Malaysian Visa is not required for Somalis
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- According to the Malaysian visa policy, Somalia citizens can make a visit without applying for a visa for a stay up to 30 days
- At least one passport page of visitors will be required for entry stamps
- Somalia citizens are not required to provide any certificate of vaccination to visit Malaysia
- Passport of citizens must be valid for six months beyond the date of arrival
- Travellers are allowed free export of moderate amounts of tobacco products and alcoholic drinks.
- Children aged 15 years old and younger may be added to the passport of an adult in their company.
- Entry is denied to foreign women in a late stage of pregnancy (six months or more)
- Travellers are required to pay an Airport tax at the charge of MYR 45.
- Travellers must have enough money (at least USD 500) as well as onward or return tickets
- Due to the outbreak of swine flu, all travellers to Malaysia are required to fill in a health declaration form handed over by the airlines during the flight.
- Visitors are only allowed to possess currencies up to the equivalent on of $10,000 entry and at departure
- The estimated flight time from Mogadishu, Somalia to Malaysia is 8 hours, 20 minutes.
- Malaysia is on the Malaysian Time zone (GMT+8) placing Malaysia 5 hours ahead of Somalia.
- Malaysia is the 66th largest country by land area and It has land borders with Thailand in West Malaysia, and Indonesia and Brunei in East Malaysia.
- The Malaysia My Second Home programme that allows foreigners to live in the country on a long-stay visa for up to 10 years has made Malaysia listed as one of the best places to retire to in the world.
- The country has the highest numbers of women working in the banking industry.
- Malaysia is ranked 19th in the world for its quality roads, quality of port infrastructure and quality of air transport infrastructure but ranked 39th in quality of electricity supply.
- The country has seven international ports, the major one being the Port Klang.
- There are 200 industrial parks along with specialised parks such as Technology Park Malaysia and Kulim Hi-tech park.
- The telecommunication network, although strong in urban areas, is less available to the rural population.
- The major modes of transportation within Malaysia is by road and railways.
- The constitution grants freedom of religion and makes Malaysia an officially secular state while establishing Islam as the “religion of the Federation”
- The official and national language of Malaysia is Malaysian, a standardised form of the Malay language alongside the English language.
- Popular sports in Malaysia include association football, badminton, field hockey, bowls, tennis, squash, martial arts, horse riding, sailing and skateboarding.
- Malaysia is one of the world most popular for coastal tourism. Langkawi and Kedah are the most famous nature island spots in the country.