This is the visa intended for anyone who wishes to study abroad either as an undergraduate or postgraduate.
Student visas are issued for short-term program usually for 1 to 4 years and you must have already been accepted to a college or university to be able to apply for the visa.
It takes several months ususally 3 months to 8 months to finish processing your study visa application. It may take longer or lesser depending on how complete your application is and how many students applied for a student visa at that time.
Yes you can. You can bring your spouse / partner and if you can also bring your children along.
A student or study visa lasts for the duration of your program. So, if you will be studying for two years in a foreign country, your visa will be issued for the same amount of time.
