Who needs a Visa to enter Malaysia and who don't

A visa is a document issued by a country as a permission for a visitor to enter the country for a certain purpose and a certain period of time. Most countries require visitor to get a visa, but there are exemptions too.

So, who needs a visa to enter Malaysia and who don't?

As an effort of diplomatic negotiation between the Malaysia government and United State of America, U.S.A. citizens who visit Malaysia for social, business or academic purposes (except for employment) DON'T need a visa to enter Malaysia.

As a member of ASEAN, no visa is required for a stay of less than one month for nationals of all ASEAN countries except Myanmar. For a stay exceeding one month a visa will be required, except for nationals Brunei and Singapore.

For national of Israel, visas are required and permission must be granted from Ministry of Internal Security.

For national of Republic of Serbia and Republic of Montenegro, visas are required and permission must be granted from Ministry Of Home Affairs.

Countries that require Visa

Afghanistan (Visa with reference)	Ethiopia
Angola	Guinea-Bissau
Bhutan	Hong Kong (C/I or D/I)
Burkina Faso	India
Burundi	Liberia
Central African Republic	Mali
China	Myanmar (normal passport)
Colombia	Nepal
Comoros	Niger
Congo Democratic Republic	Rwanda
Congo Republic	Serbia & Montenegro
Cote D'ivoire	Taiwan
Djibouti	United Nations (Laissez Passer)
Equat. Guinea	Western Sahara
Eritrea

Commonwealth Countries that require Visa

Bangladesh	Nigeria
Cameroon	Pakistan
Ghana	Sri Lanka
Mozambique

Countries that require Visa for a stay exceeding 3 months

Albania	Lebanon
Algeria	Lienchestien
Argentina	Luxemborg
Australia	Morocco
Austria (Vienna)	Netherland
Bahrain	Norway
Belgium	Oman
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Peru
Brazil	Poland
Croati	Qatar
Cuba	Romania
Czech Republic	St. Marino
Denmark	Saudi Arabia
Eqypt	Slovakia
Finland	South Korea
France	Spain
Germany	Sweden
Hungary	Switzerland
Iceland	Tunisia
Ireland	Turkeyv
Italy	Turkmenistan
Japan	United Arab Emirates
Jordan	United Kingdom
Kirgystan	Uruguay
Kuwait	Yemen
Kyrgyz Republic

Countries that require Visa for a stay exceeding 1 month

Armenia	Madagascar
Azerbaijan	Maldova
Barbados	Mauritania
Belarus	Mexico
Benin	Monaco
Bolivia	Mongalia
Bulgaria	Nicaragua
Cambodia	North Korea
Cape Verde	North Yemen
Chad	Panama
Chile	Paraguay
Costa Rica	Portugal
Equador	Russia
El Savador	Sao Tome & Principe
Estonia	Senegal
Gabon	Slovenia
Georgia	Sudan
Greece	Surinam
Guatemala	Tajikistan
Guinea Republic	Togo
Haiti	Ukraine
Honduras	Upper Volta
Hong Kong SAR	Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan	Vatican City
Latvia	Vanezuela
Lithuani	Zaire
Macao SAR	Zimbabwe
Macedonia

Countries that require Visa for a stay exceeding 14 days

Iran (15 days)	Sierra Leone
Iraq	Somalia
Libya	South Yemen
Macao (Travel Permit/Portugal CI)	Syria
Palestine

Nationals of countries other than those stated above (with the exception of Israel) are allowed to enter Malaysia without a visa for a visit not exceeding one month .

Note: Above entry regulations may change from time to time and you are recommended to enquire at the nearest Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate for further information.

[Source: Immigration Department of Malaysia.]