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Student case studies

Each story follows one student from their first visit to us to the day they flew, with dates, what was wrong or missing in the file, and what it cost. Different marks, gaps, budgets and countries, including students we told "not yet" first.

Students who went to Australia

Study in Australia: cost and process
  • Aashma Poudel

    ChitwantoSydney

    Bachelor of Business (Accounting), February 2025 intake

    Refused in 2024 through another agent. Approved in January 2025 on the second file, for the same course.

    • Refused before
    • 2-year gap
    • After +2
    Read Aashma's full story
  • Bikash Thapa

    ButwaltoSydney

    Diploma of IT, then Bachelor of Information Technology, July 2023 intake

    Told his +2 marks were too low for Sydney. A diploma took him into year 2 of the bachelor's. Final year now.

    • Low +2 marks
    • Pathway
    • After +2
    Read Bikash's full story
  • Prakriti Shrestha

    LalitpurtoAdelaide

    Master of Nursing, February 2024 intake

    A 3-year gap after her nursing degree. Offer letter in 26 days, visa in 119 days from her first call.

    • 3-year gap
    • Nursing
    • After bachelor's
    Read Prakriti's full story

Students who went to the UK

Study in the UK: cost and process
  • Anushka Karki

    KathmandutoLondon

    MSc Data Science, September 2025 intake

    Her parents were ready to say no because of the cost. Seeing every pound written down is what changed their minds.

    • Parents paying
    • No gap
    • After bachelor's
    Read Anushka's full story
  • Nischal Tamang

    MakwanpurtoManchester

    MSc International Business, January 2026 intake

    Refused in August 2025 because his funds were 2 days short of 28. Approved 3 weeks after we re-lodged.

    • Refused before
    • Funds rule
    • After bachelor's
    Read Nischal's full story
  • Sabina Gurung

    PokharatoLeeds

    MSc Public Health, September 2025 intake

    Wanted to take her husband on a taught master's. We told her the rule on the first call. She went, and planned around it.

    • Married
    • 4 years' work
    • After bachelor's
    Read Sabina's full story

Students who went to Germany

Study in Germany: cost and process
  • Aayush Poudel

    PokharatoAachen

    MSc Mechanical Engineering, October 2025 intake

    The €11,904 blocked account scared the family. Planned 5 months ahead with a loan, it went through without a surprise.

    • Blocked account
    • Loan-funded
    • After bachelor's
    Read Aayush's full story
  • Dipesh Thapa

    PokharatoDresden

    MSc Civil Engineering, October 2025 intake

    A 2.9 CGPA and 2 years on construction sites. His site experience got him past the cut-off his marks alone didn't.

    • Low CGPA
    • 2 years' work
    • After bachelor's
    Read Dipesh's full story
  • Roshan Bhandari

    ButwaltoHamburg

    Studienkolleg, then BSc Computer Science, Studienkolleg from September 2024; bachelor's from October 2025

    No direct entry after +2. A year of German in Kathmandu and a Studienkolleg place got him into a tuition-free bachelor's.

    • After +2
    • Studienkolleg
    • German B1
    Read Roshan's full story

Students who went to Finland

Study in Finland: cost and process
  • Pratiksha KC

    KathmandutoVantaa

    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, August 2025 intake

    Wanted nursing in English. We told her Finland would need Finnish too, so she started it before she flew.

    • After +2
    • Nursing
    • Language plan
    Read Pratiksha's full story
  • Rojina Rai

    DharantoHelsinki

    Bachelor of Business Administration, August 2025 intake

    She'd never considered Finland. A 50% scholarship made it cheaper than the Australian college she'd planned on.

    • After +2
    • Scholarship
    • First choice changed
    Read Rojina's full story
  • Suman Gurung

    SyangjatoTampere

    Bachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering, August 2025 intake

    Average +2 marks, strong maths. He got in on the entrance exam, which counted for more than his GPA.

    • After +2
    • Entrance exam
    • Average marks
    Read Suman's full story

Students who went to Sweden

Study in Sweden: cost and process
  • Anjali Shah

    JanakpurtoMalmö

    MSc Interaction Design, August 2025 intake

    An architecture graduate with no design portfolio. We rebuilt it in 10 weeks, and the portfolio got her the place.

    • Portfolio
    • Career change
    • After bachelor's
    Read Anjali's full story
  • Kiran Adhikari

    BiratnagartoGothenburg

    MSc Computer Science, August 2026 intake

    His budget assumed full-time work. When Sweden capped student work at 15 hours, we rebuilt the money plan before he paid a krona.

    • New work rule
    • Tuition waiver
    • After bachelor's
    Read Kiran's full story
  • Sneha Maharjan

    BhaktapurtoUppsala

    MSc Sustainable Development, August 2025 intake

    Rejected on her own the first year for one missing document. Second round, with us, she got her first choice.

    • Re-applied
    • Environmental science
    • After bachelor's
    Read Sneha's full story

Students who went to Denmark

Study in Denmark: cost and process
  • Ishan Maharjan

    LalitpurtoOdense

    MSc Software Engineering, September 2025 intake

    His bank statements were from three different dates. SIRI wants them from one. Fixed before lodging, approved in 5 weeks.

    • Money file
    • Second check
    • After bachelor's
    Read Ishan's full story
  • Rabin Chaudhary

    DangtoHorsens

    Academy Profession degree in Construction Technology, September 2025 intake

    Straight from +2 with a modest budget. A 2-year profession degree in a smaller city made Denmark affordable.

    • After +2
    • Smaller city
    • Budget
    Read Rabin's full story
  • Sarina Lama

    KathmandutoCopenhagen

    MSc Business Administration and Innovation, September 2025 intake

    Admitted in Denmark and the Netherlands. We kept both files moving and put the costs side by side so she could choose.

    • Two offers
    • Cost comparison
    • After bachelor's
    Read Sarina's full story

Students who went to Norway

Study in Norway: cost and process
  • Binita Tamang

    NuwakottoOslo

    Master's in Global Health, August 2025 intake

    Came to us because Norway was "free". It wasn't. She went anyway, for a programme that matched her work in Nepal.

    • Nurse
    • Cost reality
    • After bachelor's
    Read Binita's full story
  • Pema Sherpa

    SolukhumbutoBergen

    Master's in Marine Biology, August 2024 intake

    She compared Norway and Finland side by side, saw Norway cost about Rs 20 lakh more, and still chose it, knowing why.

    • Cost comparison
    • Science
    • After bachelor's
    Read Pema's full story
  • Sushant Rai

    DharantoTrondheim

    MSc Renewable Energy, August 2025 intake

    Two years on a hydropower project in Nepal made his application. He applied 6 days before Norway's 1 December deadline.

    • Work experience
    • Early deadline
    • After bachelor's
    Read Sushant's full story

Students who went to the Netherlands

Study in the Netherlands: cost and process
  • Aarav Joshi

    MahendranagartoEindhoven

    Bachelor of ICT (Software Engineering), September 2025 intake

    Rejected by a research university with his +2. Accepted by a university of applied sciences, on a course that suited him better.

    • After +2
    • Applied sciences
    • Re-routed
    Read Aarav's full story
  • Ishita Joshi

    KathmandutoAmsterdam

    BBA International Business, September 2024 intake

    First in her family to study abroad. Her mother called almost every week, and every time, someone could tell her exactly where the file was.

    • After +2
    • First in family
    • Housing secured
    Read Ishita's full story
  • Smriti Bhattarai

    HetaudatoWageningen

    MSc Food Technology, September 2025 intake

    Won a €5,000 Holland Scholarship on her second draft. The first one didn't say what she'd do with it.

    • Scholarship
    • Food science
    • After bachelor's
    Read Smriti's full story

Students who went to Belgium

Study in Belgium: cost and process
  • Prabin Oli

    SurkhettoGhent

    Master of Science in Civil Engineering, September 2025 intake

    His police clearance nearly made him miss September. We started it the week he was admitted, not the week of the visa.

    • Engineering
    • Timing
    • After bachelor's
    Read Prabin's full story
  • Reshma Khatri

    NepalgunjtoAntwerp

    Master of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, September 2025 intake

    She was choosing between Belgium and the Netherlands on a fixed budget. Belgium came out about Rs 9 lakh cheaper for the year.

    • Cost comparison
    • Science
    • After bachelor's
    Read Reshma's full story
  • Sonam Lama

    DolakhatoLeuven

    Master of Tourism, September 2025 intake

    Eight years guiding treks, a BBS with 54%. His experience got him a place his marks alone wouldn't have.

    • Work experience
    • Average marks
    • Tourism
    Read Sonam's full story

Students who went to Cyprus

Study in Cyprus: cost and process
  • Asmita Ghimire

    ChitwantoNicosia

    MBA, February 2025 intake

    An MBA in the EU for under Rs 25 lakh. She chose Cyprus for the cost, and a recognised university for the degree's future.

    • After bachelor's
    • Budget
    • EU degree
    Read Asmita's full story
  • Bishal Magar

    GorkhatoLarnaca

    BA Hospitality Management, September 2025 intake

    He wanted Cyprus to work and send money home. We told him the rules first. He went to study, with a budget that didn't depend on work.

    • After +2
    • 2-year gap
    • Tight budget
    Read Bishal's full story
  • Dawa Lama

    KathmandutoLimassol

    BSc Computer Science, February 2026 intake

    Arrived with an offer from a university in Northern Cyprus. Left with a place at a recognised one in the Republic.

    • After +2
    • Recognition
    • Budget
    Read Dawa's full story

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