PETALING JAYA: A clerk at a college here has been charging foreigners between RM500 and RM1,000 for student visas so that they can continue to stay in the country.
Some of the “customers” had used the visas to stay in the country for as long as four years.
A Nigerian student at a college here, known only as Christopher, said some foreigners wanted to continue living in Malaysia because they ran businesses here, including selling drugs and providing car rental services.
“Most of the clerk’s customers are former college and university students.
“Some are also students who have no interest in studying and do not attend classes. Instead, they earn money by running businesses,” said the 20-year-old, who had tried to get a visa from the man.
“In order to apply for a student visa legitimately, you need to have full attendance in class. You must also fulfil other requirements such as paying all outstanding tuition fees,” Christopher told The Star in an interview.
He added that the clerk would obtain the data of students with good track records and use the information to apply for visas for his clients.
Christopher, a finance student, claimed the man charged the foreigners between RM500 and RM1,000 for new student visas or to renew existing ones.
“The price depends on where you are from and how long you intend to stay in the country,” he said.
Christopher, however, said none of the customers had ever met the man because he would deal with them through his “agents”, who were usually trusted regular customers.
He added that the man did not even go by a nickname and people only knew about his business by word of mouth.
Christopher said the man had 10 to 20 customers a month, and the customers needed to wait for two weeks to a month to obtain the visas.
He also claimed the man was not the only one conducting the illegal business. “As far as I know, there are two other sources to get student visas in the Klang Valley.”
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