Originally Posted by
alanR
Have a word with your college. Presumably you aren't the first student they've had in this situation so they may know the best way to get a visa.
Failing that find some student forums and see if they can offer any advice as I suspect most folk here are slightly older than the average student
I doubt the College would necessarily know that (although the student Union, rather than the College itself, might help) but student-oriented forums is a good advice as to where to get started (better than here, at any rate).