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Do Thai citizens need a passport to travel to Malaysia?

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Oct 2, 2024
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Ian ******
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I've done a few border runs in my time just the walk over ones. As I stand there I see the Thai and Malaysian come and go seemly no checks ??? . I'm off to Kuala Lumpur soon for a few days and you know it is my Thai lady friend says I come I come. So the question is do a Thai need a passport to go to Malaysia ?
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Thai citizens generally need a passport to enter Malaysia. However, they may cross the border by land using a valid national ID card, especially in specific cases near the border with countries like Laos. It's important to note that for air travel, a passport is required due to formal immigration processes.
Stephen *******
Yes to get from yes to get from France to England on a boat you do not need a passport I think it's same round all of the world
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Neil *********
By air yes they will as it’s a formal immigration the other side. By land not so much for the Thais going back and forth through Laos,Cambodia and sometimes Malaysia.
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Gordon *********
Can go loas on id card
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Ken ***********
Thai citizens can travel to Malaysia by land without a passport if they hold a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens can enter Laos by land without a passport if they possess a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens typically need a valid passport to enter Cambodia by land. While there may be some provisions for special cases, it's generally required to have a passport.

Thai citizens cannot enter Myanmar by land without a passport.
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@Ken **********
 Not true. We live on the Thai-Malaysian border and my Thai partner needs their passport or border pass whenever they wish to enter Malaysia.
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@Ken **********
 incorrect false information. Thais can enter Mynamar by land without passport if staying less than 14 days.
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Neil *********
ASEAN is a collection of countries whos locals need no visa -- not sure length of stay.

Passport needed i belive
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@Neil ********
 Thai citizens can travel to Malaysia by land without a passport if they hold a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens can enter Laos by land without a passport if they possess a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens typically need a valid passport to enter Cambodia by land. While there may be some provisions for special cases, it's generally required to have a passport.

Thai citizens cannot enter Myanmar by land without a passport.
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Mike *****
In some borders, citizens may be able to travel across with just temporary visas by using just their local id. But if I am not mistaken, it is just for the area near the border, eg the nearest town. But to go on a flight and actually need to pass through immigration, I am pretty sure a passport is needed.
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Terary **********
They need a passport. They (probably) don't need a visa or anything.
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@Terary *********
 Thai citizens can travel to Malaysia by land without a passport if they hold a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens can enter Laos by land without a passport if they possess a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens typically need a valid passport to enter Cambodia by land. While there may be some provisions for special cases, it's generally required to have a passport.

Thai citizens cannot enter Myanmar by land without a passport.
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James *******
No, the whole of Asia is now borderless.
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@James ******
 give that a go sans passport. I wish you the very best!
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@James ******
Umm, where did you get this information from? So for example a citizen of Pakistan could just walk across the border into India and just waltz right in?

Or an Iranian could waltz into Israel? Asia is a huge continent. It has the two largest countries in the world and the fourth largest by population.

One thing I'm very sure about is that Israel is the only country in the world where a person using a Malaysian passport isn't allowed by Malaysia to go to. There are other places like north Korea that ban Malaysians but only Israel is explicitly banned by Malaysia
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Yes 100% she does as she's crossing an international border,some borders ,mainly Cambodia, locals from both sides who live along the border can get paperwork passes instead of passports ,so they can cross the border for work/business purposes but they cannot go much further than the next check point,but that's only for locals living either side of the border who cross for work activity ,so she will need her passport 🙏🏽
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@Jason *****
 No, an ID card is enough
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Ian ******
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@Jason *****
 thank you that answers the question
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Jason ******
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 a lot of people get confused as at borders they see locals from each side crossing without the passport formalities ,so it's easy enough to wonder .I lived in Cambodia near a border for 14 yrs and witnessed it regularly ,so saw how it works 🙏🏽
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Mark ********
Everybody needs a passport to visit another country. Maybe you are thinking visas?
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@Mark *******
 No
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@Mark *******
 Not everyone. Thais only need a border pass for a land border crossing to Laos or Cambodia.
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@Mark *******
 I think you'll find Thai's can travel to some countries with just their ID card.
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@Mark *******
 You must be from the US? Well, «Everybody» do not need passports to cross borders. You do, other countries do not so get off your high horse pardner. No offense meant.
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@Erik **********
 F off bell end. No offence of course.😐
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 Thai citizens can travel to Malaysia by land without a passport if they hold a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens can enter Laos by land without a passport if they possess a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens typically need a valid passport to enter Cambodia by land. While there may be some provisions for special cases, it's generally required to have a passport.

Thai citizens cannot enter Myanmar by land without a passport.
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Joey ***********
Immigration in some Thai-Myanmar borders provide border passes in lieu of passports for the locals living by the borders of both countries. I just don't know if it is the same with Malaysian borders.
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@Joey **********
 Thai citizens can travel to Malaysia by land without a passport if they hold a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens can enter Laos by land without a passport if they possess a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens typically need a valid passport to enter Cambodia by land. While there may be some provisions for special cases, it's generally required to have a passport.

Thai citizens can travel to Malaysia by land without a passport if they hold a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens cannot enter Myanmar by land without a passport.
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@Mark *******
 No, not everybody. Many people can travel without passport, just their national ID cards to certain countries. Not sure about the ASEAN, but in Europe, Central and South America, certain people of certain countries do not need a passport to tavel between the agreement countries.
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@Elías *******
 however you need an official ID card. As UK doesn’t issue ID cards and driving licences don’t suffice, you need your passport. Some UK carriers even want your passport to fly within UK.
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@Elías *******
 for example, from to what country to what country can one travel without a passport?
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Ekkehard *******
No passport needed for German nationals to enter France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Tschechia, to name a few.
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@Robert ********
 EU citizens can travel between EU Countries via land borders without a passport.
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Tony ********
@Robert ********
 before brexit, you could travel to any EU country without a passport, and europeans can still travel within EU without passport. ASEAN is akin to EU in some repects.
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@Robert ********
 within the European Union, within the Mercosur (Brasil, Peru, Argentina, etc.) and the Central American Integration System Guatemala-Honduras-El Salvador-Nicaragua, that I know.
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@Robert ********
 I'm chilean and if I want, I could go to any southamerican country without passport, except for Surinam, Guyana and French Guyana.
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@Robert ********
 uk to Ireland. It's a common travel area for uk and Irish citizens. A variety of documents besides a passport suffice for Americans/Canadians using their land border. Americans don't need a passport to go on holiday in Mexico.
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@Andy *********
 U.S. citizens used to be able to visit Mexico and Canada without passport, but that changed several years ago… passports are required now.
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@Andy *********
 yes uk Ireland yes true, no visas etc and in theory no passport as a special zone. However as UK citizens don’t have ID cards they need a passport as their only form of identification to travel to Ireland. Driving licence doesn’t cover it, I’ve tried that one !
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@Robert ********
 I lived in Belfast for years. Gard never stopped me for papers in a UK car, I was stopped by the police more often up north. Even when the border was armed, and during FMV, I could cross the border freely. If you flew into Belfast and drove south in a rental car, no one is going to stop you. Get a ferry from England or scotland to Larne or Belfast, you dont need a passport. Some, not all, Airlines and Ferries going directly into the Republic might set a passport requirement, but that's not an Irish government requirement. The Foreign Office advice is you should mot must have a passport. If you don't have a passport, you can obtain a Confirmation of British Nationality Certificate from HMG Incidentally, Thailand is included in the Short Stay Waiver Scheme, so some with a UK visitor can visit Ireland for a short time with needing an Irish visa.
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@Robert ********
 Look up closed loop cruises.
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@Elías *******
 Well..ya learn something everyday. 👌👍
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Bob **********
Yes
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Is the question: does one need a passport to visit a different country?
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@Robert ********
 normally yes, but not always (I'm just talking generally about, like you).
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@Robert ********
 just asking
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Robert *********
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 in summary: a passport is usually required to visit foreign lands. Unless of course you are planning on an inflatable based trip to the UK via France?
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Ekkehard *******
Robert McBrain No, this is an incorrect statement.
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@Robert ********
 No
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@Robert ********
 Not true. There are many agreements between countries where a national ID card is acceptable.
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 good luck! I don’t even have a national ID card (by law)
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 Thai citizens can travel to Malaysia by land without a passport if they hold a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens can enter Laos by land without a passport if they possess a valid national ID card.

Thai citizens typically need a valid passport to enter Cambodia by land. While there may be some provisions for special cases, it's generally required to have a passport

Thai citizens cannot enter Myanmar by land without a passport.
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