No visa needed

Do citizens of Iran need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Iran don’t need a visa for Malaysia 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 Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 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 Malaysia without a visa on a Iran passport?

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

Malaysia visa rules at a glance

With a Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Iran and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Iraq, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Seychelles, Dominica, Micronesia, Haiti, and Venezuela.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Tehran — Kuala Lumpur: 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: Tehran 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 16:30.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 119th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.