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UK or Ireland?

Both English-speaking with one-year master's and two-year stay-back. The UK has far more universities, and rents outside London are lower than Dublin's; Ireland has EU membership and a concentrated tech and pharma job market. Ireland's proof-of-funds is lower; the UK's visa is faster.

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