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The parts nobody explains properly.

The real figures, the real process, and the mistakes that cost an intake. Send a family the link instead of saying it again. Every guide is dated and sourced.

OfficeYak guide to why student enquiries go quiet and how to recover them
Operations · 6 min

Why enquiries go quiet, and what actually brings them back

Most lost students were never lost to a competitor. They were lost to a follow up that did not happen. What the pattern looks like and how to close it.

Checked 26 September 2026Read the guide →
OfficeYak guide to surviving study destination policy changes
Strategy · 6 min

When a destination changes its rules overnight

Policy changes land on students who have already paid. How to find out early, what to tell families, and how to stop one country deciding your year.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to university representation agreements for Nepali consultancies
Partnerships · 7 min

Getting your first university representation agreement

How to approach universities, what they check before signing, why aggregators are the usual first route, and the terms worth reading twice.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to student record keeping and data protection for consultancies
Compliance · 6 min

The student records you are obliged to keep, and the ones you should delete

You hold passports and bank statements for hundreds of families. What to retain, what to destroy, and who in the office should be able to open any of it.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to registering an education consultancy in Nepal
Starting out · 8 min

Starting an education consultancy in Nepal: the registrations, in order

Company registration, PAN, the Ministry of Education permission, and the order to do them in. What the paperwork actually asks for, and what delays it.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to running an education consultancy across several branches
Operations · 6 min

Opening a second branch without losing sight of the first

What actually breaks when a consultancy opens a second office, why head office stops knowing what is true, and what to standardise before you sign the lease.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to improving student visa success rates at a consultancy
Applications · 7 min

Improving your visa success rate, file by file

Refusals cluster around a few avoidable causes. What to check before a file is lodged, and why the strongest protection is the student you turn away.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to how education agent commission is earned and paid
Money · 7 min

How education agent commission actually works

When commission is earned, when it is paid, what clawback means in practice, and why the headline percentage is the least useful number in the agreement.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to hiring and paying education counsellors in Nepal
Team · 7 min

Hiring and paying counsellors without building a revolving door

What to hire for, how to structure pay when commission arrives a year late, and the handover problem that costs more than any salary.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to choosing software for an education consultancy
Software · 7 min

Choosing software for an education consultancy

Why spreadsheets stop working, what a general CRM gets wrong about student files, and the questions worth asking before you pay for anything.

Checked 26 September 2026
OfficeYak guide to reapplying after a student visa refusal from Nepal
Refusals · 8 min

Your student visa was refused. Here is what to do next.

A refusal is not the end of it. How to read your refusal letter, what to fix before reapplying, how long to wait, and when reapplying is the wrong move.

Checked 30 August 2026
OfficeYak guide to the statement of purpose mistakes that cause visa refusals
SOP · 9 min

The sentences that sink an SOP, and what to write instead

The eight lines that appear in almost every refused statement of purpose from Nepal, why assessors read them as warning signs, and the sentence to write instead.

Checked 30 August 2026
OfficeYak guide to the No Objection Certificate for Nepali students going abroad
Nepal process · 7 min

NOC for abroad study from Nepal: the whole process, start to finish

How to get your NOC from the Ministry of Education in Nepal, documents, the NPR 2,000 fee, the online portal, timing, and the mistakes that cost students weeks.

Checked 30 August 2026
OfficeYak guide to the F-1 student visa interview for Nepali applicants
USA · 8 min

The F-1 interview from Kathmandu: four minutes, and the questions that decide it

What the consular officer in Kathmandu actually asks, why short answers with real numbers beat rehearsed speeches, and the fees and steps before the interview.

Checked 30 August 2026
OfficeYak guide to the Canadian study permit for applicants from Nepal
Canada · 8 min

Canada study permit from Nepal, now that SDS is gone

SDS ended in 2024. Here is the standard study permit route from Nepal, PAL, GIC, the CAD 23,448 funds rule from September 2026, timing and refusal risks.

Checked 30 August 2026

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