Do I need a visa to go to Malaysia?

Chinese citizens need a visa to travel to Malaysia. Visa types are divided into two types: sticker visa and electronic visa. Electronic visa application is now very convenient and is the visa method chosen by most tourists when traveling to Malaysia. After completing the relevant procedures, you only need to wait 3-5 days to get the visa. You can only stay in Malaysia for 30 days with a visa, and the visa is valid for 3 months.

A visa is a permission certificate issued by a country's government agency in accordance with the laws of the country to foreigners who apply to enter, exit or pass through the country.

1. Application Instructions

1. Chinese citizens holding diplomatic and official passports can enter Malaysia and stay for 30 days without a visa. Chinese citizens holding official official passports and ordinary passports must do so when going to Malaysia. You need to apply for a visa before traveling.

2. Chinese citizens going to Malaysia should apply for a visa in advance outside Malaysia and can only enter the country at the airport.

3. Chinese tourists entering Malaysia through the Johor Bahru Port and Kuala Lumpur Airport can apply for a visa on arrival.

4. Tour groups visiting from China can apply for a port group visa, provided that the Ma Travel Agency has the authorization qualification from the General Administration of Immigration and has reported it. Passengers arriving at Tioman Island in Pahang via a third country can apply for a visa on arrival if they can present a valid return ticket.

5. Passengers who wish to enter Malaysia must hold a valid passport or recognized travel document. The validity period of the document shall not be less than 6 months and there shall be at least 1 blank visa page.

6. The types of Malaysian visas are mainly divided into:

1) Ordinary visa: issued to foreign citizens who travel to Malaysia, visit relatives and friends, and engage in business activities. Ordinary visas cannot be extended, but if you are unable to return home in time due to health reasons or flight problems, you can apply for an extension at the Immigration Bureau with certificates issued by relevant hospitals and airlines.

2) Work and student visa.

3) Visitor visa.

4) entri: This is a Malaysian entry voucher letter. Applicants can enter Malaysia for 15 days with entri. However, applicants can only apply for an entri entry voucher letter once within three months, and they must be from Direct flights from China to Malaysia. [1]

5) Malaysian electronic visa: only applicable to applicants traveling to Malaysia, and applicants are required to provide flight and hotel reservations.

2. Application process

1. The visa applicant determines the purpose of traveling to Malaysia and the itinerary plan.

2. Log on to the official website of the Malaysian Embassy in China to learn about visa application information and a list of required materials.

3. Prepare materials (the visa application form can be downloaded from the website of the Immigration Bureau or obtained from the embassy or consulate in China).

4. Go to the visa section of the Malaysian Embassy or Consulate in China to handle visa procedures and pay the visa fee.

5. Wait for review by the embassy or consulate.

6. After getting the visa, you should promptly and carefully check whether all the information on the visa is correct, especially whether the start and end time of the visa validity period and the number of days of stay are consistent with what you applied for. The personal information on the visa is as follows: Check whether the name is spelled correctly. If you find any errors, you should contact the visa office of the embassy or consulate in time.

3. Application materials

1. Personal social/tourist visa

1) Valid passport, valid for at least 6 months.

2) Two recent 2-inch personal ID photos (white background and color).

3) Visa application form (completely filled out, signed and dated).

2. Business visa

1) Valid passport, valid for at least 6 months.

2) Holders of renewed passports must provide all originals of their old passports.

3) 1 recent 2-inch personal ID photo (color with white background).

4) Visa application form (completely filled out, signed and dated).

5) Certification letter from the Chinese company (certifying that the visa applicant works in the company. The certification letter must be printed on the official letterhead of the applicant’s unit, stamped with the official seal of the unit, and signed by the person in charge).

6) Invitation letter from the Malaysian company (describing the nature and purpose of the business activity, the length of stay of the invited person, etc.).

7) If you have booked a flight ticket, please bring the order with you for backup.

3. Work and student visas

1) The Malaysian company or school must first apply to the Immigration Bureau. After approval, the Malaysian Immigration Bureau will notify the embassy or consulate in the applicant’s location to issue the visa. .

2) Apply for entry visa.

3) Valid passport, valid for at least 6 months.

4) Two recent 2-inch personal ID photos (white background and color).

5) Visa application form (completely filled out, signed and dated).

6) After arriving in Malaysia, the visa applicant will go to the Immigration Bureau to exchange for the corresponding type of long-term visa.

4. Family visit visa

1) Relatives who work, study or live in Malaysia should apply to the Malaysian Immigration Bureau in advance.

2) Arrive in Malaysia with an ordinary visa and then change to a family visit visa.

3) Proof of kinship.

4) Proof of work, study and income in Malaysia, etc.

Legal basis:

"Passport Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 2 The passport of the People's Republic of China is the passport of the People's Republic of China **Documents for citizens of the Republic of China to enter and exit the country and prove their nationality and identity abroad.

No organization or individual may forge, alter, transfer, intentionally damage or illegally seize passports.

Article 11 Under any of the following circumstances, the passport holder may apply for a replacement or reissue of passport in accordance with regulations:

(1) The passport is about to expire;< /p>

(2) The visa page of the passport is about to be used up;

(3) The passport is damaged and cannot be used;

(4) The passport is lost or stolen;

(5) Other circumstances when there are legitimate reasons to renew or reissue a passport.

Passport holders who apply for renewal or reissue of ordinary passports must apply in person to the exit and entry administration agency of the public security bureau of the local people’s government at or above the county level in the country where their residence is registered; abroad, they must apply in person to the People’s Republic of China It shall be submitted by the People's Republic of China's embassy, ??consulate or other overseas institution entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If a Chinese citizen who has settled abroad applies for a replacement or reissue of an ordinary passport after returning to the country, he or she must submit the application to the exit and entry administration agency of the public security bureau of the local people's government at or above the county level in the place of temporary residence.

The renewal or reissue of diplomatic passports and service passports shall be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.