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Entry requirements and visa extension
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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. Other useful information
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