Pass-Atlas
Entering Malaysia
Malaysia playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#31
Entry openness
167
Visumfrei
167
Visum nötig
2
E-Mail, wenn sich die Einreiseregeln für Malaysia ändern
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Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
Kuala Lumpur
Bevölkerung
34.2 million
Fläche
329,750 km²
Währung
Malaysian ringgit MYR
Sprache
English, Malay
Zeitzone
UTC+08:00
Im Ausland geboren
3.8 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
10.7%
Ethnische Gruppen · 2023
- Bumiputera63.8%
- Chinese20.6%
- non-citizens9%
- Indian6%
- other0.6%
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Travel notes
Plug
Type G
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Left
Emergency
Police 999 · Ambulance 999
Dialing code
+60
Airports
KUL · BKI · PEN · SZB
Highlights
- Petronas Towers
- George Town
- Mount Kinabalu
- Langkawi
- Malacca
Malaysia PassRatgeber · MalaysiaVisa siteImmigration site
How to get a visa
Short visa-free / eVisa
Visit / tourism · Often 14–90 days
- Visa-free at the border; otherwise eVisa or a mission.
Malaysia My Second Home
Investment · 5–10 year social visit, by tier
- Meet deposit and income thresholds under federal MM2H or the Sabah/Sarawak variants.
DE Rantau digital nomad
Remote / nomad · Up to about 12 months
- File remote-work and income proof with MDEC.
Immigration routes
Employment Pass
Employer sponsor
Company-sponsored work pass — the main employment route.
Leads to PR:PR is rarely granted to foreign employees; most renew EP.
PR & citizenship
Permanent resident
Time to PR:No stable public formula; tightly screened
- Long stay, investment or Malaysian family ties.
Citizenship needs residence, language and allegiance, and usually dropping prior nationality.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisumfrei167
Southeast Asia