{"id":20,"date":"2026-10-31T14:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/malaysia-evisa-from-portugal-a-step-by-step-guide-for-visa-required-passports\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:02:55","slug":"malaysia-evisa-from-portugal-a-step-by-step-guide-for-visa-required-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/malaysia-evisa-from-portugal-a-step-by-step-guide-for-visa-required-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia eVISA from Portugal: a step-by-step guide for visa-required passports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> many nationalities enter Malaysia without a visa, including Portuguese and Brazilian citizens. <strong>Bangladeshi, Nepali and Pakistani<\/strong> citizens need a visa, and can apply online through the official <strong>eVISA<\/strong> portal from Portugal. <strong>Indian<\/strong> citizens can enter visa-free for up to 30 days <strong>until 31 December 2026<\/strong>. Every visitor, visa or not, must also complete the free <strong>Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC)<\/strong> before arrival.<\/p>\n<p><em>Information as of October 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Who needs a visa<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Passport<\/th>\n<th>What you need (tourism)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Portuguese, other EU, Brazilian<\/td>\n<td>No visa + MDAC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indian<\/td>\n<td>Visa-free up to 30 days until 31 Dec 2026 + MDAC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bangladeshi, Nepali, Pakistani<\/td>\n<td>eVISA + MDAC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Your Portuguese TRC does not exempt you, but it lets you apply while living in Portugal. Malaysia also narrowed <strong>multiple-entry<\/strong> visas to 31 nationalities and four purposes in 2026; for a normal holiday, the single-entry eVISA is the usual route.<\/p>\n<h2>Step by step<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Open the official eVISA portal<\/strong> of the Immigration Department of Malaysia. Avoid look-alike sites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Register an account<\/strong> with your email.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose the visa type<\/strong> for tourism and enter your passport details.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Upload documents<\/strong> (below) as clear scans.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pay<\/strong> the visa and processing fees online. The fee depends on nationality.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Download the eVISA<\/strong> when approved and print a copy for the airline and immigration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Documents to upload<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>passport bio page, valid at least six months<\/li>\n<li>recent passport photo<\/li>\n<li><strong>return flight reservation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>hotel booking<\/strong> or a letter from your host in Malaysia<\/li>\n<li><strong>bank statement<\/strong> showing enough money for the trip<\/li>\n<li>your <strong>Portuguese TRC<\/strong>, to show legal residence where you apply from<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The MDAC arrival card<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>free, online on the Immigration Department website<\/li>\n<li>submit it within the three days before arrival<\/li>\n<li>needed by almost all foreign visitors, including visa-free travellers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply at least <strong>two to three weeks<\/strong> before travel.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the dates on your flight and hotel bookings the same as in the form.<\/li>\n<li>Indian citizens planning trips in 2027 should check whether the visa-free period is extended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Do Bangladeshi citizens living in Portugal need a visa for Malaysia?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. They apply through the official eVISA portal.<\/p>\n<h3>Do Indians need a visa for Malaysia in 2026?<\/h3>\n<p>No, for tourism up to 30 days until 31 December 2026. They still complete the MDAC.<\/p>\n<h3>Is the MDAC the same as a visa?<\/h3>\n<p>No. It is a free arrival declaration. Visa-required nationals need both.<\/p>\n<h3>How long does the Malaysian eVISA take?<\/h3>\n<p>Usually a few working days, but apply early in case extra documents are requested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladeshi, Nepali and Pakistani citizens living in Portugal need a Malaysian visa, while Indian citizens are visa-free until the end of 2026. Here is how the official eVISA works and the documents to upload.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"vot_how_we_help":"<p>Our Lisbon team helps residents of Portugal with <strong>Malaysian eVISA applications<\/strong>: checking whether your passport needs one, preparing and checking your documents and submitting on the official portal. We can provide the <a href=\"\/itinerary\">flight reservation and hotel booking<\/a> the application asks for, and book your flights. Try the free <a href=\"\/visa-eligibility\">visa eligibility checker<\/a>. The Immigration Department of Malaysia decides.<\/p>\n","vot_sources":"Immigration Department of Malaysia: eVISA portal | https:\/\/malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my\/\nImmigration Department of Malaysia: MYVISA FAQ | https:\/\/malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my\/faq\/\nImmigration Department of Malaysia: Visa requirement by country | https:\/\/www.imi.gov.my\/index.php\/en\/main-services\/visa\/visa-requirement-by-country\/\n4StoGo: Malaysia multiple-entry visa restrictions for 31 countries | https:\/\/4stogo.com\/blog\/posts\/malaysia-multiple-entry-visa-restrictions-31-countries-2026","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[36,34,33,35,37],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visa-guides","tag-bangladesh","tag-evisa","tag-malaysia-visa","tag-mdac","tag-nepal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visaontrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}