Public Holidays / Closures

BLS Malaysia Visa application centres will be close for business on the following public holidays in 2023:

S.no	Gazetted Holiday	Day	Date
1.	Republic Day*	Thursday	26/01/2023
2.	Holi	Wednesday	08/03/2023
3.	Good Friday	Friday	07/04/2023
4.	Id-ul-Fitr*	Saturday	22/04/2023
5.	Labour Day	Monday	01/05/2023
6.	Budha Purnima	Friday	05/05/2023
7.	Malaysian Kings Birthday (Agong's Birthday)	Monday	05/06/2023
8.	Id Ul Zuha (Bakrid)	Thursday	29/06/2023
9.	Muharram*	Saturday	29/07/2023
10.	Independence Day*	Tuesday	15/08/2023
11.	Merdeka Day of Malaysia	Thursday	31/08/2023
12.	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad	Thursday	28/09/2023
13.	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday*	Monday	02/10/2023
14.	Dussehra	Tuesday	24/10/2023
15.	Diwali (Deepavali)*	Sunday	12/11/2023
16.	Guru Nanak's Birthday	Monday	27/11/2023
17.	Christmas Day	Monday	25/12/2023

Normal operational hours:

Submission Timings: 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Passport collection Timings: 02.00 PM – 04:00 PM

Operational days: Monday – Friday (other than public holidays)