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Travel guides

• How to fill in the MDAC, field by field A calm walk through every part of the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card form: what each field means, what to type and the small traps that catch people out.
• Malaysia entry requirements by nationality: how to check yours Visa-free or visa required, how long a visit allows and who is exempt from the MDAC: where Malaysia publishes each rule and how to check it for your passport.
• MDAC vs visa: what is the difference? The arrival card and a Malaysian visa are separate things. Learn what each one does, who needs which, and how visa-free stays and the eVisa fit in.
• Passport validity and blank pages for Malaysia The six-month validity rule, blank pages, damaged passports, name mismatches and what to do if you lose your passport in Malaysia, from official sources.
• What to carry at Malaysian immigration Passport validity, onward tickets, accommodation, funds, visas and your arrival card confirmation: what to have ready, on paper or on your phone.
• Common MDAC mistakes and how to avoid them The errors we see most on Malaysia arrival cards, from swapped names and mistyped passport numbers to wrong dates, lost emails and late submissions.
• MDAC for families and children Who fills in the arrival card for babies, children and teenagers, which email and phone to use, and how to handle a whole family or group without mix-ups.
• Transit through Malaysia: do you need an MDAC? When a connection through Kuala Lumpur or another Malaysian airport needs an arrival card and when it does not, explained by airside and landside transfers.
• Arriving at KLIA and other entry points What to expect at KLIA Terminals 1 and 2, Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and the Johor land checkpoints, including autogates and the Sabah and Sarawak check.
• Sabah and Sarawak arrivals: immigration in Malaysian Borneo Why Sabah and Sarawak run their own immigration checks, what that means on flights from Peninsular Malaysia, and how the MDAC fits for visitors to Borneo.
• Singapore to Malaysia by land Crossing into Johor by the Causeway or the Second Link: buses, the shuttle train, driving, the busiest times, and who needs an arrival card for the trip.