The Malaysian Government has introduced the Electronic Travel Authorization Visa (e-visa) for a short visit to Malaysia. Presently, 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.
India is a significant contributor to the tourism economy of Malaysia. In 2015, 722,141 Indian tourists visited Malaysia making India the sixth largest contributor to tourist arrivals. Mohammad Hafiz Hashim, director, Tourism Malaysia, Mumbai, said, “We are always trying to make travel to Malaysia as convenient as it can get and the introduction of e-visa is a major step in that direction. We are confident that with this ease in visa process more and more Indians will now consider Malaysia as a destination of choice for their next holiday.”
The Malaysia e-visa comes at a fee of around Rs 2710 and can be obtained within 24- 48 hours with a validity of three months.
