No visa needed

Do citizens of Iraq need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Iraq don’t need a visa for Malaysia and can stay up to 30 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 Iraq: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Baghdad — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 6,810 km, about 9 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Iraq don’t need a visa for Malaysia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malaysia visa rules at a glance

With a Iraq passport you can visit 8 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 114 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iraq passport ranks 196th of 199.
Iraq passport: visa-free access to 8 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Iraq and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Iran, Tunisia, Seychelles, Zambia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iraq. Iraq visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Baghdad — Kuala Lumpur: about 6,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Baghdad 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 17:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 136th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iraq.