I have booked a ticket with malaysian airlines from Mumbai-Sydney via Kuala Lampur, but haven't put middle name which is present on my passport. Will this create any trouble in future?
Hey, So when the Check In agent swipes passport, it may not show up. So since you have mentioned that you have booked on Malaysia Airlines, you can call them up and ask them to append your name. So I had a problem like this on Malaysia airlines ticket where I had mis-spelt a name on the ticket. Definitely this would have caused problem at the check in desk since the names wouldn't match.(The Airline confirmed) I called Malaysia airlines up and asked. They re-spelt it for FREE. So, please call the Malaysia Airlines booking office in Kuala Lumpur Contact details24-hour call centre(Ticketing, bookings, flight cancellations, general enquiries)Within Malaysia 1 300 88 3000Outside Malaysia+603 7843 3000 (long distance call charges apply)They should be able to help you right away. As far as I know if your middle name is printed as a part of your surname on passport, it should be the same on your MH ticket. MH tickets when booked online are very crazy with spaces etc. Please tell them when you call and get the name appended. That would be helpful. If MH knows it is their fault they will do it free for you or take a nominal fee. They wouldn't ask you to rebook for sure. Hope this helps.. Good Luck and Safe Trip !
What is visa on arrival?
In practice it’s not that different from “visa-free” entry.With both you can just buy a ticket and get on the plane and go to the country for tourism purposes. (If you want to migrate there, or go to work or study or set up a business, you still need a visa!) On the other hand, if your nationality doesn’t get visa-free or visa on arrival entry to the country you’re visiting, you can’t do that. In that latter case, the airline wouldn’t let you on the plane. You’d need to go to an embassy beforehand and apply for a visa.The main difference is that you have to pay, with visa on arrival.You might have to get into a different queue from the visa-free people, but not many airlines do that.You’ll probably have to fill in a form, asking for all sorts of details - it depends on the country, one visa application (not for visa on arrival though) asked for my parents names, my blood group and my religion). You’ll have to tick “tourism” on the “purpose of visit” thing. Usually if you’re going to work, preach, teach, or often even to volunteer, you’ll need a different visa - usually you’ll need to organise that in advance. Sometimes doing business is OK. But check before you go.Then you’ll have to pay some money. Often you can pay in only US Dollars and/or the local currency. Somewhere between US$50 - 100 is common.Often too a visa-on-arrival will give you a full-page printed visa, sometimes with your photo on it, much like what you’d get if you applied in advance at an embassy. Visa-free usually just gives you a small stamp.Hope that’s the sort of thing you were asking about? Comment if I missed something.