PRE-ARRIVAL
INFORMATION
IIUM through Admissions and Records Division (for undergraduate)
/ Center for Postgraduates Studies (for Postgraduate)
will submit the approval of Student Pass (student visa)
to new students prior to your departure from home. This
will ease your entry to Malaysia.
If regulation in your country requires you to obtain
a visa before leaving the country, kindly make such
application at the nearest Malaysian Embassay / Consulate
Office. Otherwise, you may proceed to Malaysia without
a visa. However, a visa will be issued to you after
your arrival in Malaysia. For Immigration clearance,
you are required to produce the Immigration approval
letter upon arrival
INFORMATION / GUIDELINES OF
IMMIGRATION FOR
FOREIGN STUDENTS
NEW
APPLICANTS
All students who has been offered to study in Malaysia
are required to have a Student
Pass approval before entering Malaysia. To process
the application of a Student Pass, a student is required
to submit
-
2 photocopies of all used pages of his/her passport;
- 2 passport-sized photographs.
- photocopy of offer letter
o Students who has previously applied/registered
in any one of the institutions in Malaysia and possesses
a Student Pass under that institution are required
to get a letter of release from the said institution
in order to cancel the Student Pass. Otherwise application
for Student Pass under IIUM cannot be processed and
thus will cause a delay in registration.
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
Postgraduate Students who would like to bring their
family are advised to do so after registration at
IIUM. Family members also require visa approval before
coming to Malaysia. For application of visa clearance,
please submit the following :
- copy of passport (student & family)
- Marriage Certificate
- Birth Certificates for children
- Student's admission letter or certification letter
Family
members who enter Malaysia before receiving the approval
letter from Malaysia, is required to pay a sum of
MYR500.00 extra for each person, over and above the
normal fees for dependent visa.
[Except for the duration stated above, accompanying
family who would like to stay during the period of
candidature of the student, must apply for visa from
the Malaysian Embassy, otherwise the JP visa for each
family member will be enforced]
o Please take note that Undergraduate
Students, IfLA and Non-Graduating Students (students
who are registered under exchange programme, short
courses and research attachment) will not be issued
with dependent pass. We would advise students of these
categories not to bring their families to Malaysia.
EXTENSION
OF STUDENT PASS/DEPENDENT PASS
1. Application for extension of Student Pass/Dependent
Pass must be made through the ISD office at least
one month before expiry of the said pass. The application
must be enclosed with the passport and fee. Any penalty
imposed by the Immigration office for overstay or
any other penalties must be borne by the student.
2. Students who have reached the maximum period of
candidature must first apply for extension of study
and approved by the Admission Office first before
any extension of Student Pass can be made.
3. Students whose validity period of their passport
is expiring must first apply for renewal of validity
period of the passport before extension of Student
Pass can be made.
PROCESSING
OFFICE
The application for visa is usually submitted to the
Immigration Department in Shah Alam, Selangor and
the processing period is about two weeks from the
day the International Students Division receives a
student's document. Some applications have to be submitted
to the Immigration Headquarter in Putrajaya and the
processing period is longer and usually takes about
one months. This is particularly so for students from
Pakistan, Bangladesh and India who are above 25 years
old.
HEALTH REGULATIONS
Cholera vaccination is not required for travellers
entering Malaysia. Visitors arriging from Yellow Fevel
Endemic Zones and other affected areas are required
to present International Health Certificates showing
Yellow Fever vaccination. This regulation does not
apply to children below the age of one.
INFORMATION ON VISA MATTERS
For further information on visa matters please contact:-
Immigration Unit
International Students Division
International Islamic University Malaysia
Tel. No: +603-6196 5848 / 5843
APARTMENT TO LET (Off Campus)
For further clarification, please contact:-
KS Tay
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Tel: +603-61563366
Fax: +603-41439570
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