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Malaysia visa rules for Bahrain passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Bahrain passport holders can visit Malaysia visa-free.

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Official source

malaysiavisa.imi.gov.myImmigration Department of Malaysia (MYVISA eVISA portal)Checked 28 Oct 2026

No. eVISA is only compulsory for 31 specific nationalities, and it applies only for entry into Malaysia for social visit purposes, such as tourism, family visits, or short business trips.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a completed Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) to show to the immigration officer.
  • Needs a return ticket and proof of enough money for the stay.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Documents must be valid for six months or more from the date of entry into Malaysia.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Malaysia passport holders need to visit Bahrain.

Malaysia passport Bahrain

Visa on arrival

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Bahrain passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Kuala Lumpur, nearest first.

  1. SingaporeSingapore, about 320 km from Kuala LumpurVisa-free
  2. ThailandBangkok, about 1,190 km from Kuala LumpurVisa-free · 30 days
  3. PhilippinesManila, about 2,470 km from Kuala LumpurVisa-free · 30 days
  4. Macao SAR ChinaMacau, about 2,480 km from Kuala LumpurVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Kuala Lumpur

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Kuala Lumpur, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 32.6°CLow 24.0°CRain 228 mm
  2. FebHigh 33.3°CLow 24.2°CRain 192 mm
  3. MarHigh 33.8°CLow 24.6°CRain 269 mm
  4. AprHigh 33.7°CLow 24.9°CRain 301 mm
  5. MayHigh 33.7°CLow 25.1°CRain 227 mm
  6. JunHigh 33.3°CLow 24.9°CRain 148 mm
  7. JulHigh 32.8°CLow 24.6°CRain 167 mm
  8. AugHigh 32.8°CLow 24.6°CRain 179 mm
  9. SepHigh 32.7°CLow 24.3°CRain 220 mm
  10. OctHigh 32.7°CLow 24.3°CRain 284 mm
  11. NovHigh 32.3°CLow 24.2°CRain 356 mm
  12. DecHigh 32.0°CLow 24.1°CRain 281 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 24 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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