Malaysia Latest Travel Restrictions – May 2021

Last Updated on: March 7, 2023 at 9:27 am

Last updated on 31 May 2021

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Entry / Exit Restrictions Key Updates

• New / Changed General Restrictions: Malaysia to enter phase 1 of total lockdown from June 1 to June 14
• Citizens, their spouses, and permanent residents with MyTravelPass coming from Bangladesh, India and Nepal may enter subject to Malaysia’s protocols.
• Singapore and Malaysia start accepting applications for cross-border travel on compassionate grounds. People from either country can apply for cross-border travel to visit family members for emergency reasons such as death or critical illness
• All travellers are now required to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 3 days before departure from the first embarkation point.
• Travellers are now subject to a COVID-19 RT-PCR test upon arrival at their own expense.
• Expect travel restrictions in the weeks to come. As of 29 May, 3.4% of Malaysia’s population have been fully vaccinated and 6% have received at least one dose.

Key Travel Route Updates, travelling from:

• No changes from the previous month

Global Major Green Lane Updates

• Covid-19 cases rising in other countries aside from India, with Argentina recording the highest daily cases in the past few weeks.
• To date, 1.87 billion vaccine doses have been administered in the world, which resulted in 423 million people being fully vaccinated. Giving a total of 5.4% of the world’s population.
• European Parliament reached a provisional agreement for an EU-wide certificate for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

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