No visa needed

Do citizens of Palau need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Palau 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 Palau: the passport opens 68 countries visa-free; Ngerulmud — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 3,680 km, about 5 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 Palau passport?

Yes, citizens of Palau 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 Palau passport you can visit 68 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Palau passport ranks 95th of 199.
Palau passport: visa-free access to 68 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Palau and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 60 countries, for example: Philippines, Taiwan, Micronesia, Singapore, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Fiji, Seychelles, Finland, Estonia, Palestine, Latvia, Cyprus, Lithuania, and Moldova.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Palau. Palau visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Ngerulmud — Kuala Lumpur: about 3,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Ngerulmud 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 11:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 17th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Palau.