No visa needed

Do citizens of the Philippines need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of the Philippines 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 the Philippines: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Manila — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 2,470 km, about 3.5 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 Philippines passport?

Yes, citizens of the Philippines 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 Philippines passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 88 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Philippines passport ranks 134th of 199.
Philippines passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of the Philippines and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Macau, Taiwan, Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, Mongolia, Micronesia, Tajikistan, Kiribati, and Kazakhstan.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Philippines. Philippines visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Manila — Kuala Lumpur: about 2,470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 10th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of the Philippines.