Malaysia to Lift Covid Restrictions and Allow Indians to Regain Visa-on-Arrival

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

 

There's good news for all Indian tourists planning a trip to Malaysia. Indians will soon be able to apply for visas on arrival in the Asian country. This is a move toward attracting more Indian tourists to Malaysia.

Malaysia also intends to ease the Covid-19 limitations in the near future, allowing international tourists to enjoy a hassle-free visit to the country.

 

Multiple Malaysian news outlets reported that Prime Minister Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the three key Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) setup to curb coronavirus cases will be relaxed soon. When entering the premises, the three SOPs are to wear masks, conduct Covid-19 detection tests, and scan the MySejahtera application.

 

Manoharan Periasamy, a Tourism Malaysia delegate, is also in India to encourage travel to Malaysia. Mr. Periasamy, the Senior Director of the Malaysian International Promotion Division (Asia and Africa), told a news conference in Bengaluru that starting April 1, all travel restrictions have been eliminated and 76 flights per week are available between India and Malaysia.

There are 59 of them accessible from South India. Bengaluru, he added, is one of the most important points of entry into Malaysia for tourists.

 

While the visa on arrival programme is presently on hold because to Covid-19, it will reopen in two months.
In the meanwhile, anyone planning a trip to Malaysia can get an e-visa in as little as 2-3 working days.

Restriction relaxations and visa-on-arrival will make travel for Indians much easier, and individuals would be able to enjoy Malaysia once more.

While Japan and Singapore have the world's strongest passports, allowing them to visit 192 of 227 countries without a visa, India is ranked 83rd.