No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 8,680 km, about 11.5 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 Tuvalu passport?

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 78 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Funafuti — Kuala Lumpur: about 8,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 08:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 27th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.