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visas:
tourist
· student
· work
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Tens of thousands of students go abroad each year to study at fine
institutions of higher learning. Governments love this exchange of
knowledge as long as you stick to the rules. Given that you speak the
language of the country in which you wish to study, you shouldn't have any
troubles getting a student visa.
Firts, keep your letter of admission. Before you set one foot inside the
embassy, you must have a letter of admission from your university. The
consular officials won't even consider your application unless they have
proof that you are, or will be, a student in the country. No worries,
though - this is not tough to take care of. When you get admitted to your
school, just make a copy of the admission letter. Remember however, most
schools require you to be enrolled full time at an accredited school.
Obtain additional paperwork from your prospective school. Once you are admitted, you will
also need to contact your university's international office. Each
university has its own way of dealing with international students - there
will be an official who handles international students and
will send you the paperwork that you will need for the visa application
process in your home country.
The first thing this university official will do is determine what kind of
student visa you should apply for. Some countries allow students to work
during the semester while others don't. Even the, in most cases you
will only be allowed to work on campus your first year. They figure
you are there to study and learn, not work. There are visa
for undergraduate students andboarding schoolers. There are also visas for
"visiting scholars," which usually means professors or lecturers, but can
also mean graduate students.
Next, apply at the embassy. If you have received your letter of acceptance
and necessary forms, you can then approach the embassy and formally
for the visa. Rarely will an embassy deny you a visa if you can produce
these pieces of university paperwork. You will usually have to prove that
sufficient funds are or will be available from a reliable financial source
to defray all living and school expenses incurred during the entire time
of anticipated study.
Finally, just wait for your visa to arrive and then you'll be off to study
in a foriegn land and experience things your classmates can only dream
of...
Click here for more tips for students travelling abroad...
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