Eligibility for TWOV while flying Air Asia, transferring at KLIA2
We are a family of 3 Indian citizens with Indian passports travelling Mumbai-Sydney-Mumbai via Kuala Lumpur in April 2018. We have valid Australia tourist visas stamped on our Indian passports. On the Mumbai-Sydney sector, I have direct Fly-thru status, so just flight change as International Transfer without immigration, no Malaysian visa requured.
However, due to Air Asia's rescheduling the flights, on the return journey, my flights have a layover of 25 hours. Can you confirm whether I would be eligible for transit without visa at KLIA2 on arrival from Sydney? Arriving from Sydney at 6 pm on 28-4-2018, and flying out to to Mumbai, India, on 29-4-2018 at 7 pm.
Best Answer
Checking via Timatic, courtesy of the Emirates visa check and the KLIA2 Airport visa information confirms that you do not need a visa to transit, as you meet one, or more, of the conditions.
4. Transit Without Visa (TWOV)
The Transit Without Visa (TWOV) is only applicable after clearing Malaysian Immigration - for a maximum of 120 hours stop-over in Malaysia. However, granting of TWOV is solely at the discretion of the Malaysia Immigration; even if guest(s) meet all the required criteria.
Countries eligible for Transit Without Visa: Indian Subcontinent (for holders of Diplomatic & Official Passports)**
- Sri Lanka
- India
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
Eligibility
- Onward ticket must be within 120 hours.
- Must arrive and depart only via the same airport. (e.g. Arrive in KLIA2, Depart from KLIA2)
- Possess a valid onward ticket and carry a Single Entry Visa (SEV) or Multiple Entry Visa (MEV) issued from/and are heading to any one (1) of the seven (7) countries listed below (*TWOV will not be issued if next country of destination is not listed as above):
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United States of America (USA)
- Japan
- China
- Taiwan
South Korea
Passport MUST have a minimum validity of 6 months.
- A PRINTED copy of itinerary and original tickets MUST be produced. Producing only a PNR/booking number will be denied access.
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