Malaysia visa for Germans: do you need one?

Visa rules for a tourist visit

The Embassy of Malaysia in Berlin says German citizens do not need a tourist visa for Malaysia. Its table, which is the same on the page of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Frankfurt, lists Germany for entry without a visa with 3 months on arrival. Germany is also not on the Immigration Department of Malaysia's list of countries whose citizens must apply for a visa. You are given a Short Term Social Visit Pass when you arrive.

The German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt, as of 26 October 2026) agrees: you need no visa to enter and stay for up to 3 months, as long as you do not work.

How long you can stay

The Malaysian embassy in Berlin puts it plainly: German passport holders can stay in Malaysia for 3 months (90 days).

The embassy and consulate tables list no extension for Germans entering without a visa, and both pages say an extension of a social or business pass is not allowed unless the Director General approves it. The Immigration Department of Malaysia says an extension may be given only on special consideration, for example illness, an accident or war in your home country, with evidence and a confirmed ticket home or to a third country. Plan to leave within 90 days.

Sabah and Sarawak, on Borneo, have their own entry control. The Federal Foreign Office says these two states issue a separate visa on entry, usually valid for 90 days.

What to have ready

• Passport: the Federal Foreign Office says travel documents must be valid for 6 months beyond your entry, have free pages and be undamaged. A passport (Reisepass) or children's passport (Kinderreisepass) is accepted. A temporary passport (vorläufiger Reisepass) and the German ID card (Personalausweis) are not.
• Return or onward ticket and accommodation: the Federal Foreign Office says immigration officers may ask to see your return or onward ticket and proof of booked accommodation, and that you must show your boarding pass at passport control.
• Fees: the Federal Foreign Office lists no fees for entry, and the MDAC is free.
• Fingerprints: the Federal Foreign Office says the fingerprints of both index fingers are taken on entry.
• E-gates: the Federal Foreign Office says Germans can use the E-Gate/Autogate at Kuala Lumpur airport (KLIA1 and KLIA2).

The arrival form

Germans must fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) within 3 days before arriving, as the Federal Foreign Office also points out. It is mandatory and free on the official Immigration Department of Malaysia website, and we have a separate page that walks you through it.