The International Office provides the following support services to all international students:
Pre-admission Service
- Receive completed application forms and payment
- Send letter of offer to student
- Submit application for student pass and entry visa to Immigration Office
- Send approval letter by Immigration Office to the student
Student Arrival
- Prepare airport pick-up for students who have informed us of their arrival flight, date and time.
- Arrange for transport and staff on duty to the airport
- Send students to hostel and arrange for proper accommodation
Enrolment
- Assist students to enrol in their respective programme
- Process passport for student pass stamping
- Others: Opening of bank account, money changing, etc.
Routine Services
Passport : Visa renewals and cancellation.
Attendance : Monitor and advice problematic students
Counselling : On programme
transfer, discipline and personal problems
Coordination : Between
students, parents and departments
Activities : Organises events such as trips, cultural functions and talks for international student.
Renewal of Student Pass
International students are required to have full attendance in classes and submit their passports and updated medical report to the International Office THREE (3) MONTHS before the expiry date of their student passes for renewal. They have to bear all the cost incurred for renewal in the following year(s) after their first academic year. The renewal fee for international students is charge at RM200 at each renewal.
Cancellation of Student Pass
International student who does not enrol in any full-time programme or has breached any rules and regulations of the College, the College reserves the right not to renew his/her student pass. Instead, the College will inform the Immigration Department to cancel the current student pass.
Students wishing to withdraw from INTI College Sabah must notify the College:
- 1 month in advance should the student wishing to transfer to any of INTI associate campuses or other institution of higher learning in Malaysia. (Please refer to Procedure to transfer to other campus or college)
- 1 week in advance should the student wishing to return to their home country. A copy of return air ticket to the home country must be submitted for cancellation.
PROCEDURE TO TRANSFER TO OTHER CAMPUS OR COLLEGE
- Student will fill in INTER CAMPUS TRANSFER FORM (if going to other campus) and STUDENT WITHDRAWAL FORM and get approval from the Head of Programme.
- Student submits form(s) to OAR/IO and original passport and transfer fee RM100.
- Student needs to submit ACCEPTANCE / OFFER LETTER from another college.
- IO will submit passport to Immigration Department to shorten duration of student pass to one month only.
- IO will return passport to student and give out RELEASE LETTER.
- ACCOUNTS OFFICE will refund deposit to student.
- It is the student’s risk if the other college fails to obtain the student pass for him/her.