A visa is a type of endorsement in a passport or any other recognized foreign travel document that indicates that the holder has been granted permission to enter Malaysia.
    • Foreign nationals who require a visa must first apply at any Malaysian Representative Office abroad.
    • The visa issued is not an absolute guarantee that the individual will be allowed to enter the country.
    • The final decision is at the discretion of the Immigration Officer on duty at the gate.

Have a valid return ticket and sufficient expenses

• • • Every visitor is also required to prove the financial ability to declare himself in Malaysia along with a fixed return ticket to return to his home country or to another country.

Not an illegal immigrant

• • • Any person recognized under Section 8 of the Immigration Act 1959/1963 is not allowed to enter Malaysia despite having a valid Passport or travel document, visa, travel ticket and sufficient expenses.

Filling in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC)

• • • Visitors are required to complete a Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) / (IM.26) upon arrival at any gate of entry gazetted at HERE
    • Visitors must present their passports together with a complete MDAC to the Immigration Officer on duty and visitors must also ensure that their passports or travel documents are validated with the appropriate pass before leaving the immigration counter.

• • • Apart from applications to enter Malaysia for the purpose of a social or business visit, all applications for other types of passes must be applied for before entering the country.
    • Each application must have a sponsor who will be responsible for the presence of the subject in the country or for the delivery of the subject if necessary.

• • • Foreign nationals who wish to visit Malaysia must obtain a Passport at the entrance in addition to a visa (if necessary) that allows them to stay temporarily in the country.
    • A passport is a type of endorsement in a passport that gives permission to stay in Malaysia for an authorized period.