| Before you sit down to fill out an application for a | | | | that tuition has been paid. |
| Malaysian Visa, you should check the Malaysian | | | | Application: Visa application forms are available from |
| Immigration website. Very few foreign visitors need | | | | all Malaysian Embassy’s and consulates. An online |
| a visa to visit Malaysia. Citizens of the United States, | | | | application form is also available. Check the |
| Switzerland and the Netherlands, for example, do not | | | | immigration website for the application form. If you |
| need a visa for Malaysia. | | | | are filling out the application by hand it is |
| Documentation: If you find out that your country is | | | | recommended that you print to avoid any delays in |
| one of the few whose citizens must have a visa to | | | | processing. |
| visit Malaysia, you will need to have the required | | | | Visa Extensions: Most Malaysian visas are valid for 3 |
| documentation. You need to provide two | | | | months. You will need to make Request for |
| photocopies of every document requested. A valid | | | | extensions to the Immigration department. Visitors |
| passport, round-trip airline tickets, bank statements, | | | | who have a “visa without reference” usually |
| travelers’ checks and two passport-sized | | | | qualify for a two-month extension. “Visa’s |
| photographs will be required. To see if there are any | | | | with references” must verify that they are ill or |
| other documents you need, can check the | | | | have been in an accident, that a war has broken out |
| Department of Immigration, Malaysia website at . | | | | in their country of origin, and that they can afford to |
| Visas: The country of Malaysia has two types of | | | | return home. |
| visas. A “Visa without References” is for | | | | Fees: The fee for a Malaysian visa is about $3 |
| anyone who visits the country to sightsee or on | | | | American dollars. However, the charge for citizens of |
| vacation. “Visa’s with References” are | | | | India must pay twice that amount. These fees are |
| for individuals visiting relatives, attending school, | | | | not refundable. It is often possible to have your visa |
| involved in research, or who are visiting Malaysia for | | | | approved the same day. |
| employment. This type of visa requires a letter of | | | | Just remember, you may not need a visa to visit |
| approval from the Malaysian High Commission and | | | | Malaysia, and that may make Malaysia the perfect |
| additional documentation such as a letter from your | | | | exotic vacation destination. |
| employer, student enrollment letter and verification | | | | |