China and India are Malaysia’s fourth and fifth-largest supply markets respectively. (Representational)
Kuala Lumpur:
Malaysia will grant visa-free entry to residents of China and India for stays of as much as 30 days beginning on Dec. 1, in response to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Mr Anwar made the announcement late on Sunday throughout a speech at his Folks’s Justice Celebration congress and didn’t say for the way lengthy the visa exemption could be relevant.
China and India are Malaysia’s fourth and fifth-largest supply markets respectively.
In response to authorities information, Malaysia recorded 9.16 million vacationer arrivals between January and June this 12 months, with 498,540 from China and 283,885 from India. That in comparison with 1.5 million arrivals from China and 354,486 from India in the identical interval of 2019, previous to the pandemic.
The transfer follows related measures carried out by neighbouring Thailand to spice up its very important tourism sector and stimulate its sluggish economic system, with Chinese language and Indian nationals amongst these exempted this 12 months.
At present, Chinese language and Indian nationals should apply for visas to enter Malaysia.
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