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.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
Malaysia visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Malaysia.
The answer
Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit Malaysia visa-free.
- Entry
- Visa-free
- Stay
- Not stated by the source
- Covers
- Tourist entry
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.
Before you go
The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
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 the United Kingdom.
Malaysia passport United Kingdom
- Fee
- £20.00
- Maximum stay
- Up to 6 months
ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City
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Visa-free nearby
Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Kuala Lumpur, nearest first.
Weather in Kuala Lumpur
Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Kuala Lumpur, month by month.
- High 32.6°CLow 24.0°CRain 228 mm
- High 33.3°CLow 24.2°CRain 192 mm
- High 33.8°CLow 24.6°CRain 269 mm
- High 33.7°CLow 24.9°CRain 301 mm
- High 33.7°CLow 25.1°CRain 227 mm
- High 33.3°CLow 24.9°CRain 148 mm
- High 32.8°CLow 24.6°CRain 167 mm
- High 32.8°CLow 24.6°CRain 179 mm
- High 32.7°CLow 24.3°CRain 220 mm
- High 32.7°CLow 24.3°CRain 284 mm
- High 32.3°CLow 24.2°CRain 356 mm
- High 32.0°CLow 24.1°CRain 281 mm
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