MALAYSIA
Entry
Requirements & Visa Extension
Most nationalities do not need a visa for stays of fewer than
two months in Malaysia, but passports must be valid for three
months beyond your date of departure, and for six months if you're
going to Sabah or Sarawak. To extend your visa, go to an immigration
department office (eg in KL, Penang or Johor Bahru), or simply
cross into Singapore and back. A one-month extension should be
no problem, and a three-month extension may be possible.
Tourists travelling from the Peninsula to Sarawak and Sabah must
be cleared again by immigration. Visitors to Sabah can remain
as long as their original two-month stamp is valid. Visitors to
Sarawak - whether from Sabah or the Peninsula - receive a new,
one-month stamp which is rarely extendable. If you start your
trip in Sarawak and then fly to the mainland, be sure to get your
passport stamped by immigration with the usual two-month pass.
If an officer isn't available to do this then go to the Immigration
Office in Kuching at the first opportunity to get it stamped there.
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