Where you can go
Study abroad from Pakistan
Australia, the UK, Canada, the USA and Europe all want Pakistani students. They do not all suit you. Start with what each one actually costs in PKR and what you are allowed to do after you graduate, then pick.
Where you can go
The wrong country is the most expensive mistake a Pakistani family can make. It costs a year, and it costs the money you already paid.
Sydney, Australia
Side by side
Almost every student we speak to has already been sold a country by someone. Read this first. If money is the constraint, sort by tuition. If staying on afterwards is the point, sort by post-study stay. The gold cell is the best value in that column, and it is calculated, not chosen by us.
Tap any column heading to sort.
Gold marks the best value in that column.
| Australia | PKR 4.6M to 8.3MBachelor's degree | PKR 5.5MLiving costs (visa requirement) | Up to 3 yearsBest value in this column. | February | IELTS 6.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | PKR 4.3M to 10.7MBachelor's degree | PKR 3.3MBest value in this column.Living costs (visa requirement, outside London) | Up to 3 yearsBest value in this column. | September | IELTS 6.0 to 6.5Best value in this column. |
| Canada | PKR 4.1M to 8.2MBest value in this column.Bachelor's degree | PKR 4.7MLiving costs (study permit requirement) | Up to 3 yearsBest value in this column. | September | IELTS 6.0 to 6.5Best value in this column. |
| United States | PKR 7M to 12.6MBachelor's (state university) | PKR 3.4M to 5.6MLiving costs | Up to 3 yearsBest value in this column. | Fall (August/September) | IELTS 6.5 to 7.0 |
Tuition is the first-degree route at a typical institution, per year, and it varies by university, city and field. Living costs are the figure each government makes you evidence before it issues a visa, annualised where the requirement is set monthly, and they sit on top of tuition. Post-study stay is the longest period each country offers: the third year in the UK applies to PhD graduates, and in the USA it applies to STEM graduates. The English band is what universities ask for, which is usually higher than the visa minimum. PKR conversions are indicative and move with the rate. Every destination page breaks the full number down, and immigration rules change, so confirm your own case before you commit money.
Why One Call Solution
We would rather lose the file than send you somewhere your budget cannot survive.
You can walk into our Lahore office and sit with a counsellor, and the Parramatta team in NSW handles the Australian side. Two offices, one file.
Tuition, living costs, health cover, test fees and the funds you must evidence. You see the whole number written down, not just the tuition figure that sounds affordable.
The English score is the bottleneck for most Pakistani applicants. We prepare you for it rather than sending you to a separate academy and hoping.
If your budget does not survive the USA, or Switzerland makes no sense for your field, we say so. A refused visa or an abandoned degree costs you far more than the counselling did.
30-second check
Questions
On tuition alone, Germany, because public universities charge no tuition fee. On total cost including living, Hungary and Italy are usually the cheapest, and Hungary can be free if you win Stipendium Hungaricum. Among the big four, Canada and the UK generally cost less than Australia and the USA, and a one-year UK master's often works out lowest overall because you only pay one year of living costs.
Canada and Australia. Canada's Post-Graduation Work Permit runs up to 3 years and Canadian study and work experience both add points under Express Entry. Australia gives 2 to 3 years on the Subclass 485 and has a well travelled study to work to PR route. The UK gives 2 years on the Graduate Route but no points-based bridge from it. The USA gives 12 months of OPT, or 3 years for STEM, after which you need an employer to sponsor you through the H-1B lottery.
You need an accepted English test for all of them, but not always IELTS. The UK requires IELTS for UKVI specifically, which is a different booking from the standard test. Australia, Canada and most European universities accept IELTS Academic or PTE Academic. US universities usually prefer TOEFL iBT but accept IELTS. Book the test the country requires, not the one your friend took.
Nine to twelve months before the intake you want. That timeline covers the English test and a retake if the first score falls short, document attestation, offer letters, funds seasoning where it is required (the UK wants 28 consecutive days), and visa processing. Students who start three months out end up taking whatever course still has a seat.
Yes, in every country here, but with different caps. Australia allows 48 hours per fortnight in term. The UK allows 20 hours a week. Canada sets a term-time cap that has changed several times recently. Spain allows 30 hours a week, which is the most generous in this list. Part-time work helps with living costs. It will not pay your tuition, and any consultant who tells you otherwise is selling.
Yes. German, Italian, Finnish and Hungarian degrees sit inside the European Higher Education Area and are recognised across the EU and by employers in Pakistan and the Gulf. The bigger question is language. English-taught programmes exist in all of them, but the local language decides how easily you find part-time work and a graduate job.
No, and nobody honestly can. The decision belongs to the government of the country you apply to. What we can do is make sure your course choice, funds, documents and English score are consistent and complete, because inconsistency is what causes most refusals for Pakistani applicants.
Send us your qualification, your field and the total budget your family can realistically put behind this. We will tell you which of these countries is genuinely open to you, and which one is not worth the application fee.
Sunday to Friday, 9am to 8pm. Offices in Parramatta and Lahore.
