Foreign students can return to campus, international schools from Jan 1

KUALA LUMPUR: International students will be allowed to return to their respective campuses to resume their studies for the 2021 academic year, effective Jan 1, except those from the United Kingdom (UK) due to the latest COVID-19 situation in that country.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said also included are existing students resuming their studies and new students who received offers from the country’s public and private higher learning institutions.

“Apart from getting a place at the university, they must have secured an accommodation as well, as we do not want them to come here first then to find a place to stay. Once everything in place prior to their arrival, only then we will allow them to return here,” he said at a press conference on the development of Movement Control Order (MCO) today.

He said the government also agreed to allow foreign students at international and private schools to return here accompanied by a guardian, also effective Jan 1.

However, he said it is subject to existing students whose application have been given approval and obtained a visa from the Immigration Department.

-- BERNAMA