Two countries, side by side
Cost, visa, what you must show in the bank, and what happens after you graduate. The comparison most students make on hearsay.
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With
At what level
Australia
- Visa
- Subclass 500 student visa
- Typical course length
- 2 years
- Tuition a year
- AUD 36,000 路 NPR 32.4 lakh
- Living a year
- AUD 29,000 路 NPR 26.1 lakh
- Whole course, roughly
- NPR 1.17 crore
- Must show in the bank
- NPR 59.14 lakh
- Health cover
- OSHC 路 NPR 63,000 a year
- Work while studying
- Capped fortnightly hours in term, unrestricted in scheduled breaks.
- After you graduate
- Temporary Graduate visa (485), commonly 2 to 3 years; longer after regional study.
- Bringing family
- Partner can be included; their work rights depend on your course level.
- Watch out
- The Genuine Student assessment looks hard at whether the course follows from your history. A sharp change of field needs a real explanation.
United Kingdom
- Visa
- Student Route
- Typical course length
- 1 year
- Tuition a year
- GBP 19,000 路 NPR 33.82 lakh
- Living a year
- GBP 12,500 路 NPR 22.25 lakh
- Whole course, roughly
- NPR 56.07 lakh
- Must show in the bank
- NPR 52.58 lakh
- Health cover
- Immigration Health Surcharge 路 NPR 1.38 lakh a year
- Work while studying
- Up to 20 hours a week in term for degree-level study.
- After you graduate
- Graduate Route: 2 years after a bachelors or masters, 3 after a doctorate.
- Bringing family
- Not permitted for most taught masters courses.
- Watch out
- Most universities interview Nepali applicants before issuing the CAS, and the maintenance money must sit untouched for 28 days.
Cost is rarely the thing that decides it
Work rights, whether a partner can come, and whether the course qualifies for the post-study visa matter more to most families than a few lakh of tuition. Check those before anyone falls in love with a city.
Visa and work rules change at short notice, and several of these have. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the destination's own immigration site.