High school transcript required to obtain Malaysian student visa! Hopeless to study abroad for working adults 5 years after graduation? How to break through?

Malaysia Student Visa Requirements

After contacting several language schools, I found out that a Secondary School diploma and transcript are required to apply for a student visa in Malaysia.

After confirming with Google that Secondary School in Japan means junior high school or high school (many agents' websites refer to it as "high school"), I checked my former highscool website and found that they may be able to issue a graduation certificate, but due to the retention period, they will not be able to issue a transcript. 

I don't understand why a transcript from a university or graduate school is not good enough for a graduate degree.

I can't get my transcript?

I had no choice but to contact my homeroom teacher at the time to know what could be done. I also nervously negotiated with her to see if the school could issue my documents in English.

The school started an English Advanced Course after my graduation, and the number of native English-speaking teachers has been increasing as more students are aiming to go abroad. I have high expectations for the school!

Also contacted Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS)

I received an e-mail from the language school saying, "We don't understand the reason, but EMGS says so." 

Since I sometimes handle such inquiries in my job, I think that the language school's office could not provide any more answers, so I decided to contact EMGS at this stage. It is because that the description on the EMGS website was a little different from the way the language school had asked me to fill out the forms.

You need to provide copies of all academic records, certificates or transcripts of studies previously undertaken. For information regarding these additional requirements check the entry requirements provided by your educational institution.

https://visa.educationmalaysia.gov.my/guidelines/required-documents.html/

However, the email I received back from EMGS said, "Make sure you have all the required documents." Well, that's probably true.

On a side note, I received a reply to my EMGS inquiry late at night Japan time. At first I wondered if it was the time difference, but later I realized that the time difference between Japan and Malaysia is one hour. 

Thank you for their hard work until late.

Happy news from the high school

The next day, I received a email from my teacher, the school was able to make a special exception and issue a transcript. Moreover, she said that she could make both Japanese and English transcripts.

By the way, I had been searching around for information on language study abroad programs outside of Malaysia until I received this notice, but it seemed that private schools tended to be more flexible than public schools. It may be because some private schools follow the public schools' rules.

Anyway, I am very thankful to the teachers and office staff who issue the documents with special exceptions beyond the general retention period.

Thanks to this, the range of schools where I can study abroad has expanded tremendously! I decided to resume my research on language schools immediately.

Another solution?

Also, this may depend on the school, but since I was considering taking a Chinese course as well as English, the language school suggested that there is another way to apply for the Chinese one.

I am not sure why this would be the case even though at the same language school, but since it is a third language, unlike English, it seems that I can apply for it a certificate from a university or graduate school. I really don't understand.

Due to the unclear information, whether it is a problem with my English comprehension or whether it depends on the school, those considering this solution should be sure to inquire with the school you are interested in.

The person in charge of one of the language schools wrote in his e-mail that "I don't understand the reason for this kind of system either," but no, this is the one I don't understand the system that high school transcripts cannot be issued in 5 years.

Anyway, student visa transcript issue solved! Thank goodness!

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