Tourist Visa in Malaysia

Depending on your nation, there are two ways through which you can apply for a Malaysian sightseer visa, which includes:

1. Applying In person, at a Malaysian representative office abroad, also Embassy or consulate or a sanctioned visa application center.
2. Online, for citizens of specific countries only.

Applying for a Malaysian sightseer visa in person

To apply for a Malaysian sightseer visa, you should go through the given steps:

• Find out where to apply.
• Download the Malaysian sightseer visa operation form.
• Collect the needed documents for a sightseer visa to Malaysia.
• Submit the operation to the delegacy.
• Stay for processing.

Find out where to apply

In order to apply for a visa in person, you are required to first find the nearest Malaysian Embassy or a visa application center in which you can submit your operation.

Download the Malaysian sightseer visa operation form

Next, is to download the Malaysian visa operation form from the website of the Immigration department of Malaysia. You are required to complete it electronically, i.e. you need access to a computer and an Adobe Reader to publish two clones, that you must sign.

Collect the needed documents for a sightseer visa to Malaysia

Every Malaysian Embassy or consulate has different conditions regarding the documents you must submit. Still, the common needed documents for a Malaysian sightseer visa are the following:

• Two clones of the completed Malaysia visa application form.
• Your passport, having a validity of a minimum period of six months from the date you intend to enter Malaysia.
• Two passport-size filmland of yourself which are in line with Malaysia print conditions.
• A complete flight diary, which includes a return flight ticket.
• Evidence of accommodation in Malaysia, similar to a hostel reservation.
• Letter of appointment from your host or guarantor in Malaysia, if you have one. Still, they must confirm this in the letter and it’ll count as evidence of accommodation, if you would be staying with them.
• No expostulation letter from your employer or an educational institution.
• Evidence of sufficient finances to cover the duration of your stay.
• Evidence of paid Malaysian visa figure. Some delegacies bear the figure to be paid in cash, while others will only accept payments made through a bank sale.
• Yellow fever vaccination certificate, if you’re from a country which is in the threat of unheroic fever transmission or lately traveled covered there for longer than 12 hours.

You need to make sure that you follow all the picture guidelines as per their conditions because indeed an incorrect picture format could bring you back your visa.

Submit the operation to the delegacy

After collecting the needed documents, you should submit them, along with the operation form, to the Malaysian Embassy. Also you would have to leave your passport, since if your operation is approved, the visa officers will fix your visa.

Stay for processing

The Malaysian sightseer visa processing time depends on the specific Embassy or the consulate. It generally takes about a week, on average, to process any application. Still, you are permitted to collect your passport with the visa on it, which allows you to enter Malaysia, only if your visa operation is approved.

After you have reached the Malaysian Port of Entry, you are required to go through border control, where the Malaysian Immigration officers decide whether or not to grant you an entry to the country. You must present the following documents there:

• Your passport and visa.
• Your return flight ticket.
• Proof stating that you have sufficient finances.
• Your completed appearance along with the departure card, which you can get after arriving at the point of entry.
• Evidence of accommodation.
• Yellow fever vaccination certificate, if applicable.
• Letter of appointment from host, if applicable.

Still, you would gain a short term social visit pass, if you’re allowed to enter the country. Every foreign citizen who enters Malaysia must have a pass, regardless of whether or not they require a visa because the pass indicates the number of days you’re allowed to stay. You mustn’t overstay your pass under any circumstances.