The Malaysian government has introduced the new Multiple Entry E-Visa (MEV) for Indian tourists, with immediate effect till July 31, 2018. The e-visa, which can be applied online at windowmalaysia.my, will allow all Indian nationals residing abroad (except Singapore), to spend up to 30 days in Malaysia per visit, and is valid for a period of three months. The visa fee will cost INR1000, (not inclusive of the bank charges of INR50), as well as a 25 USD service charge. Applications will take 48 hours to process.
This development comes as part of Malaysia’s Government efforts in increasing tourist arrivals from India, with a targeted one million tourist arrivals in 2017. India is currently the sixth top tourist generating market for Malaysia, with a total of 638,578 Indian visitors recorded in 2016.
