Article 19 naturalisation requires substantial residence, adequate Malay and government satisfaction. The enacted age amendment has a separate commencement mechanism that this packet does not establish as operative.
Asia passport
Malaysia passport rank
Global rank#9
Mobility score186
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Malaysia passport
The Malaysia passport is grouped with Asia in this index. It ranks #9 globally and #4 among 32 Asia passports, with a mobility score of 186.
Its current access profile includes 137 visa-free destinations,37 visas on arrival, and 12 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Malaysia has several linked-year residence tests, not only a 182-day threshold. Malaysian-source income and remitted foreign income have distinct rules, including a conditional resident-individual exemption.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa-freeAngolaVisa on arrivalBeninVisa-freeBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa on arrivalCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa-freeComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutiVisa on arrivalEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa-freeEthiopiaVisa on arrivalGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaVisa-freeLesothoVisa-freeLiberiaeVisaLibyaVisa-freeMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa-freeMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa-freeMozambiqueeVisaNamibiaVisa-freeNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa on arrivalTanzaniaVisa-freeThe GambiaVisa-freeTogoVisa-freeTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaVisa-freeZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa-free
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa requiredBrazilVisa-freeCanadaVisa requiredChileVisa-freeColombiaeVisaCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaVisa-freeHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa-freePeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesVisa requiredUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaVisa-free
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaVisa-freeArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaVisa-freeCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoVisa requiredSaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa-freeSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa requiredUS Virgin IslandsVisa required
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa-freeCambodiaVisa-freeChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa-freeJapanVisa-freeKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaosVisa-freeMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaCitizenshipMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa-freeNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanETAPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaETASri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa-freeTajikistanVisa-freeThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnamVisa-free
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijaneVisaBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationeVisaSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa requiredSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineeVisaUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15ArmeniaeVisaBahrainVisa on arrivalIranVisa on arrivalIraqVisa on arrivalIsraelVisa requiredJordanVisa on arrivalKuwaitVisa on arrivalLebanonVisa on arrivalOmanVisa-freePalestinian TerritoryVisa requiredQatarVisa on arrivalSaudi ArabiaVisa on arrivalSyriaVisa on arrivalUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-freeYemenVisa required
Oceania
21American SamoaVisa requiredAustraliaETACook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamETAKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsETAPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa on arrivalTongaVisa on arrivalTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.8190–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Malaysia · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
76.8years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Malaysia · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms