Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Malaysian passport holders 11
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
EgyptVisa on arrival15 days→Visa-free30 days
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
LibyaeVisa→Visa-free30 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
ParaguayVisa required→Visa-free30 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Malaysian passport holders 4
AzerbaijanVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to Malaysia 3
BhutanVisa required→eVisa
IsraelNo admission→Visa required
MozambiqueeVisa14 days→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes