No visa needed

Do citizens of Vietnam need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 2,040 km, about 3 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 Vietnam passport?

Yes, citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Vietnam and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines, Brunei, Singapore, Mongolia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Micronesia, Seychelles, and Palestine.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Hanoi — Kuala Lumpur: about 2,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Hanoi 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 13:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.