The Malaysia High Commission has outsourced its visa processing to One Stop Centre (OSC) for Malaysian Visa with effect from September 15, 2016.
The new visa-processing partner has come with a slight revision in fees. Applicants will now have to bear a total cost of INR 5,600 (visa fees: INR 1,000 and processing fees: INR 4,600). The processing time of the applications will be five working days for all categories. All other mandatory requirements including the three-month bank statement and a valid return ticket remain unchanged. This manual application for Malaysian visa is recommended for travellers seeking multiple entry to Malaysia.
The Malaysian Government also recently introduced the Electronic Travel Authorisation Visa (e-visa) for a short visit to Malaysia. At this point in time, the e-visa facility is available to Indians residing in India only and is valid for a single journey stay of maximum 30 days in Malaysia for tourism purposes. The e-visa fees would around INR 2,700 (INR 1050 for visa fees and US$ 25 as processing fee) and has a turn round time of about 48 hours.
