No visa needed

Do citizens of Turkmenistan need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Turkmenistan don’t need a visa for Malaysia and can stay up to 90 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 Turkmenistan: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Ashgabat — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 5,850 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Turkmenistan don’t need a visa for Malaysia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malaysia visa rules at a glance

With a Turkmenistan passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Turkmenistan passport ranks 184th of 199.
Turkmenistan passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Turkmenistan and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Georgia, Palestine, Seychelles, Philippines, Micronesia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Ashgabat — Kuala Lumpur: about 5,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Ashgabat 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 15:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 106th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Turkmenistan.