MALAYSIA READY TO WELCOME INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS AS BORDERS FULLY REOPEN ON 1 APRIL
PUTRAJAYA, 11 March 2022 – Malaysia is all set to welcome back international travellers
after the government announced the full reopening of its borders for the first time after
nearly two years of COVID-19 pandemic-related closures as the nation is transitioning
to endemic phase, beginning 1 April 2022.
Fully-vaccinated travellers can enjoy quarantine-free travel and are only required to take
the COVID-19 RT-PCR test two days before departure and undergo professionally
administered RTK-Ag within 24 hours upon arrival in Malaysia.
To ease the entry process to Malaysia, travellers with valid travel documents can enter
Malaysia by downloading and activating the MySejahtera contact tracing app (from Apple
App Store, Google Play Store or Huawei AppGallery) and completing the pre-departure
form under the ‘Traveller’ icon without the need to apply for MyTravelPass, which will be
abolished.
However, international travellers who are not fully vaccinated must undergo five-day
quarantine upon arrival. Meanwhile, children and young people aged 12 to 17 are
allowed for quarantine-free entry and only need to undergo professionally administered
COVID-19 RTK-Ag within 24 hours upon arrival in Malaysia.
The use of face masks in public places and MySejahtera check-in at premises remain in
place as standard practice under the endemic phase, especially in confined areas with
large crowds. The government also set out the return of full-capacity activities even
though physical distancing would still be encouraged.
YB Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia said,
“We are delighted with the latest government’s announcement for the resumption of
international travel, and look forward to engaging with airlines and travel trade to ramp
up marketing efforts to promote Malaysia as a safe travel destination.
“With the upcoming reopening of international borders, it is timely for our marketing
agency, Tourism Malaysia to implement its Strategic Plan 2022-2026 in undertaking
strategic transformation, forging smart partnerships, enhancing tourism promotion and
optimising its strategic communication as well as media engagement,” Nancy said.
For more information on the latest standard operating procedures (SOP) for border reopening, please visit our website at https://www.malaysia.travel/travel-alert.
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Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, also known as Tourism Malaysia, is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia. It focuses on the specific task of promoting Malaysia as a preferred tourism destination. Since its inception, it has emerged as a major player in the international tourism scene. In 2019, Malaysia registered 26.1 million tourist arrivals and RM86.14 billion tourist receipts, placing it among the major tourism destinations of the world.
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