No visa needed

Do citizens of Malaysia need a visa for Latvia?

Citizens of Malaysia don’t need a visa for Latvia and can stay up to 90 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 — Riga: ≈ 8,960 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Malaysia don’t need a visa for Latvia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Latvia 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; Latvia passport: 118.
Citizens of Malaysia and Latvia can travel together visa-free to 100 countries, for example: Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Philippines, Macau, Timor-Leste, Taiwan, China, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Japan, Uzbekistan, and Mauritius.
Citizens of Latvia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malaysia. Malaysia visa for citizens of Latvia

Travelling to Latvia: good to know

Kuala Lumpur — Riga: about 8,960 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Kuala Lumpur 12:00 — Riga 07:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Latvian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Latvia is the 94th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malaysia.