Malaysia Multiple Entry Visa: One Year, 30 Days per Entry, RM 100 for Indians and RM 30 for Chinese

The Immigration Department's Types of Visas page defines three visas. The single entry visa, normally valid for three months for one entry. The transit visa, for visa-required nationals passing through who leave the airport. And the multiple entry visa, which is the one frequent visitors from visa-required countries need.

Terms: "The validity of the Multiple Entry Visa is one year. Each entry is for 30 days only and the extension of stay is not allowed." It is issued mainly for business and government purposes to nationals of visa-required countries, and in a special form for Indian and Chinese citizens making social visits.

Fees: RM 100 for Indian citizens and RM 30 for Chinese citizens, per the department. Other nationalities pay the consular fee on the fee table for their country, the same figure as a single entry, plus the RM 105 eVisa processing fee when applying online. Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal pay RM 20; Sri Lanka RM 15; nationalities not on the table RM 20.

Why an Indian or Chinese citizen would want one: Both nationalities are visa-free for 30 days per visit, Indians until 31 December 2026 and Chinese under the treaty, but the exemption offers nothing beyond that. An Indian who visits Malaysia several times a year, or who wants certainty past 31 December 2026, and a Chinese citizen who expects to bump against the 90-in-180 cap, can hold a one-year visa instead. It does not lengthen any single stay beyond 30 days.

How to apply: Through the eVisa portal, selecting multiple entry, or at a Malaysian mission where the portal does not serve the applicant. Business applicants supply an invitation from the Malaysian company and evidence of the business relationship; social-visit applicants supply the usual return ticket, accommodation and funds. Conditions are the same as for any visa: a six-month passport, no record on the suspect list, sufficient funds, no employment.

What it is not: It is not a work or study permit, and it is not a long-stay pass. Those require a visa with reference obtained by the Malaysian sponsor from the Immigration Department before the applicant applies. It also does not exempt the holder from the Digital Arrival Card, which is filed before every arrival.