No visa needed

Do citizens of Taiwan need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Taiwan 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 Taiwan: the passport opens 74 countries visa-free; Taipei — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 3,230 km, about 4.5 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 Taiwan passport?

Yes, citizens of Taiwan 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 Taiwan passport you can visit 74 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Taiwan passport ranks 87th of 199.
Taiwan passport: visa-free access to 74 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Taiwan and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Macau, Philippines, China, Japan, Brunei, Thailand, Singapore, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Seychelles, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Taiwan. Taiwan visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Taipei — Kuala Lumpur: about 3,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 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 17th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Taiwan.