I am an Indian passport holder travelling from China to India via Kuala Lumpur, on Air Asia tickets bought separately. The layover is 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Do I need a transit visa?
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Sign up to join this communityI am an Indian passport holder travelling from China to India via Kuala Lumpur, on Air Asia tickets bought separately. The layover is 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Do I need a transit visa?
Timatic, the database which airlines use to verify passenger documents, states in relevant part:
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Nationals of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka who reside in country of nationality transiting through Kuala Lumpur (KUL) with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country on Malaysia Airlines (MH) or Air Asia (AK) within 120 hours. They must:
- have a visa issued by Australia, China (People's Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea (Rep.), New Zealand or USA, and
stay in the international transit area of the airport, and
have documents required for the next destination.
You may need to present both of your tickets when you check in at your first flight.