Cheating in exams in kaafir countries
Question

                A student in a university located in a country of kuffar has cheated in some exams. He then moved to the second year. He does not think he did something haram. As the prophet said “who cheats us is not one of us” and us here means Muslims. What is the ruling on this?.
Praise be to Allah.
    It is not permissible to cheat in exams, because of the 
    general meaning of the evidence that forbids cheating, which includes 
    cheating (or deceiving) in buying and selling, in giving advice, in 
    contracts and treaties, in matters of trust, in school and university exams, 
    and so on, because the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon 
    him) said: “The one who cheats (or deceives) us is not one of us.” Narrated 
    by Muslim (101). 

    Muslim (102) also narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be 
    pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of 
    Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever cheats (or deceives) does not belong to 
    me.”  

    This wording indicates that cheating and deceiving is 
    forbidden in all cases, whether it is deceiving a Muslim or a kaafir. 

    Moreover, cheating in exams results in a number of negative 
    consequences and sins, such as: 

    1-Taking what one is not entitled 
    to, which is the certificate that results from the exam.

    2-Consuming wealth unlawfully, if 
    one gets a job with that certification.

    3-Corruption of work, 
    administration and specialities, due to the presence of one who is not 
    qualified or suited for the work.

    4-Involvement in bribery, for 
    which those who are engaged in it are cursed, if the one who is cheating 
    pays someone money to enable him to cheat. 

    Moreover, these people who cheat in the kaafir lands bring 
    these certificates back to the Muslim lands, and some of them reach high 
    positions, so the matter affects Muslims too, and he may be deceiving 
    Muslims as well. 

    To sum up, all kinds of cheating and deceiving are haraam, 
    and it is an evil and corruption, whether it happens in a Muslim land or in 
    a kaafir land. What the one who has done that must do is repent to Allaah 
    and not do it again. 

    And Allaah knows best.