No visa needed

Do citizens of Malaysia need a visa for Switzerland?

Citizens of Malaysia don’t need a visa for Switzerland 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 Malaysia: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Kuala Lumpur — Bern: ≈ 10,070 km, about 13 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 Switzerland without a visa on a Malaysia passport?

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

Switzerland visa rules at a glance

With a Malaysia passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 29 with an e-visa; 16 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malaysia passport ranks 6th of 199.
Malaysia passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Switzerland passport: 120.
Citizens of Malaysia and Switzerland can travel together visa-free to 104 countries, for example: Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Macau, Timor-Leste, Taiwan, China, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, and Japan.
Citizens of Switzerland, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malaysia. Malaysia visa for citizens of Switzerland

Travelling to Switzerland: good to know

Kuala Lumpur — Bern: about 10,070 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Kuala Lumpur 12:00 — Bern 06:00.
Local currency: Swiss Franc.
Languages: French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CHF 0.83.
Switzerland is the 130th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malaysia.