All things Oasis

Oasis Learning Hub is an independent study-abroad consultancy based in Birmingham, UK. We help students from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Gulf and beyond choose a course, apply to universities, get their visa, arrange loans and accommodation, and settle in. We work with partner universities in the UK, Ireland, Canada, the US, Australia and Europe.

We are counsellors, not a marketplace. Every student has one named counsellor from first call to arrival.

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Yes. Counselling, application support, visa guidance and accommodation help cost you nothing. Partner universities pay us a fee when a student they admit through us enrols, in the same way they pay their own recruitment staff. You pay the university's fees directly to the university, never through us, and you pay the same tuition whether you apply through Oasis or on your own.

Some optional services, such as IELTS coaching, have a published fee.

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Our head office is in Birmingham, UK, near the Curzon Building. We also meet students in London and run counselling by video for students everywhere. We have counsellors and partner offices serving New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lagos, Dhaka and Lahore. See the contact page for details.

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From the whole market first, then narrowed by your grades, budget, subject and goals. We tell you when a university is a partner and when it is not, and we will recommend a non-partner if it is the right choice. What we will not do is recommend a course you cannot get into, cannot afford or cannot get a visa for.

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Fill in the short form on Get started or message us on WhatsApp. A counsellor calls you within one working day, usually the same day, for a 30-minute conversation about your background, budget and goals. You leave that call with a shortlist and a plan.

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Nothing is required, but it helps to have your academic transcripts and certificates, your passport, any English test result, your CV if you have worked, and a rough budget. Photos on your phone are fine at this stage.

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No. Most students come to us with a subject in mind and a country or two. Choosing the specific course and university is most of what the first two conversations are about.

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Yes, and we encourage it. Most decisions involve the family's money, and we would rather answer every question early than have a surprise later.

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You upload your documents once to your secure Oasis file. We prepare and submit each application with you, track it with the university, and pass on every decision the same day it arrives. You see the status of every application in your account.

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As many as make sense, usually three to five. Applying to fifteen wastes everyone's time and can look bad to visa officers. We aim for one safe choice, two good fits and one stretch.

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Yes. You write it; we review it line by line and send it back with comments. We do not write statements for students, because universities and visa officers can tell, and because it has to be true.

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Modern UK universities reply in one to three weeks; Express Offer universities in as little as two days; Russell Group and international universities in four to eight weeks. We chase every application that goes quiet.

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Through the booking link your counsellor sends you, or from your Oasis account. Calls run on Google Meet or WhatsApp, 30 minutes for a first call and 20 for follow-ups.

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Yes, from the same link, any time up to two hours before. If something comes up, message your counsellor; we will always find another slot.

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We work with education lenders in India, Nigeria, Pakistan and the UK who understand international study. Once you have an offer we introduce you, help you prepare the file, and the lender pre-approves in days. Loans are provided by the lender on its own terms; we do not lend money.

See student loans.

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We book verified university halls, private student halls and rooms near your campus before you fly, with no fee to you. Contracts are with the provider and include visa-refusal cancellation where available. See accommodation.

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