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Ethiopia visa for citizens of Malaysia

Citizens of Malaysia get an Ethiopia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Malaysia: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Kuala Lumpur — Addis Ababa: ≈ 6,980 km, about 9 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Ethiopia visa rules at a glance

With a Malaysia passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 29 with an e-visa; 16 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malaysia passport ranks 6th of 199.
Malaysia passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Ethiopia passport: 12.
Citizens of Malaysia and Ethiopia can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Micronesia, Kenya, Rwanda, Benin, Gambia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti.
Citizens of Ethiopia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Malaysia. Malaysia visa for citizens of Ethiopia

Travelling to Ethiopia: good to know

Kuala Lumpur — Addis Ababa: about 6,980 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Kuala Lumpur 12:00 — Addis Ababa 07:00.
Local currency: Ethiopian Birr.
Languages: Amharic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ETB 163.
Ethiopia is the 52nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malaysia.