EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA, BERLIN
GUIDELINES ON ENTRY AND QUARANTINE PROCEDURES IN MALAYSIA
Malaysian citizens and other eligible/approved foreign nationals arriving to Malaysia are required to comply with the following entry and quarantine regulations effective from 1 November 2021:
MALAYSIAN NATIONALS : Malaysian are free to return home at any time subject to the rules and regulations imposed by the Government of Malaysia for returning citizens at the time of arrival.
FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO HOLD A VALID LONG TERM VISIT PASS :
A. With effect from 1 November 2021, foreign nationals who hold a valid Long Term Social Visit Pass (LTSVP) are now allowed to enter Malaysia without having to obtain prior approval from the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) through the MyTravelPass(MTP)/MyEntry online portal. The long-term passes entitled to this exemption are as below:
- Diplomatic (Exemption Order)/Dependant/Foreign Maid to the principal
- Employment Pass (Category I,II,III)/Dependant/Foreign Maid to the principal
- Resident Pass-Talent (RP-T)/ Dependant/Foreign Maid to the principal
- Professional Pass – Experts
- Professional Visit Pass (PVP)
- Permanent Resident (PR)/ Spouse to PR/ Children to PR
- Long Term Visit Pass (Husband/Wife/Child) to citizens
- Senior Citizen Pass
- Widow/ Widow to citizens
- Student Pass/ Dependant/Accompanying person to the student
- Residence Pass
- Temporary Working Visit Pass/Pas Lawatan Kerja Sementara (PLKS)
- Foreign Domestic Helper/Maid
Expatriates who do not hold any of the above-mentioned valid passes (or has newly approved applications and not holding any long-term pass in Malaysia) are still REQUIRED to obtain permission to enter Malaysia through MYEntry. More information/inquiries on this can be found at Expatriate Service Division (ESD), JIM website here
B. OTHER FOREIGN NATIONALS :
All other foreign nationals who do not fall under exempted categories mentioned under A (1-13) above are required to apply for entry approval from the Director General of Immigration of Malaysia through online portal at MyTravel Pass(MTP)/MYEntry or relevant approvals from Immigration Department of Malaysia prior to their entry into Malaysia as follow:
- Social Visits
- Holders of expired Long Term Visit Passes
- Application for Employment Pass (Category I,,II,III) / Resident Pass –Talent (RP-T)/ Dependants/Foreign Domestic Helpers/Maid and Professional Visit Pass- Expert/Specialist- newly approved and;
- Short Term Business Traveller
Entry to Sabah and Sarawak: Additional travel restrictions will be applied for travel to Sabah and Sarawak which have local autonomy over immigration at domestic and international ports of entry.
Sabah: Guidelines on traveling to Sabah, please refer here.
Sarawak: Guidelines on traveling to Sarawak, please refer here.
Transit: Foreign nationals may spend up to 24 hours in transit through the international terminals of Malaysian airports as long as they are not required to pass through immigration while in transit. KLIA and KLIA2 are different terminals, and as such, travelers cannot transfer between these terminals without passing through immigration.
With effect from 18 October 2021, arriving passengers from abroad are required to comply with the current Standard Operating Procedures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak as follows:
- Travellers are required to undergo COVID-19 screening test (RT-PCR) within three (3) days prior to departure to Malaysia.
- Travellers who are fully vaccinated (14 days after 2nd dose/28 days for single dose vaccines) are required to undergo mandatory quarantine at designated quarantine centres for a period of seven (7) days upon arrival in Malaysia
- Travelers who are unvaccinated OR have not completed the vaccination are required to go for mandatory quarantine for ten (10) days upon arrival in Malaysia
- Fully vaccinated travellers (Malaysians and non-Malaysians) who has a residence in Malaysia are eligible to apply for home quarantine and fulfil the following vaccination requirements:
- 14 days after the second dose of a 2-dose vaccine; or
- 28 days after a single-dose vaccine.
Applications for home quarantine must be submitted online 7-10 days prior to the expected date of departure to Malaysia for consideration through Home Quarantine Application portal at https://hso.moh.gov.my/outbreak-portal-hqa/index
Approval for home quarantine is subject to the approval by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia and it is not given automatically.
Approval for home quarantine must be obtained before departure to Malaysia and must be presented upon arrival. Otherwise, charges for quarantine at the specified quarantine place must be paid before departure as mentioned in Paragraph 5.
- The costs for COVID-19 test, quarantine and any other related cost will be borne by the travellers.
- Travellers are advised to check with their respective airlines in advance on any other COVID-19 requirements set by the airlines to avoid complications at the airport.
- Travellers are required to make payment in advance prior to departure via MySafeTravel (https://safetravel.myeg.com.my) or MyQr by MyEGMobile App for quarantine charges and any COVID-19 screening test that will be taken upon arrival at the Malaysian international point of entry. Proof of payments must be presented to the officer on duty for COVID-19 screening test and quarantine at the Malaysian international point of entry.
Travellers who wish to opt for Premium Hotel package may refer to the list of "premium" hotel at : http://www.nadma.gov.my/ms/component/sppagebuilder?view=page&id=190
Please present the hotel booking upon arrival in Malaysia.
The online mode of payment is compulsory for non-Malaysians, and strongly recommended for Malaysians to ensure a smooth/speedy process during arrival.
- Travellers who are transiting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before their journey to Sabah/Sarawak/Labuan or other States, they will be quarantined in Kuala Lumpur if the transit time is more than 24 hours. For journey to Sabah or Sarawak, please refer to the following link for more information:
- Sabah: https://phednp.wixsite.com/website
- Sarawak: https://sarawakdisastermc.com
More information on transit in Kuala Lumpur and entry into Sabah and Sarawak can be found at Malaysia Airlines website.
- Travellers are required to download, register, and activate MySejahtera online application 3 days before entering Malaysia. The application can be downloaded from the following link: https://mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my.
- Further inquiries regarding the COVID-19 test or arrival/ quarantine/ departure procedures shall be submitted directly to NADMA (http://www.nadma.gov.my) or the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre of the Ministry of Health at +603-8881 0200 / 0600 / 0700, WhatsApp: +6013-9279454 / +6010-9699435 or cpcr@moh.gov.my / hso@moh.gov.my / hsokkm@gmail.com.
- For visa or any other inquiries, please send your email to the Consular Section, Embassy of Malaysia, Berlin at consular@malemb.de OR our Consulate General of Malaysia in Frankfurt at consular@malcg.de
Embassy of Malaysia
Berlin
updated on 1 November 2021