A student visa allows its holder to study at an institution of higher learning in the issuing country. Student visa is not a direct way to get permanent residency in any nation. However, with increase in cordial relationship between different nations across the globe and more student exchange programs, governments of developed nations have started to be liberal towards granting student visa to aspiring students in different faculties of studies.

In the past few years, Indian and South Asian students had limited number of options and choices to make in relation to student visas. But these days, due to rapid globalization, student visa to Indian students are granted not only by USA and UK but also by lesser liberal nations like Australia, New Zealand, Poland and other European nations which earlier were not so liberal.

Many countries which do not have enough human resources have to hire their manpower from emerging economies. However, there remains a serious issue between standard of education and training which the students have got in their native countries as compared to the standard of education desired by the employers. The study visas are aimed for the students to get acquainted with improved and better styles of teaching.