Context: With the international borders began opening up, Indian students are now preparing themselves to get their visas approved for study in foreign countries.

• In this article we will discuss the way Indian students use many methods to obtain visas to study abroad.

How do Indian students use various opportunities to study abroad?
Apart from Conventional routes, Indians also use invest-and-immigrate options for their education. For example,

• America EB-5 Immigrant Investor Programme: It provides a green card to investors and their immediate family members if they invest $500,00 in a US project that creates 10 American jobs.
• Portugal Golden Visa Programme: It provides permanent European residency upon investing a minimum of €280,00.

Why studying abroad is an attractive option for Indian students?

1. Unmatched Infrastructure,
2. The diverse international community,
3. The flexibility of the system (to switch majors and graduate on time),
4. Foreign university curriculum that opens the doors to research and helps to gain practical experience,
5. Build professional networks and a chance to settle abroad.

What are the hurdles in studying abroad?

• Most of the countries are opting for the conventional routes like US F1 visas for students, H1B visas for works.
• Students depend on their universities or employers for sponsoring their visas.
• Residency rights of students are closely tied to the immigration law of the respective country.