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🇲🇾Malaysia Passport

2026 registry · 95 destinations covered; each passport excludes its home country. Counts combine hand-mapped entries and models. Hand-mapped does not mean verified: destination-level sources and dates are incomplete. Treat counts as indicative; confirm entry, stay and residence conditions with official immigration sources.

Explore where Malaysia passport holders can live, work, and travel. 81 of the 95 countries WhereNext ranks are accessible without a traditional visa application.

Quick answer

2026 registry estimate — Among the 95 countries WhereNext ranks, Malaysia passport holders get visa-free entry to 78, visa-on-arrival access to 3 more, e-visa access to 9, and freedom of movement to 0 — total 81 countries accessible without a traditional visa application. Malaysia has model rank #7 of 95 passports WhereNext ranks (tier-1). Most countries require a separate work visa. 34 destinations in its passport map have a registered digital-nomad or remote-work route; official programme eligibility varies.

Key facts

  • Visa-free: 78 of 95 ranked countries 2026 registry — direct entry without a visa application — the strongest mobility tier; every count here is among the 95 countries WhereNext ranks.
  • Visa on arrival: 3 2026 registry — obtain a visa stamp at the border on landing; requirements depend on the destination.
  • eVisa: 9 2026 registry — online application before travel — follow the destination’s application requirements.
  • Freedom of movement: 0 2026 registry — live and work under a movement arrangement; EU/EEA residence conditions can apply.
  • 2026 model rank: #7 of 95 tier-1; 34 registered nomad or remote-work routes · 0 residency-friendly destinations, among the 95 countries WhereNext ranks.
78
Visa-Free · 2026
3
Visa on Arrival · 2026
9
eVisa Available · 2026
0
Freedom of Movement · 2026

2026 model rank #7 of 95 · tier-1

In the 2026 registry model, the Malaysia passport ranks #7 of 95 in WhereNext's mobility index — a tier-1 mobility passport with 81 countries accessible without a prior visa application (78 visa-free, 3 visa-on-arrival, 0 via freedom-of-movement agreements). Similar-access peers include United Arab Emirates (81) and South Korea (81). Compared with the median passport in our index, Malaysia uniquely unlocks Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom without a traditional visa application.

Japan
visa free
South Korea
visa free
United Kingdom
visa free
China
visa free
Taiwan
visa free

Closest peers by access: United Arab Emirates (81) · South Korea (81) · Qatar (81)

Malaysia Passport: Travel & Relocation Access

Malaysia passport holders can access 81 of the 95 countries WhereNext ranks without a traditional visa application — 78 visa-free, 3 with visa on arrival, and 0 through freedom of movement agreements.

Digital nomad visas: 34 destinations in Malaysia's passport map have a registered digital-nomad or remote-work route, including Portugal, Spain, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Japan, and 29 more. Programme eligibility varies by nationality; check the official source before applying.

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78
Visa-Free · 2026
3
Visa on Arrival · 2026
0
Freedom of Movement · 2026
81
Total Accessible · 2026
🇵🇹Portugal
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇪🇸Spain
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇲🇽Mexico
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 180 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Remote-work route
🇨🇦Canada
Visa Required
2026 registry · Max stay: Visa-dependent

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇦🇺Australia
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇳🇿New Zealand
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇩🇪Germany
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇳🇱Netherlands
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇸🇪Sweden
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇩🇰Denmark
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇸🇬Singapore
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇯🇵Japan
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇰🇷South Korea
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇨🇭Switzerland
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇦🇹Austria
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇮🇪Ireland
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇬🇧United Kingdom
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 180 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇫🇷France
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇮🇹Italy
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇨🇿Czechia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Remote-work route
🇵🇱Poland
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇨🇱Chile
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇨🇷Costa Rica
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇺🇾Uruguay
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇹🇭Thailand
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇻🇳Vietnam
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇪🇪Estonia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇫🇮Finland
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇨🇴Colombia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇧🇷Brazil
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇦🇷Argentina
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇬🇷Greece
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇭🇷Croatia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇮🇩Indonesia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇵🇭Philippines
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇿🇦South Africa
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇮🇳India
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇹🇷Turkey
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇳🇴Norway
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇧🇪Belgium
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇱🇺Luxembourg
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇭🇺Hungary
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇷🇴Romania
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇧🇬Bulgaria
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇸🇰Slovakia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇸🇮Slovenia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇱🇹Lithuania
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇱🇻Latvia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇲🇹Malta
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇨🇾Cyprus
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇮🇸Iceland
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇷🇸Serbia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇲🇰North Macedonia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇦🇱Albania
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇲🇪Montenegro
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇬🇪Georgia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 365 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇲🇩Moldova
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇺🇸United States
Visa Required
2026 registry · Max stay: Visa-dependent

Entry source not yet verified

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🇵🇦Panama
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 180 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇪🇨Ecuador
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
Nomad visa
🇵🇪Peru
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 183 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇬🇹Guatemala
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇯🇲Jamaica
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 180 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇨🇳China
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 15 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇹🇼Taiwan
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇭🇰Hong Kong
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇮🇱Israel
Visa Required
2026 registry · Max stay: Visa-dependent

Entry source not yet verified

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🇯🇴Jordan
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇶🇦Qatar
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇰🇼Kuwait
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇧🇭Bahrain
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 14 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇴🇲Oman
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇱🇰Sri Lanka
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇳🇵Nepal
Visa on Arrival
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇧🇩Bangladesh
Visa on Arrival
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇰🇭Cambodia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇲🇲Myanmar
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 14 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇱🇦Laos
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇲🇳Mongolia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇪🇬Egypt
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work
🇲🇦Morocco
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇰🇪Kenya
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇳🇬Nigeria
Visa Required
2026 registry · Max stay: Visa-dependent

Entry source not yet verified

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🇬🇭Ghana
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇹🇳Tunisia
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇲🇺Mauritius
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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Nomad visa
🇷🇼Rwanda
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 30 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
E-Visa
2026 registry · Max stay: 90 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇫🇯Fiji
Visa Free
2026 registry · Max stay: 120 days

Entry source not yet verified

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🇵🇬Papua New Guinea
Visa on Arrival
2026 registry · Max stay: 60 days

Entry source not yet verified

Work

Common Questions

How many countries can I visit visa-free with a passport from Malaysia?â–¾
2026 registry estimate; source checks are incomplete. 2026 registry estimate — Among the 95 countries WhereNext ranks, Malaysia passport holders can visit 78 visa-free and 3 with visa on arrival. In total, 81 countries are accessible without a traditional visa application. Top visa-free destinations include Portugal, Spain, Mexico, New Zealand, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Singapore, United Arab Emirates.
Can I work abroad with a passport from Malaysia?â–¾
2026 registry estimate; source checks are incomplete. Most countries require a separate work visa for passport holders from Malaysia. However, 34 destinations in WhereNext's passport map have a registered digital-nomad or remote-work route; check each programme's official eligibility rules.
Which countries have digital-nomad routes for a passport from Malaysia?â–¾
2026 registry estimate; source checks are incomplete. 34 destinations in Malaysia's WhereNext passport map have a registered digital-nomad or remote-work route, including Portugal, Spain, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Japan, South Korea and 28 more. These route records do not decide nationality-specific programme eligibility; check the official source before applying.
Where can I get residency with a passport from Malaysia?â–¾
2026 registry estimate; source checks are incomplete. Residency options vary by country. Many countries offer golden visas, retirement visas, or skilled worker pathways. Check specific country requirements using our Visa Checker.

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