Page 10 - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON PROCEDURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF TRAVELLERS FROM ABROAD

5. Do I need to take another COVID-19 test upon arrival in Malaysia?

Yes. Travellers must undergo a professionally administered or supervised COVID-19 antigen rapid
test within 24 hours of arrival in Malaysia.

Children aged 6 years and below based on the calendar year (i.e. in the year 2022, those who are
born in or after 2016), are exempted from On Arrival Testing.

For countries which have bilateral agreement with Malaysia, on-arrival COVID-19 test may be
exempted, and depending on route of travel (air, land, sea).

As of 1st April, the following countries have been exempted from the requirement for on-arrival
COVID-19 test:

• Singapore

6. Do I need to take the on-arrival test at the point of disembarkation?

Travellers may choose to undergo on-arrival COVID-19 test at the point of disembarkation if the
testing facility is available, or they may choose to do it outside the point of disembarkation nearby
to their accommodation, as long as the test is done within 24 hours of arrival.

7. What happens if travellers do not undergo the on-arrival COVID-19 test or if

they do it more than 24 hours of arrival?

After 24 hours, if travellers have not undergone their on-arrival COVID-19 test, they will receive

a Digital Home Surveillance Order (HSO) from the Ministry of Health in MySejahtera. When travellers
receive the HSO, they are legally bound under Regulation 12A.(1) of the Prevention and Control of
Infectious Diseases (Measures Within Infected Local Areas)(National Recovery Plan) Regulations
2021. The HSO will only be revoked after the travellers gets tested and the result is negative.

9 Updated on: 15 April 2022