Student Visa
The Malaysian government policy, through the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and the support of the Immigration Department of Malaysia, is to encourage international students to study in institutions of higher learning in Malaysia. Applicants will have to meet minimum visa requirements and will have to show evidence of their ability to finance their studies and living expenses in Malaysia.
In most cases, your university through its International Students’ Office will submit the student visa application to the governments agencies. The university g first will send the Visa Approval letter (VAL – VDR in Malaya language) to you. Secondly, you need to submit the letter to the Malaysian Embassy in your country to get the single entry visa. Getting the single entry visa is important for all international students. Public universities will ask you to create your application in Education Malaysia Global Services ( EMGS ) for visa process. You can either make the payment through the EMGS system or through the institute.
Student visa in Malaysia required documents
There are several documents that need to prepare for your visa process
Student visa in Malaysia process timeline
The student visa process in Malaysia will go through several stage as follow