Travelling Arrangement
 
Before you fill in the online application, please click each item below and read all its content.


Overview of Application and Arrival Process

Application & Acceptance Stage Time frame
1 Submit online application June 2009 - January 2010
2 Send in photo, relevant documents, & payment details After submission of application
3 Receive a Letter of Acceptance or Rejection
3-6 weeks from application
Preparation Stage
 
1 Read the travelling information in the website After being accepted
2 Raise and budget funds for air ticket, Food & lodging, vaccinations, transportation in KL & others After being accepted
3 Apply NDLEA for Nigerians/Ghanaians (especially for first time travellers) Nigerian:
After being accepted
Ghanaian:
Check with Malaysian Embassy
4 Obtain Passports with minimum 6 months validity Before September 2009
5 Purchase Air Ticket Before October 2009
6 Send in Confirmation of Travel January - February 2010
7 Apply vaccination & Yellow Fever certificates January - February 2010
8 Apply for Visa (where needed) February 2010
9 Collect Visa February - March 2010
Before Entering Malaysia  
1 Print out and bring along the Acceptance Package (Letter of Acceptance & Travelling Information) March 2010 onwards
2 Email/SMS/Fax us when you depart from your country
3 Bring along visa, vaccination certificates, NDLEA as you come to Malaysia
Arrival Stage  
1 Take a train/taxi/bus to KLIH (Refer to the Travelling Information) When you are in Malaysia
2 Register at our registration counters at KLI Hotel


Letter of acceptance

A successful applicant will be notified with a Letter of Acceptance and an Acceptance Package (Travelling Information and Confirmation of Travel) given solely for the purpose of attending Intake 12.

Mobile Text Messaging (SMS)
Can be used to acknowledge the sending or receipt of Application Form, Letter of Acceptance, and Confirmation of Travel. This is to also confirm with applicants that their particulars have been sent to the respective Malaysian embassies in their countries and to enable you to make simple enquiries.

Visa, transit visa, and vaccination
Overseas participants must ask their local immigration if an exit, transit visa or vaccination is required.

Check with the Malaysian Embassy in your country, or if there is none, a Malaysian Embassy in your neighbouring country as to whether an entry visa to Malaysia is required.

Your entry visa must cover March 7 - 20, 2010 (which includes Orientation and the Graduation).

NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency)
Must be applied for participants from Nigeria. Give yourself 3-6 months for clearance before you leave Nigeria for this program. This applies especially for first time travellers. Do check with your NDLEA office or the Malaysian Embassy for further details.

Ticketing
You should only purchase your return flight ticket when you are accepted into the Program. Overseas participants must possess confirmed return air tickets before travelling. Your ticket must cover the time of Orientation and the Graduation.

The Apostolic Program does not have contingency funds for any person who does not have a return air ticket.

Confirmation of travel
Your Confirmation of Travel must reach us on the stipulated date . Accommodation is available only for accepted participants and for the duration of Intake 12.

We do not arrange accommodation for anyone who arrives much earlier than necessary or is not accepted to the Program.

Climatic condition
Temperatures in Kuala Lumpur range from 27 to 34 degrees Celcius. Rainfall averages 200 centimetres annually. A usual day is warm and humid.

You may bring clothing suitable for such climate and a jacket as the hotel is air-conditioned.

Childcare
Although families are important to us, we cannot accommodate infants and non-participating children as this is an intensive seminar.
1 JOINT SESSION (ALL PARTICIPANTS)
2 PROGRAM A (NEW PARTICIPANTS)
3 PROGRAM B (ALUMNI)
4 SCHEDULE OF EQUIPPING
5 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
6 VENUE & ACCOMMODATION
7 EXPENSES & PAYMENT
8 ONLINE APPLICATION
9 TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS