You now need a visa for Malaysia

dory

This sort of sucks. You now have to get a visa beforehand for Malaysia, you can no longer get one on arrival like a lot of Asian countries.
This is effective immediately so anyone with holiday plans in the coming weeks is screwed and needs to sort it out asap.

However, those flying on to Aus can still stay for up to 120 hours visa free with proof of a visa to wok in Aus

Details here: http://www.airasia.com/my/en/latestnews/visaannouncements.html?affil=twit

thelongfellow

Not too sure about this haven't seen anything on any of the Malaysian gov websites

http://www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/requirement-for-foreigner?p_p_id=infovisarequirementforeigner_WAR_infovisarequirementforeigner5231&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_infovisarequirementforeigner_WAR_infovisarequirementforeigner5231_struts_action=/infovisarequirementforeigner/visarequirementforeigner_action&_infovisarequirementforeigner_WAR_infovisarequirementforeigner5231_recId=379&_infovisarequirementforeigner_WAR_infovisarequirementforeigner5231_CMD=detail

BuffyBot

Seems to be more for holders of certain passports (India, Bangledesh) etc who used to be able to do visa on arrival, but no longer can.

killbillvol2

Irish people on a social visit don't need a visa for Malaysia - you're stamped with a "Visit Pass". It's valid for 90 days.

Visa on Arrival is a separate entity appllying to 8 Asian countries so there's no change for us. (Apparently large numbers of Indian visitors "disappeared" into Malaysia after entering).

Todd Gack

That link is for visas to Myanmar (Burma), Irish passport holders don't need one for Malaysia and if they ever have it was quite some time ago.

dory

Ok, ok pardon me. I was just sent a message about it by someone who knows I like to go there. And I thought that link was about both Malaysia and Burma.

Move along now!

killbillvol2

dory wrote: »

Ok, ok pardon me. I was just sent a message about it by someone who knows I like to go there. And I thought that link was about both Malaysia and Burma.
Move along now!

It was. They've changed it today.

thelongfellow

I wouldn't trust anything visa related that didn't come from a governement website.