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Malaysia – Reopening

of Borders on 1 April 2022-

in bid to revive economy

In March 8, 2022, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, announced that Malaysia will commence its
transition to the endemic phase and reopen its borders beginning April 1.
The Prime Minister explained that the transition to endemicity is an exit strategy that would allow Malaysians
to return to near-normal life after nearly two years of battling the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the reopening of the country's borders, Malaysians will be allowed to travel to any country that has also
opened its borders to foreign travelers.
Foreign travelers will be allowed to enter the country without having to apply for the MyTravelPass. With the
reopening of the country’s borders, foreign travelers will only be required to download and activate the
MySejahtera application when they are in Malaysia.
In addition, fully vaccinated foreign travelers entering Malaysia will not be required to undergo quarantine but
will be required to take a Covid-19 RT-PCR test two days before departure and a professional RTK Antigen test within
24 hours of arrival, whether at the airport or at a health facility.1 However, foreign travelers entering Malaysia who
are not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 must undergo quarantine for five days.
Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri had stated that the ministry is targeting over 2 million tourist
arrivals within the year.
"Our tourism industry as we welcome international tourists, newcomers and regulars alike, back to Malaysia,
supporting our economy again".
Malaysia had attracted 4.3 million tourists in 2020 due to lockdowns following the COVID-19 pandemic, a
sharp decline from the 26.1 million in 2019.
THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES OF ENTRY TO MALAYSIA

ENTRY INSTALL & PRE- WITHIN
TYPE PERMISSION DOWNLOAD DEPARTURE 24 HOURS QUARANTINE
MYSEJAHTERA (2 DAYS OF ARRIVAL
AND INSURANCE BEFORE) NEGATIVE POSITIVE
COVERAGE TEST RESULT TEST RESULT
Fully Vaccinated PCR

Fully Vaccinated but RTK- 7 days
affected (6 to 60 days AG RTK-
before departure) AG

Partial Vaccinated / PCR 7 days
Unvaccinated 5 days *Additional test
Children aged 6 year
and below
NOTE : *Additional Test: (PCR on Day-4) or (RTK-AG on Day-5). If result is positive, additional five (5) days quarantine is required.

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