Varsities warned over dubious student visa applications


CYBERJAYA: On many occasions, the Immigration Department has caught foreigners who enter the country with student visas but turn out to be doing things other than studying.

“Some get involved in crime, including prostitution,” said Immi­gration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali.

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