Generally speaking, Chinese citizens need to get a visa outside the country to enter Malaysia. If you do not have a visa in advance, you can apply for a port visa if you enter Malaysia via Thailand or Singapore; tour groups visiting from China can apply for a port group visa, provided that the Malaysian host travel agency has the authorization of the Directorate General of Immigration and has been filed. Travelers arriving at Tioman Island, Pahang via a third country can apply for a visa on arrival if they can present a valid return ticket. Malaysia's visa categories are mainly divided into:
(a) Social Visa. Issued to Chinese citizens for the purpose of tourism, visiting friends and relatives and business activities. Valid for three months, stay period of 14 days. The Malaysian Immigration Department has canceled the issuance of business visas to Chinese nationals with a stay of one month. The social visa cannot be extended, unless due to health reasons, flight problems and can not return to the country in a timely manner, you can go to the Immigration Department to extend the visa with the relevant hospitals and airlines to issue a letter certifying the extension of the visa.
(ii) Work and Student Visa. Work or study in Malaysia by the Malaysian company or school first to apply to the Immigration Department, approved by the Malaysian Immigration Department to notify the applicant's local embassy or consulate in the region to issue a social visa. Upon arrival in Malaysia, the applicant will then go to the Immigration Department to exchange his/her visa for the appropriate type of long term visa. For University of Malaysia, the school applies to the Immigration Department headquarters; for high school and below, the immigration department of each state applies for authorization.
(c) Visa for visiting relatives. The maximum stay of 6 months to visit relatives in Malaysia, by working, studying, living in Malaysia (Malaysian citizens, Chinese nationals married to them) of the parties to apply to the Immigration Department, the application for a visa need to provide proof of kinship.
(d) Temporary visitors to Malaysia are required to carry at least RM500 in cash. The Malaysian Immigration Department is particularly strict on the entry requirements for Chinese tourists (casual visitors), especially women under 30 years of age, if the person will be repatriated on the original plane if he/she has traveled to and from Malaysia several times in a short period of time. The Malaysian Immigration Department has the right to refuse entry to foreigners who have criminal records, are financially incapable and have misrepresented their purpose of coming to Malaysia.
Customs Regulations
(1) Entry: 1. Before entering the country, visitors must declare all items subject to tax or prohibited. The Customs and Excise Department has the right to require visitors to open their baggage for inspection as necessary, which is authorized under Section 103 of the Customs and Excise Act 1967. No duty is levied on travel between East and West Malaysia. Labuan, Sabah and Langkawi, Kedah are duty free zones, except for imported rubber, petroleum products, etc., which are subject to customs duties. 2. Green and Red Lanes. The red and green channel system is used at certain gates, especially at airports. Those who are not carrying any prohibited or taxable items pass through the green channel, while those who are using the red channel on the other hand, should declare their presence to the customs officers.
(ii) Under the Customs Tariff Act 1996, duty is levied at 30% of the actual value (or valuation) of the article. Duty-free articles such as tap pens, lighters, books, newspapers and magazines, perfumes, cosmetics (excluding puffing powder), portable radios, watches, cameras, camcorders, computers, fishing gear, balls (except golf balls), all kinds of musical instruments (except pianos), and so on. Under Section 19 of the Customs Act 1988, foreign visitors are entitled to exemption from duty on certain goods if they satisfy the following conditions: 1) the goods are carried by the visitor on his person or in his baggage; 2) the goods are for his personal use and are for his ordinary and frequent use; 3) the visitor is required to satisfy the Customs Officer that he is not a resident of Malaysia and that he intends to visit Malaysia for a period of not less than 72 hours; and 4) he is not allowed to transfer the preferential quota for the use of another person. The visitor cannot transfer the concessionary quota to another person for use. Names of items: alcohol (not exceeding 1 liter), cigarettes (not exceeding 225 grams, equivalent to 200 sticks), matches (not exceeding 100 sticks), toiletries, soap, toothpaste, new clothing (not exceeding 3 pieces), new shoes (not exceeding 1 pair), portable electric goods for health and cleaning purposes (not exceeding 1 piece of each), gifts (not exceeding the value of MYR 400), portable goods and equipment for personal use. and equipment for private use.
(iii) Security deposit system. If a visitor brings in taxable goods for personal use, he/she can bring in the goods by paying a security deposit equivalent to 30% of the tax amount at the Customs and Excise Department. The security deposit will be returned to the visitor at the time of departure, provided that the visitor leaves the country within 3 months, and that he/she shows the receipt of the goods and the security deposit to the Customs officer at the time of departure, as well as the payment of MYR 30 cents stamp duty. Royal Malaysian Customs Directorate General Tel: 00603-88822413/2, Fax: 00603-88895884, E-mail: [email?protected], Website: /govt/en/rny.html