No visa needed

Do citizens of Malaysia need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Malaysia don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 14 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Malaysia: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Kuala Lumpur — Tehran: ≈ 6,300 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 14 days

Can I travel to Iran without a visa on a Malaysia passport?

Yes, citizens of Malaysia don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 14 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran 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; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Malaysia and Iran can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Tajikistan, Seychelles, Kazakhstan, Micronesia, Iraq, Georgia, Turkey, Tunisia, Dominica, Haiti, and Venezuela.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malaysia. Malaysia visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Kuala Lumpur — Tehran: about 6,300 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4.5 hours.
Local time: Kuala Lumpur 12:00 — Tehran 07:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 41st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malaysia.