What visa do I need for a flight connection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? [duplicate]
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I am really confused. I have two separate tickets, both with AirAsia. First flight is Bombay to Kuala Lumpur, 2.5 hour layover, and connection to the second flight, Kuala Lumpur to Manila.
I believe that when I arrive in Kuala Lumpur, I have to go through immigration to collect my luggage, and go back to immigration to check in my next flight.
In that case, I will need a visa. When I go to Immigration Department of Malaysia website to apply for an e-Visa, it asks for accommodation proof, bank statement and Malaysia address, none of which I have.
I am Indian and having Indian Passport
Another search gave information regarding transit visas, but doesn’t say whether I get it at the airport or the local embassy.
Update: To avoid any issue while travelling, I obtained a Transit Visa from local Malaysian Embassy in Kuwait.
Best Answer
Just so you know for the future: as stated in Timatic, the database used by Airlines, there are two Arrangements for visa-free Transit by Indians:
TWOV (Transit Without Visa): Visa required, except for Holders of onward tickets for a max. transit time of 24 hours, arriving at and departing from Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
TWOV requires the trip to be in a single booking, so not applicable to you.
The second Arrangement, which does let you clear Immigration and can be used with separate tickets:
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 India 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 (MH) or Air Asia (AK). When transit time is longer than 8 hours it is permitted to leave the transit area.
So if you have a valid visa from one of the mentioned countries, and the Connection time is at least 8 hours, you do not Need a visa.
Otherwise, you did the correct Thing by getting a Transit visa
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