Your companion from the first question to the first day of class.
Studying abroad changes what a whole family becomes, not only one person. Our work is to find the route that is genuinely open to you, and to be straight with you about what it takes to walk it.
Ten questions. No email. About four minutes.
It is more possible than you have been told. The question is not whether you can go. It is which door is open to you right now.
It costs less than you think, in the right country
Every school sets its own fees, so nobody can honestly quote you one number. What we can do is show the realistic range, and there is a wide world between the cheapest route and the most expensive one.
| Where | If you choose carefully | At the top end | What you get afterwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | $2,900 | $8,600 | 12-month job search permit, extendable to 24 months |
| Slovakia | $4,600 | $21,400 | 9 months to look for work, with no work permit needed during it |
| Poland | $7,000 | $13,000 | 9-month graduate permit to look for work or start a business |
| Czechia | $8,100 | $17,400 | 9-month permit to seek work, with free access to the labour market |
| Croatia | $8,100 | $23,200 | 12 months to find work, renewable for another 12. Two full years. |
| Serbia | $8,500 | $17,400 | No dedicated job search permit. You need an employer or a recognised diploma lined up before you graduate. |
| Malaysia | $9,000 | $15,000 | 12-month Graduate Pass |
| Romania | $9,300 | $16,800 | 9 months to find work, and a full-time contract in your field converts without a separate work visa |
| Slovenia | $9,400 | $19,800 | 9-month permit to seek employment or self-employment |
| Spain | $10,100 | $16,500 | 12-month job search permit that converts to a work permit without leaving Spain |
| Bulgaria | $10,700 | $13,100 | 9 months to seek employment, then standard work permit rules apply |
| Austria | $11,800 | $19,900 | 12 months to seek work, then the Red-White-Red Card for Graduates with no labour market test |
| Latvia | $12,200 | $22,500 | 9 months to seek work, then a work permit without leaving Latvia |
| Italy | $12,300 | $17,100 | 12-month permit while you wait for work, registered at the employment centre |
| Greece | $12,500 | $26,500 | 12 months to seek work or start a business, new under the 2026 law |
| Hungary | $12,800 | $18,600 | Work options exist but are narrower than Western Europe |
| Germany | $13,000 | $15,700 | 18-month job seeker visa, then Blue Card and a residence path |
| France | $13,600 | $18,600 | 12 to 24 months to look for work, depending on your degree level |
| Estonia | $14,000 | $29,700 | 9 months to look for work, with the graduate salary threshold waived |
| Cyprus | $14,100 | $16,100 | No confirmed job search permit. Treat the degree as the product, not the residence. |
| Portugal | $14,200 | $22,100 | No separate job search visa. Article 122 lets a graduate convert to a work permit inside Portugal once they have an offer. |
| Canada | $16,900 | plus tuition | Post-Graduation Work Permit, up to 3 years |
| Netherlands | $17,100 | $32,100 | 12-month orientation year with unrestricted access to the job market, about $282 |
| Belgium | $17,500 | $33,400 | 12-month search year for master, postgraduate and doctoral graduates |
| Lithuania | $17,600 | $21,900 | 12 months to look for work or start a business |
| Finland | $20,400 | $34,400 | 2 years to look for work or start a business, splittable into blocks |
| Denmark | $20,800 | $32,400 | 3 years to look for work. The longest window of any country here. |
| Norway | $21,200 | $40,400 | 12 months as a job seeker, but you must prove about $34,970 for it |
| Sweden | $21,700 | $44,200 | 12 months to look for work or start a business, 18 after a doctorate |
| Malta | $25,800 | $34,100 | 9-month post-study residence permit |
| New Zealand | $27,100 | $36,400 | Post-Study Work visa up to 3 years, any employer |
| Switzerland | $27,200 | $31,300 | 6 months to find work, non-renewable. The shortest window here. |
| Ireland | $27,900 | $43,000 | 12 months after a bachelor, 24 after a master or PhD |
| United Kingdom | $37,900 | $69,000 | Graduate Route, 2 years of work, 3 after a PhD |
| Australia | $40,000 | $50,000 | Temporary Graduate visa 485 |
Read the first column first. A year in Türkiye or Poland costs a fraction of the same year in Britain, and both teach in English. Most families are only ever shown the expensive end and quietly conclude it is not for them.
Four things to get right
Almost every plan that works gets these four in order early. None of them are out of reach. They simply have to be handled in sequence, starting sooner than most people start.
Your grades
A 2:2 still opens plenty of doors. An HND is accepted outright in several countries. There is almost always somewhere that fits what you already have.
Your money
Every country asks you to show funds before you travel. The good news is how far apart they are. Some ask for a third of what others do.
Your English
IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, or an exemption your university grants in writing. One test, booked early, clears this permanently.
Your timing
A September start really begins the previous October. Give it that runway and the process becomes calm instead of frantic.
What the free tool does
Answer eleven questions and it ranks thirty five real countries against your grades, your budget, your timing and your openness to learning a language.
It names countries
Three of them, in order, with a realistic cost range for each and the funds you would need to show.
It shows the trade-offs
Housing in Dublin is a different problem from a blocked account in Berlin. You see both before you commit money.
It gives you one job
The single next thing to do. It is usually smaller and cheaper than people expect.
How we get paid
Two ways, and you should know both.
Families pay directly for guides, reviews and application support. Every price is published on the Services page.
Some universities also pay a commission when a student enrols. Your fee does not go up because of it. That is how most of this industry works, and almost nobody says so on their own website.
Your shortlist is built on what fits you. We check who pays us afterwards, never before. If the best school for you pays us nothing, you still get it.