Entry Requirements to Know Before Boarding Flights to Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s most popular holiday destination is as charismatic as they come! The charm and the allure of this city have a magnificent aura that attracts leisure vacationers like moth to a flame. Not surprisingly, a flood of Britons book flight tickets for air travel to Kuala Lumpur.
However, before actually grabbing flights to Kuala Lumpur, one needs to have an understanding of things like visa and passport requirements, currency laws, etc. Read on to get yourself familiarised with the same.
Visa
British tourists booking cheap flights to Kuala Lumpur to tour the city and the country of Malaysia need not obtain a visa in advance. Travellers who intend to stay for more than 3 months, however, require a visa in order to enter Malaysia. Even travellers on non tourist trip need a visa to visit the country.
British travellers on flights to Kuala Lumpur should be mindful of not violating any sort of entry rules or regulations like overstaying their visas. The Malaysian authorities are pretty strict with their immigration policies and consequences of such acts can be very serious for the travellers flouting the rules.
Passports
Travellers must make sure that their passport validity is more than six months from the date of entry into the country.
UK citizens with an intention to visit East Malaysia from Peninsular Malaysia will need to carry their passports for inspection. East Malaysia covers the regions of Sabah and Sarawak.
Currency
Tourists visiting Malaysia need not to have any prior approval from the authorities if they are exporting or importing currency up to 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit per head. There are also no caps on the amount of foreign currency notes and/or traveller’s cheques exported or imported.
One must, however, declare the amount to customs authorities if the total amount of currency exceeds the equivalent of USD 10,000. Failing to adhere to the policy can result in a massive fine of RM 1 million and can even result in imprisonment.
Visiting with Children
Malaysian authorities generally need no documents or proofs that establish the relationship between adults and children. Having said so, travellers with any sort of apprehension can get in touch with the Malaysian representation in the UK.
High Commission of Malaysia in the UK
45 Belgrave Square
London SW1X 8QT
Health
British nationals with bookings of cheap flights to Kuala Lumpur in their pockets and a happy tour in their mind must be aware of all the appropriate vaccinations before travelling to Malaysia.
Medical facilities in Malaysia can not be always comparable to the UK standards but still most medical units in the country are pretty good. Both government and private hospitals charge a fee for their services. Private hospitals are expensive than the government establishments.
Malaysia has a problem with air quality because of smoke haze. British tourists with breathing ailments should take care.
Avoid bathing in rivers or under waterfalls as a precaution against Leptospirosis (Weil’s disease).
Dengue fever, malaria and other mosquito borne illnesses are not alien to Malaysia. Serious outbreaks can take place from time to time.
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