Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Travel Requirements 2022

Updated Malaysia Travel Requirements for 2022

Can foreigners enter Malaysia now? Kuala Lumpur has reopened its borders for travel and tourism with new requirements in place. Entry and movement restrictions on foreign nationals were lifted on April 01, 2022.

Mask-wearing protocols in Malaysia are compulsory, including in public transportation and indoor settings. Other local COVID-19 Rules and Regulations include physical distancing.

The U.S. Embassy in Malaysia issued most of the country a Level 1 Travel Advisory on April 18, 2022. Eastern Sabah, however, was issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory due to the ongoing threat of kidnappings for ransom from both terrorist and criminal groups.

List of Travelers Allowed to Enter Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1. Malaysian Nationals
2. Non-Malaysian Nationals or Foreigners holding a Valid Long-Term Visit Pass:
   • Diplomatic, Employment Pass, Resident Pass-Talent, 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, Residence Pass, Temporary Working Visit Pass/Pas Lawatan Kerja Sementara (PLKS), Foreign Domestic Helper
3. Short-Term Foreign Travelers

List of Malaysia Travel Requirements

1. COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate
2. Negative RT-PCR Test Result/RTK-Ag Professional Test conducted within two (2) days prior to departure. This is not required for the following:
   • Travelers who were previously infected with COVID-19 in the last six (6) to sixty (60) days before departure may take a professional RTK-Ag Test two (2) days before departure
   • Fully vaccinated travelers aged 13 and above.
   • Travelers aged 12 years and below, regardless of vaccination status
3. Registration to the MySejahtera online application three (3) days before entering Malaysia (via malaysia.gov.my/)
   • Fully vaccinated travelers will be issued a “Digital Travelers Card” (Blue Traveler Card)
   • Partially Vaccinated and Unvaccinated travelers will be issued a “Digital Home Surveillance Order (HSO)” for five (5) days (Red Traveler Card)
   • Travelers without a “Digital Travelers Card” or “Digital Home Surveillance Order” will not be permitted to continue travel
4. PH Bureau of Immigration Declaration Form (via this link)

List of Quarantine Requirements

1. Unvaccinated/Partially Vaccinated travelers will be required to undergo five (5) days of Home Surveillance Quarantine (HSO)
   • Unvaccinated/Partially Vaccinated travelers will be required to do a professionally administered or supervised COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test within twenty-four (24) hours of arrival and a COVID-19 RT-PCR Test on Day 4 or;
   • Unvaccinated/Partially Vaccinated travelers will be required to do a professionally administered or supervised COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test on Day 5 of quarantine.
   • The HSO will only be revoked after the traveler gets tested and the result is negative
2. Unvaccinated/Partially Vaccinated travelers will be required to undergo Rapid Test Kid-Antigen (RTK-Ag) Test within twenty-four (24) hours upon arrival in Malaysia
3. Travelers aged 17 and below are allowed to enter Malaysia and do not need to be quarantined nor do any pre-departure or arrival test, regardless of their vaccination status
4. Effective April 01, 2022, vaccinated travelers will be exempted from the quarantine
5. For all categories of passengers, an Antigen Professional Test is required to be taken within twenty-four (24) hours after arrival

Note per MySafeTravel Malaysia:

1. Travelers do not need to apply for MyTravelPass to enter Malaysia
2. Transit travelers are not required for COVID testing by Malaysian authorities. This rule will vary with the final destination country
3. Effective May 01, 2022, Travel Insurance is no longer required when traveling to Malaysia
4. All visitors must use the MySejahtera mobile application and fill in their travel details, vaccination status, and pre-departure test result as a pre-requisite

For the latest information and resources on Malaysia’s COVID Health Protocols and Travel Requirements, visitors can go to:

• https://covid-19.moh.gov.my/reopeningsafely/makluman/2022/03/protokol-untuk-pengembara-yang-tiba-di-sempadan-antarabangsa-malaysia
• https://covid-19.moh.gov.my/reopeningsafely/makluman/2022/03/pengujian-dan-kuarantin-bagi-pengembara
• https://www.mysafetravel.gov.my/

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