Break the MBA Admissions Barrier, 2nd Edition

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Get Going with the Visa

Once you have got admission in a school of your choice, you need to apply for a visa stamp on your passport. If you are already based in that very country then you might need to change your status. Getting a study visa is not difficult but the procedures have become very complex in recent years and involve substantial paperwork. This has happened for the simple reason that many people have used this route to gain unauthorized access to a country and then become illegal immigrants, particularly in the US and the UK. For countries like the US, it has also become important (after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001) to ensure that anti-social elements are kept out of the student visa loop, which has been abused ...