(MALAYSIA) – Malaysia introduced a 10-year passport on June 4, 2026 for citizens aged 18 to 59, setting the fee at RM350.

The new document doubles passport validity from the previous five-year term. It is now offered under the new system.

Authorities limited eligibility to Malaysians in the 18 to 59 age group. The change applies to the new 10-year passport option announced on Thursday.

The fee is set at RM350. That price applies to the longer-validity passport introduced in the latest rollout.

Malaysia also changed the fee structure for lost passports. Replacement charges now range from RM550 to RM1,350, depending on the number of times a passport has been lost.

That marks a shift from earlier rules. The new gazetted structure raises replacement fees while extending standard validity for eligible adults.

Passport validity had previously been set at five years. The new framework extends that to 10 years for the affected age bracket.

The change gives eligible adults a longer renewal cycle at a stated cost of RM350. At the same time, the revised penalties for repeated loss place a higher price on replacement cases.

Malaysians who fall within the eligible age band now have access to a passport term that lasts twice as long as before. That puts the duration change at the center of Thursday’s rollout.

The new pricing structure also creates a wider gap between routine issuance and replacement after loss. A standard 10-year passport costs RM350, while replacement for lost passports starts at RM550 and rises to RM1,350.

Those figures indicate a two-track system under the latest rules. One track covers regular issuance for eligible Malaysians, and the other imposes higher charges tied to repeated passport losses.

Thursday’s rollout set out three headline points in clear terms: a 10-year passport, eligibility for Malaysians aged 18 to 59, and a fee of RM350. The same update also revised the charges attached to lost passports.

The age range is central to the policy as announced. Malaysia did not extend the new validity period beyond citizens aged 18 to 59 in the information released with the rollout.

That means the passport reform, as introduced, focuses on the country’s main adult working-age group. Within that group, the immediate practical shift is simple: renewals move from a five-year cycle to a 10-year cycle.

The fee details are equally direct. Eligible Malaysians pay RM350 for the new passport, while replacement charges for lost passports rise through a band of RM550 to RM1,350.

No broader set of pricing changes accompanied the announcement in the material released Thursday. The published figures centered on the new RM350 passport fee and the revised replacement charges.

Malaysia’s passport system now pairs a longer validity period with steeper replacement costs after loss. That combination took effect in the June 4, 2026 rollout of the new 10-year passport.