# Visa requirements for Malaysian citizens

Visa requirements for Malaysian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Malaysia.
As of 2025, Malaysian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 183 countries and territories, ranking the Malaysian passport 11th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index, making it the 2nd highest-ranked passport in Southeast Asia after Singapore, the 5th highest-ranked in Asia and the 2nd highest-ranked passport in the developing world and among Muslim-majority countries, just behind United Arab Emirates.
Although Malaysian passports bear the inscription "This passport is valid for all countries except Israel" and the Malaysian government officially allows travel to Israel for Christian and Muslim pilgrims only, Israel still issues visas to Malaysian citizens according to its rules.
In September 2017, Malaysia announced a ban on all Malaysian citizens from travelling to North Korea, in the wake of strained Malaysia–North Korea relations following the assassination of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

## Visa requirements

| Country / Region | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Algeria | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Andorra | Visa not required | | |
| Angola | Visa required | | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Armenia | eVisa | 120 days | e-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure. |
| Australia | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | 3 months on each visit in 12-month period if granted. |
| Austria | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Azerbaijan | Visa not required | 30 days | Applied unilaterally. |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 1 month | e-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure. |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Fee of USD 51. |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport. |
| Belgium | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Belize | Visa not required | | |
| Benin | eVisa | 30 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | |
| Bolivia | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Bulgaria | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Cambodia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | |
| Canada | Visa required | | |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | | Fee EUR 25. |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | |
| Chile | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| China | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa-free starting from 1 December 2023 until 31 December 2025. China is set to extend visa-free travel for Malaysian tourists from 15 days to 30 days as announced on 31 May 2024. However, this has yet to be implemented as of September 2024. |
| Colombia | Online Visa | | |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months | Must be arriving at Port Bouet Airport and hold an International Certificate of Vaccination. Fee is 73 EURO. |
| Croatia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Cuba | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Cyprus | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Czech Republic | Visa not required | 3 months | 3 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries (pursuant to the Czech Republic-Malaysia bilateral visa exemption agreement that was concluded before the Czech Republic joined the European Union and the Schengen Area). |
| Denmark | Visa not required | 3 months | 3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries (except Iceland). |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Egypt | eVisa / Free Visa on arrival | 30 days / 14 days | Malaysians can obtain a visa for free upon arrival for 14 days. e-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure. |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | |
| Estonia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | |
| Finland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| France | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Gabon | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | |
| Germany | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Ghana | Visa required | | |
| Greece | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Hungary | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Iceland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| India | eVisa | 30 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. Malaysians are exempt from paying the evisa fee from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. |
| Indonesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Iran | Visa not required | 15 days | |
| Iraq | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Malaysians can obtain a visa upon arrival for a maximum of 30 days if they arrive at Baghdad International Airport. eVisa may also be obtained online prior to departure. |
| Ireland | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Israel | Travel Banned by the Malaysian government | | Travel officially restricted by Malaysian government to pilgrims only. Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued. |
| Italy | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Jamaica | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | Visa not required for visits up to 90 days using the Malaysian biometric passports according of Here |
| Jordan | eVisa / Free visa on arrival | 1 month | Malaysians can obtain a visa for free upon arrival. |
| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 3 months | Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| North Korea | Travel Banned by the Malaysian government | | Malaysia announced a ban on all Malaysian citizens from travelling to North Korea due to safety concerns and in the wake of strained Malaysia–North Korea relations following the assassination of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. |
| South Korea | Electronical Travel Authorization | 90 days | Malaysian citizens can enter South Korea as a short term visit (e.g., tours, visiting relatives or friends, attending simple meetings) up to 90 days without a visa, though you should remain aware of the quarantine requirements. You must also have an onward or return ticket. It is illegal to work on a tourist visa, whether as a teacher or in any other capacity. You must be in possession of a Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) to enter Korea visa-free. You can complete your K-ETA application up to 24 hours before boarding your flight and it will be valid for 3 years from the date of approval. There is a small, non-refundable charge. |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | Fee KWD 3. e-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Laos | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Latvia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Lebanon | Free visa on arrival | 1 month | Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport. Must not have Israeli visa or stamp in the passport. Must be in possession of phone number & address to be visited in Lebanon, and a non-refundable onward ticket. |
| Lesotho | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Liberia | Visa required | | |
| Libya | Visa not required | 14 days | According to the e-Visa site, citizens of Malaysia are exempt from visa. |
| Liechtenstein | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Lithuania | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Luxembourg | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Malawi | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | Must have hotel reservation. |
| Mali | Visa required | | |
| Malta | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. |
| Monaco | Visa not required | | |
| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | At Beira (BEW), Nampula (APL), Maputo (MPM), Pemba (POL), Tete (TET) and Vilankulo (VNX). Must have onward ticket. |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. |
| Namibia | Visa not required | 3 Months | |
| Nauru | Visa required | | Application via email to director of immigration office. |
| Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa required | | |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Norway | Visa not required | 3 months | 3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries. |
| Oman | Visa not required / eVisa | 14 days / 30 days | |
| Pakistan | eVisa | 90 days | Issued free of charge as of August 2024. |
| Palau | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Panama | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days | Must arrive through Port Moresby (POM) or Rabaul (RAB) airports. |
| Paraguay | Visa required | | |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Poland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within a 180-day period, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries (pursuant to the Poland-Malaysia bilateral agreement regulating visa-free traffic that was concluded before Poland joined the European Union and the Schengen Area). |
| Portugal | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Qatar | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Romania | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | |
| Rwanda | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | 6 weeks | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 3 month | |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| San Marino | Visa not required | | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | | Visa holders issued by USA or a Schengen Member State may enter São Tomé and Príncipe for stay up to a maximum stay of 15 days. |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Serbia | Visa required | | Valid Schengen, UK, US, Switzerland or EEA Member State Visa holder may enter Serbia without Serbian tourist visa. |
| Seychelles | Electronic Border System | 3 months | Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country. |
| Sierra Leone | Free Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Slovakia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Slovenia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Solomon Islands | Free Visitor's permit on arrival | 3 months | |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
| South Africa | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. |
| Spain | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Free Visa on arrival | 60 days / 30 days | Malaysian citizens are exempt from a fee for visas until 30 April 2024. The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 30 days | An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. |
| Sweden | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Switzerland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. |
| Syria | Free visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Tanzania | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Must hold return / onward ticket. Fee of USD 30 to be paid in cash only. |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | Must have return / onward ticket and 3 passport photos. |
| Tonga | Free visa on arrival | 31 days | Must have return/onward ticket. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | | |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 days period in Turkiye. |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | |
| Tuvalu | Free Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Uganda | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Ukraine | Visa required | | e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months | ETA UK is valid for 2 years. |
| United States | Visa required | | Malaysian citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued with 10-years multiple-entry combination B1 / B2 visas, and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months (the period of stay is subject to the border immigration officer). |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Vietnam | Visa not required | 30 days | 90 days multiple entries e-Visa is also available |
| Yemen | Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Zimbabwe | Visa not required | 3 months | |
* Date of visa changes
* Malaysians have never required visas to the following countries:
* Barbados
* Brunei
* Ireland
* Schengen Area
* Singapore
* United Kingdom
* 30 August 1962: The Philippines (as Federation of Malaya)
* 18 December 1980: Micronesia
* 9 September 1983: South Korea
* 1 November 1987: New Zealand
* 11 March 1993: Dominica
* 6 June 1994: Mongolia
* 1995: Kyrgyzstan
* 26 May 1997: Cambodia
* 26 May 1998: Cuba
* 22 July 1999: Brazil
* 21 November 2001: Vietnam
* 1 November 2002: Taiwan
* 1 July 2004: Laos
* 20 September 2007: Kiribati
* 18 December 2007: Dominican Republic
* 8 May 2012: Panama
* 1 July 2013: Japan
* 11 January 2014: Moldova
* 19 August 2016: Tanzania
* 14 December 2016: Costa Rica
* 1 January 2017: Kazakhstan
* 12 February 2017: Belarus
* 9 August 2017: Qatar
* 27 December 2017: Morocco
* 1 January 2018: Rwanda
* 10 February 2018: Uzbekistan
* 10 December 2020: Oman
* 1 January 2022: Tajikistan
* 1 July 2022: Suriname
* 1 December 2023: China (until 30 November 2024)
* 21 March 2024: Libya
* 11 September 2024: Iraq

## Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Malaysia citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
| Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Europe |||
| Abkhazia | Visa required | Electronic form submission and supporting documents submission via email or fax |
| Mount Athos | Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 EUR for Orthodox visitors, 35 EUR for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 EUR for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. |
| Brest and Grodno, Belarus | Visa not required | Visa-free for 10 days Entry to / exit from Brest, Zhabinsky, Kamenets, Pruzhansky districts of Brest region, as well as Svisloch district of the Grodno region must be through road checkpoints Brest (Terespol), Domachevo (Slovatici), Peschatka (Polovtsi), the point of a simplified pass Pererov (Bialowieza), railway crossing point Brest-Vostochny (Terespol) & checkpoint Brest airport. Entry to / exit from territory of special tourist and recreational park Augustow Canal must be through road checkpoints Bruzgi (Forge Belostotskaya) Privalka (Raigardas), point of a simplified check Forestry (Rudavka), Privalka (Svindubre), railway checkpoint Grodno (Kuznica Belostotskaya) & checkpoint Airport Grodno. |
| Crimea | Visa required | Visa issued by Russia is required. |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months |
| UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
| Faroe Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Gibraltar | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Guernsey | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Isle of Man | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. |
| Jersey | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Artsakh | Visa on arrival | Travellers can obtain the visa on arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Stepanakert upon arrival. Holders of a passport containing an Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or any evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan. |
| Russia | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. |
| South Ossetia | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h. |
| Africa |||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. |
| Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). |
| Mayotte | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Réunion | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months within any year period. |
| Saint Helena | Visitor's Pass on arrival | 6 months. Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 GBP. |
| Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 GBP (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 GBP for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. |
| Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival. |
| Sudan | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
| Darfur | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required. |
| Asia |||
| Hainan | Visa on arrival | 30 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. |
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 90 days |
| India PAP/RAP | PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. |
| Kazakhstan | Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. |
| Kish Island | Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. |
| Macao | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Maldives | Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. |
| North Korea outside Pyongyang | Special permit required | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) |
| Palestine | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| Taiwan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. |
| Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). |
| Turkmenistan | Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. |
| Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone | |
| UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone | |
| Yemen | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. |
| Caribbean and North Atlantic |||
| Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Aruba | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Bermuda | Visa not required | 6 months. |
| Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 90 days |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 6 months, extensions possible |
| San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist Card on arrival | must hold return/onward ticket. Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival. |
| Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 60 days |
| Curacao | Visa not required | 3 months |
| French West Indies | Visa not required | 90 days. French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. |
| Greenland | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Margarita Island | Visa not required | All visitors are fingerprinted. |
| Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Puerto Rico | Visa required | Visa Issued by the United States is required. |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required | Holders of valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA may enter Turks and Caicos Islands for stay up to a maximum of 90 days. |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required | Visa issued by the United States is required. |
| South America |||
| French Guiana | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Galápagos | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. |
| Oceania |||
| American Samoa | Entry permit required | Entry Permit required from Office of Attorney General of American Samoa. |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required. |
| Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required. |
| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Lau Province | Special permission required | Special permission required. |
| French Polynesia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Guam | Visa not required | 45 days |
| New Caledonia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Niue | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Visa not required | 45 days |
| Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee USD 35 or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore. |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. |
| Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required | 90 days |
| South Atlantic and Antarctica |||
| Falkland Islands | Visa required | British Overseas Territory visa is required. Apply at British High Commission |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required 60 days before arrival |
| Antarctica | Special permits required | Special permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. |

## APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:
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$_{1-Upto180days}$ $_{2-Upto90days}$ $_{3-Upto90daysinaperiodof180days}$ $_{4-Upto60days}$
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:
* No need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
* Undertake legitimate business in participating economies
* Expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members

## Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

### Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

### Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

### Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).
Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

#### Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.

### Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

### Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.

### Israeli stamps

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

### Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.