Visa approval letters for international students implemented January

KUALA LUMPUR: Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS), a wholly-owned company of the Higher Education Ministry has fully implemented the e-Visa Approval Letters (e-VAL) system starting this month to enable international students to obtain visas through their STARS’ portal.

In a statement, EMGS chief executive officer Prof Datuk Rujhan Mustafa said in relation with the implementation of e-Visa service by the Immigration Department the same month, students requiring visa for entry into Malaysia could make online application for a single entry visa to make it faster and more convenient for students to embark on their journey to the country.

“A total of 277,000 complete applications were received between 2013 and 2017 whereby, they were processed and Visa Approval Letters (VAL) issued within seven working days, thanks to support and teamwork with the Immigration Department.

“EMGS, with the support of other stakeholders is now well geared on both operations and international marketing platforms to assist the industry to achieve its goal of 200,000 international student enrolment by 2020.” said Rujhan.

On Monday, the company hosted the Education Malaysia Industry Townhall 2018 meeting with 180 international education heads from higher education institutions, skills centres and language schools at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. - Bernama