Can a transit visa be issued at the airport?
A colleague of mine traveled to the Philippines via Malaysia. Apparently, the terminal for his onward flight is 4km away from the arrival terminal. He is Pakistani and doesn't have a transit visa and, as a result, can't make the connection. He was told to book another flight which does leave from the terminal he is already in. He would have to pay an additional $500 US for the ticket.
Can a transit visa be issued at the airport to go to that terminal if the person is willing to pay?
Best Answer
According to Timatic, the database used by Airlines:
Visa required, except for Holders of a valid visa issued by Australia, China (People's Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea (Rep.), New Zealand or USA to nationals of Pakistan residing in country of nationality holding confirmed onward tickets for a max. transit time of 120 hours, arriving at and departing from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) on Malaysia Airlines or Air Asia. When transit time is longer than 8 hours it is permitted to leave the transit area if:
traveling to or returning from the country which issued the visa; and
traveling on a tour/package arranged by a company registered in the country which issued the visa
Transit between Main Terminal and KLIA2 is also permitted. When leaving the airport transit area, passports must be valid for at least 6 months from date of arrival.
In other words, the only way your colleague can change terminals is if he:
has a valid visa issued by Australia, China (People's Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea (Rep.), New Zealand or USA; and
is travelling to/from that country on a package tour.
So, he will unfortunately Need to change the tickets
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