Steps To Take For Direct Entry Into Malaysia To Study

Step 1
YOU submit an application form to study together with relevant documents to the intended educational institution which has the official approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs Malaysia Immigration Department) to recruit international students.

Step 2
YOUR application to study is accepted by educational institution which will then help YOU to apply for student pass at the Malaysian Immigration Department in Malaysia prior to YOUR entry.

Step 3
Upon acceptance, a letter o

f approval for student pass will be released by Malaysian Immigration Department to the educational institution which offered the place for YOU to study. The educational institution will send the approval letter to YOU while YOU are still in India.

Step 4
Before leaving India for Malaysia, YOU must inform the educational institution of YOUR port of entry (airport), flight number, arrival date and time.

Step 5
Upon YOUR arrival at the airport in Malaysia, the educational institutions representative will receive YOU at the immigration check-point at the Malaysian airport. Visa will be issued to YOU at the entry point in the form of an endorsement on YOUR valid national Passport.

Step 6
Within 2 weeks of YOUR arrival, the educational institution will submit YOUR passport to the Immigration Department to affix the Student Pass sticker.

Procedures For Entry Into Malaysia
The procedures below will give international students like YOU a more detailed explanation about visa, student pass and other procedures in order to enter and stay in Malaysia for study purposes :

1. Application Procedures for a Visa
2. Application Procedures for a Student Pass
3. Arriving in Malaysia: At the Malaysia Immigration Check Point
4. Issuance of Student Pass to Students

Procedure 1: To apply for a visa to enter Malaysia
The visa will be issued to you upon your arrival in Malaysia at the immigration check point.

Procedure 2: To apply for a student pass for the pursuit of studies in Malaysia
The process to apply for a student pass is simple. The Malaysian educational institutions of higher learning which offer international students like YOU a place to study at their institutions will apply for the Student Pass on your behalf in Malaysia. The prospective students will be informed of their application status by the Immigration Department in Malaysia through their educational institutions within 7 days of the application, irrespective of whether it has been successful or not.

Documents required for applying student pass :
The Malaysian educational institutions are required to submit the following documents to the Malaysian Immigration Department Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur in order to apply for the student pass for students who intend to study at institutions of higher learning in Malaysia. The documents are as follows: -

* An offer letter or letter of acceptance from the educational institution to the student
* Student Pass Application Form (IMM14) in duplicate
* Two photocopies of the students Passport / Travel Document
* Two passport-sized photographs of the student
* The educational institution is required to sign a Personal Bond prescribed under Regulation 18 of the Immigration Regulations 1963 so as to guarantee that the person (student) to whom such a Pass is issued will comply with the provisions of the Ordinance and any regulations made there-under. The rate for personal bond for students from India is RM 750. Conversion Rate: USD1=RM 3.80

Procedure 3: Arriving in Malaysia - at the Malaysia immigration check point
Upon arrival at the airport in Malaysia, students have to show their Student Pass approval letter at the immigration check point. A Special Pass will be issued to refer the student to the respective State Immigration Department for issuance of the Student Pass. A visa will also be issued to the student at the entry point in the form of an endorsement on the student’s valid national Passport.

The Educational institutions representative will be at the immigration check point to receive and attend to the student. After the immigration clearance, the representative will be responsible to transfer the student to the educational institution for reporting of attendance.

Procedure 4: Issuance of student pass to students :
Students will be issued a Special Pass valid for 14 days at the Immigration check point. Within two weeks of their arrival, the educational institution is required to submit the students passports to the State Immigration Department to enable Student Pass stickers to be affixed. The fee for a Student Pass is RM60.00 a year (or part of a year) while a visa fee ranges from RM6.50 to RM100.00 depending on the countries the students come from. All payments of fees, issuance of Student Passes and Visas as well as renewal of Student Passes can be done at the relevant State Immigration Departments.

Terms To Be Observed By Educational Institutions during the course of study by student pass holders:
* Foreign students are not allowed to transfer to other educational institutions, unless prior approval is obtained from the Headquarters of the Immigration Department (Visas, Pass & Permit Division).
* Foreign students can only pursue courses of study that have been approved by the Ministry of Education Malaysia. The educational institution must inform the Immigration Department if a student decides to change his/her course of study.
* The educational institution must report to the Immigration Department when a foreign student:
o fails within a reasonable time to enter the educational institution after obtaining approval from the Immigration Department.
o having entered such an educational institution, fails to remain or ceases to be retained as a student therein.

Working Part-time While Studying In Malaysia
All international students studying at public or private higher educational institutions are allowed to work part-time. Students are allowed to work part-time for a maximum of 20 hours per week only during semester breaks or holidays of more than 7 days; in Restaurants, Petrol Kiosks, Mini Markets and Hotels as long as the Student Pass remains valid. Students are not permitted to work as a cashier. In addition, in the hotel sector, students are not allowed to work as singer, masseur, musician, GRO and other activities deemed to be immoral. Application to work part-time must be made through the educational institution in which the student is studying. The student needs to be present with the educational institution representative at the Immigration Department when submitting the application.