{"id":777016634,"date":"2024-06-21T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777016634"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:53:09","slug":"malaysia-extends-mutual-visa-free-entry-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-extends-mutual-visa-free-entry-with-china","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia extends mutual visa-free entry with China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The system has been extended until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Malaysia.- Malaysia and China have announced an extension of their mutual visa-free entry arrangement. The announcement was made in Kuala Lumpur following Chinese Premier Li Qiang\u2019s three-day visit to Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, China extended the visa-exemption policy for Malaysian citizens until December 31, 2025. Malaysia will now extend its visa-free entry system for Chinese citizens until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the current system, Chinese citizens can enter Malaysia visa-free for up to 30 days. Malaysian passport holders can enter China without a visa for up to 15 days for business, tourism, family visits, and transit purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, Malaysia\u2019s deputy prime minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi<\/strong>, said China was considering extending visa-free travel for Malaysian tourists from 15 to 30 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Malaysia: social media influences arrested for allegedly promoting illegal online gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The system has been extended until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777013862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Malaysia and China have extended their mutual visa-free entry arrangements, with China's policy for Malaysian citizens now valid until December 2025 and Malaysia's for Chinese citizens until the end of 2026. This policy facilitates business, tourism, and family visits, allowing up to 30 days visa-free entry for Chinese citizens into Malaysia and 15 days for Malaysians into China. The extension is expected to significantly boost cross-border travel and economic activity.","focusai_entities":"China, Malaysia, Li Qiang, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi","focusai_location":"Malaysia, China, Kuala Lumpur","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact?","query":"What is the projected GGR impact for Malaysian integrated resorts, specifically Genting Malaysia, stemming from the extended visa-free entry for Chinese citizens?"},{"label":"Investment Outlook?","query":"How might this extended visa-free arrangement influence foreign direct investment and capital expenditure decisions within Malaysia's tourism and integrated resort sectors?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16334],"tags":[23632],"class_list":["post-777016634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-integrated-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777016634"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777016645,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016634\/revisions\/777016645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777013862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777016634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777016634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777016634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}