If you are planning to pursue your studies in Europe, you may start preparing in advance. The typical process should start with finalizing the course you may wish to pursue followed by the university which offers the same. Once you start applying in universities, it is wise to begin the process of visa application as well. Most of the study destinations in Europe fall under Schengen Zone which allows you to roam in 26 European countries while you pursue the studies in one of them. You can submit the application for Schengen student visa in the embassy of respective country in which you wish to study.
A typical Student Schengen visa can be processed within 15 days of submission of application form. However, not all visa applications are subjected to it. Depending on the workload and time of the year, it may take longer than usual. The period may usually extend up to thirty days which is considered to be normal time taken by the consulate. In certain cases where a thorough examination of documents or authentication needs to be established, it may take up to 60 days. We, as a professional student visa consultant, suggest that an aspirant should wait about 30 to 45 days to know whether the application is been rejected or accepted.
Those students who wish to study in UK, should start application process at least 45 days prior to the course starts and must not start the application process more than 90 days prior the beginning of course in UK. The embassy of UK try to process the visa applications within 15 days but in individual cases, it may take up to 30 days to get the final acceptance or rejection.
It should be worth to note that the processing time of visa applications within increases during November – December and June - July – August. During these times, the embassies tend to receive large number of applications than usual hence consulate need at least 6 weeks to process your visa application.
Visa application process can be frustrating at times because it is time consuming and it need to be of right documentation in specified formats. We, at Golden Future, have the right balance in our approach while we consult students for visa application process. We make sure that there is no stone left unturned in terms of fulfilling the requirements of visa application before its submission. Hence just reach out to us to make your visa application process more comfortable and hassle free.