Do Thailand passport holders need a visa for Malaysia?

No visa to apply for. Thailand passport holders enter Malaysia without one. Thai passport holders submit the MDAC before every entry into Malaysia, land crossings included, unless they cross on a Thailand Border Pass. Thailand issues that only to Thai nationals registered for at least a year in Satun, Songkhla, Yala, Narathiwat, or Pattani.

Policy

Visa-free

Max stay

30 days

  • The official form is free, on the government’s own site.
  • Automation we built fills in your MDAC under your supervision. You review it, change anything, and submit it yourself.
  • Your first one-traveler form per country is free. visayes Premium fills in your whole group in one go.
  • Your passport and trip details never leave your device and we have no way to read them. The one exception is the passport photo you choose to scan. It passes through a recognition service once and we keep no copy of it.
Start my MDAC

Crossing by land from Thailand?

On the official form, choose LAND as the Mode of Travel and THA - THAILAND as the Last Port of Embarkation before Malaysia.

Your next step

Turn up with a passport that still has enough validity left, and be ready to show where you are staying and how you are leaving.

The MDAC: what it means for you

Visa-free does not mean paperwork-free: the MDAC stands between you and the border either way.

First time filing it? The full guide covers who is exempt, the exact window, and fixing mistakes: read the MDAC guide. Ready to fill one in? The MDAC walkthrough takes you through every box, in order.

Official sources

Compiled by the visayes team. Visa status and maximum stay come from our passport policy dataset, last updated 28 Aug 2026. Entry rules can change without notice and the destination’s own government is always the final word.

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