Malaysia has taken a big initiative to promote tourism and increase income. Under this, people from India and China will get entry into Malaysia without a visa. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that from December 1, citizens of both countries will not require a visa to stay in Malaysia for a month. Prime Minister Ibrahim announced this during a People’s Justice Party Congress speech late Sunday night. But he told how long the visa exemption will remain in force.
China and India are Malaysia’s largest source markets. According to government data, 9.16 million tourists visited Malaysia between January and June 2023. Of these, 498,540 tourists came from China, and 283,885 from India. Before the coronavirus epidemic, 1.5 million tourists from China and 354,486 tourists from India reached Malaysia in January-June 2019.
Malaysia to scrap entry visa requirements for Indian citizens visiting nation to beginhttps://t.co/asDXbOAaAe
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 27, 2023
Malaysia Followed The Path Of Thailand
Malaysia has exempted citizens of India and China from visas to promote tourism and improve its economy on the lines of neighbouring Thailand. Let us tell you that Chinese and Indian citizens currently have to apply for a visa to enter Malaysia.
China Has Also Given Offer To The People Of Malaysia
Notably, on November 24, China announced free visa travel for 15 days for Malaysian citizens. During the speech, the Prime Minister of Malaysia expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government and said that 50 years of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China will be completed next year.
Relations Between India and Malaysia Will Further Strengthen
According to the information, Malaysia offers free visa tours for Indian citizens under the Indian Media Exchange Program 2023. In this program, Malaysian High Commission BN Reddy said there are excellent relations between Malaysia and India.
In 2022, India and Malaysia have completed 65 years of diplomatic relations. He said that after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Malaysia in 2015, relations between the two countries have further strengthened. The free visa tour decision by the Malaysian government will prove to be a milestone in this.
