How can I contact the Malaysian embassy in New York?

The Malaysian Consulate-General is in New York, with Jeremiah Oliver Jitos serving as the Consul general. The Consulate of Malaysia offers many services to the Malaysian Citizen as well as for other citizens in the United States, such as Malaysian passport renewal, emergency passport Issuing, attestation certificates, Malaysian visa requirements for Diplomatic and official passport holders, etc.

313 East 43rd Street New York, NY 10017.
Tel: +1 (212) 490 2723
Email: mwnewyorkcg@kln.gov.my , newyork@imi.gov.my

To know more, please visit: https://www.kln.gov.my/web/usa_new-york/home

To allow for more ease of use and access, the embassy/Consulate has established multiple consulates across the country to offer its services seamlessly.

What are the primary task activities performed by the Embassy/Consulate of Malaysia located in New York, USA?

The Embassy/Consulate assists travellers from the United States to Malaysia, and vice versa. It also plays a main role in the educational exchange program, science, and technical development, arts, and culture sponsored by the Malaysian government.

What are the other services offered by the Malaysian Consulate/ Embassy in New York?

Community Services: Consulate dealing with aiding the distressed Malaysian woman, community welfare societies providing help to Malaysian diaspora, registration of new organisation with Malaysian Consulate, transportation of mortal remains to Malaysia with due respect, sending and receiving legal documents/summons through Consulate

Commerce: Business news services, appointing Commercial representative, aiding the establishment of new businesses in the USA, maintaining regulation of both export and import in coordination with USA authorities,  promotion of Malaysia exporters and manufacturers in the USA, promoting Investing in Malaysia publishing list of exhibition and trade fair in Malaysia

Education: Publishing Malaysia centric activities in university and schools, providing no objection certificate to students for study in Malaysia, registration of Malaysian student aboard, study in Malaysia promotion activities, doing a student exchange program, giving science and technology-related opportunities, academic research collaborations        

What type of passport services are provided by Malaysian Embassy/Consulate?

The primary purposes of travel to the United States by Malaysian nationals are tourism, higher education, employment, and other activities (such as parents visiting children, business events, etc.). In the United States, any foreign resident needs to possess a valid travel document, or the traveler will be deported to their home country. If the travel documents, such as a passport, got expired or were lost, the embassy would work to provide new records to the traveler and issue an emergency Malaysian passport based on the travel need of the applicant.

How many Malaysian Consulates/Embassy is in the United States to serve travellers?

The Malaysian Consulate in New York (address listed above) along with four Consulates/Embassy spread across the country to aid travellers to and from Malaysia.

Address of Malaysian Embassy in Washington D.C

Embassy of Malaysia – Washington  

3516 International Court N.W

Address of Malaysian Consulate in Los Angeles

Consulate General of Malaysia – Los Angeles

777 South Figueroa Street. Suite 600,

Los Angeles, California

Address of Honorary Consulate of Malaysia in Honolulu

Honorary Consul of Malaysia – Honolulu

Harbor Court, 55 Merchant Street, Suite 3100,

Honolulu, HI 96813

Address of Honorary Consulate of Malaysia in Portland

Honorary Consul of Malaysia – Portland

4708  SW Fairview Blvd,

Portland, OR 97221

Does a Consulate operate out of New York Consulate/embassy?

There is no separate Consular Address in New York. Both Embassy and Consular service office located in the same address

Can a traveller submit travel documents to the Malaysian Embassy/Consulate in New York?

Yes. The applicant can visit Malaysian visa application center for submission of documents, and they must be submitted by visiting the Malaysian Embassy/Consulate in New York, In the case of a Malaysian e visa, a visit is not mandatory to the Embassy, Consulate, or Malaysian authorized visa agent.

Can a traveller collect travel documents from the Malaysian Embassy/Consulate in New York?

Yes, you must visit the Malaysian Embassy/Consulate in New York to collect the documents. For Malaysian electronic visa, you don’t require to visit.

What are the hours of operation of the Malaysian embassy/Consulate in New York?

Malaysian Embassy working hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST. Consular Service Hours are MON-THU:09:30 AM to 12:30 PM/ FRI: 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM

What days is the Embassy/Consulate open?

The Malaysian Embassy/Consulate operates Monday through Friday. It is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and, public holidays or any special days specified by the Consulate from time to time.

On which holidays is the Embassy/Consulate closed?

The list of holidays the Malaysian Consulate in New York observes can be found at the link below.

https://www.kln.gov.my/web/usa_new-york/holidays

Are there any jurisdictional restrictions regarding services from the Malaysian Consulate in New York?

Yes, only people residing in the states under consular control of Malaysia Consulate, New York, are eligible for services like the issue of passports and visa services.

Which states are coming under the jurisdiction of the Malaysian Consulate/Embassy in New York?

The New York Consulate covers the following states and territories: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, the Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin, People Residing the above states can only contact

Is there an emergency phone number to reach the New York Consulate/embassy?

For any consular emergency services, please contact number 1-917-319-0381. The number is available during weekends and other embassy holidays.  For people who are in serious need only contact the above number and this service is only for Malaysian Citizens

What cultural activities are supported by the Consulate in New York?

The embassy works to promote Malaysian arts and culture. To know more regarding to cultural matters, please use  https://www.kln.gov.my/web/usa_new-york/events

What are the Malaysia visas you can apply with Click2Visas?

Apply Tourist E-Visa Single Entry to Malaysia
Tourist E-Visa Single Entry is mainly for sight-seeing and holidays. Most of these visas do not give the holder the right to work or start engaging in any business activity in the Malaysia.

Apply eNTRI – Tourist to Malaysia
Malaysia ENTR, a document that ultimately allowed travelers for a limited period of leisure travel within Malaysia, however no business, commercial, or paid activity is permitted.

Apply E-Medical Visa to Malaysia
Travelers with the sole purpose of taking medical treatment in Malaysia are eligible for a e medical Visa Malaysia. Activities other than treatments are not recommended.

What is the Visa-Free Score of Malaysia Passports?

Malaysia passports accumulate points to every visa-free nation that determines enter without obtaining a visa or to get an arrival visa.  

To explore more details about Malaysia Visa-Free Score, check out: https://www.passportindex.org/passport/malaysia/