Checked 31 October 2026 - official sources

Malaysia Student Visa for Indian Students: EMGS Step by Step (2026)

If your course in Malaysia runs longer than three months, you need a Student Pass - and every Student Pass application goes through EMGS (Education Malaysia Global Services), the agency under Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education. Here is the process, step by step, as EMGS itself publishes it. Checked 31 October 2026.

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The process

8 steps

From your university offer letter to the Student Pass endorsement, as EMGS publishes it.

First-year EMGS costs

≈ RM 2,700 – 3,300 (about Rs 63,300 – 77,400)

From the official EMGS fee schedule dated 28 October 2025, including the 8% tax on EMGS fees.

e-Visa timing

48 hours

Indian nationals are on Malaysia’s e-Visa list; EMGS says the e-Visa takes about 48 hours to process.

The process, step by step.

Apply on the EMGS portal

Create an account and apply at visa.educationmalaysia.gov.my once you have your university offer letter.

Upload your documents

Upload the required documents - EMGS publishes the current list under Guidelines on the same site, including passport, offer letter, academic records and a passport-style photo.

Get your eVAL

EMGS and Immigration issue your eVAL, the electronic Visa Approval Letter.

Apply for your Single Entry Visa

Apply for a Single Entry Visa to enter Malaysia. Indian nationals are on Malaysia’s e-Visa list, and EMGS says the e-Visa takes about 48 hours to process.

About 48 hours - EMGS

Fill in the arrival card (MDAC)

Fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) within 3 days before you fly.

Within 3 days before you fly

Travel to Malaysia

Travel to Malaysia.

Post-arrival medical screening

Complete your post-arrival medical screening at an EMGS panel clinic within 7 working days of arrival - EMGS states it cannot start your pass endorsement without it.

Within 7 working days of arrival

Student Pass endorsement

Your university submits your passport for the Student Pass endorsement from Malaysian Immigration.

What it costs.

From the official EMGS fee schedule dated 28 October 2025, a new student pays:

EMGS item	Fee
Processing fee - course of 6 to 12 months	RM 1,600
Processing fee - shorter courses	RM 800about Rs 18,800
eVAL (Visa Approval Letter)	RM 150
i-Kad student identity card	RM 50a year
Post-arrival medical screening at a panel clinic	RM 250
Medical insurance, depending on the plan	RM 468 to 978a year
Student Pass sticker	RM 60a year
Multiple-entry visa, for most nationalities	RM 0 to 50

EMGS processing and eVAL fees carry an 8% service tax. The e-Visa and any university handling charges are extra.

First-year EMGS total, including the 8% tax ≈ RM 2,700 to 3,300 Depending on your insurance plan and course length.

Rupee figures at RM 1 = Rs 23.4437, 29 October 2026.

Timing matters.

When to start

2–3 months before your intake

Real deadline example

3 Aug 2026

Heriot-Watt Malaysia’s September 2026 intake visa application deadline

Renewals

Every year

No new in-country medical screening for a straight renewal

If you change your course or university, a new medical screening is required when your last one was more than 90 days earlier - EMGS rules.

Where Emir fits.

For students we place, we run this whole sequence with you - documents, EMGS application, e-Visa, arrival card, medical appointment and endorsement follow-up. Message us when your offer letter arrives, or earlier, and we will map your dates. Message us on WhatsApp