Studying abroad is not only for the rich but also middle-class families but the problem is students just don’t know which countries to Target other than the big countries like the UK and Australia
US Canada and New Zealand. So today I will be talking about the top 10 cheapest countries with no IELTS which you should be targeting to study abroad because either
They have no tuition fees or very minimal tuition fees.
Talking about different things, especially students moving abroad when they plan to study overseas, they only Target the top countries like the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Let’s disclose what are the other countries that students should be targeting other than these countries.
I want to lay out a few principles that I think people should be aware of before they ever decide to move abroad you have to ask
- Why am I moving abroad?
- Why do I want to move abroad
- Do you want to move abroad because your want a better education or do you want to move abroad solely because you want more money?
I moved abroad because of money. Do you want to move abroad because you’re thinking of the future of your kids? Do you want to move abroad because you want a stronger passport? These questions you have to answer. There are several factors you also have to consider
- how much money do you have in your bank account ?
- How much are you willing to spend ?
- Do you want to move with your family or you want to go alone ?
- What did you graduate with ?
- Do you want a country that would accept you irrespective of the fact that you had a
second class lower or a third class or a pass you know that would give you that
Opportunity?
So these factors would decide or determine what country you move to now I’m going to mention at least 10 countries you can move to where tuition is cheaper than the UK US Canada Australia. It’s going to cost you zero cost or almost zero. I’m going to start with-
1.Iceland
Admission time: December to April
Expense: $500 for service charge and application fee
Working Hours: 20 hours.
Requirement: 2nd class upper degree
The first one is Iceland. Iceland is my first one and admissions are going to open in December when admissions will open and Iceland is particularly interesting it’s going to run from
December to April and tuition is free you’re not paying tuition at all the only thing you
have to pay $500 for service charge and application fees and um you can work while you study for 20 hours.
On the website of the schools they will tell you that you need to have a second-class upper degree to qualify or be admitted but I’m going to tell you from experience that you should apply because I know someone who had a second-class lower degree and he applied to Iceland this year and he got him.
So let it not stop you if you believe that you want to go to Iceland go for it. The only other thing is depending on –
how well you did in your academics your transcripts
You might not require IELTS to be compulsory but if you did well based on your transcripts they can waive it for you. they can ask you to just sort of provide a letter of English proficiency and that would usually suffice. The proof of funds for Iceland is usually between 9,000 to 10,000 Euros. That’s what you need as proof of funds.
FAQ. – Are defendants allowed on study visas ?
Dependents cannot come with you immediately but they come with you after 6 months so
Once you’re in Iceland after 6 months you can bring your dependence with you to Iceland.
2.Germany
IELTS: None
Germany is still free of charge but like I always tell people the best time to apply is now and the second best time to apply is now the reason for saying that is that policies are changing all
the time there are universities in Germany that are now introducing tuition and they’re saying maybe in 2024 or maybe in 2025 you might have to start paying tuition but Germany has more than 350 universities, vocational schools, public universities, and technical schools that you can apply to.
They are free, and no IELTS is required. you can move with your family to Germany immediately higher National diplomas are accepted. Second-class lower degrees are accepted.
The only drawback with Germany is that during your Visa process, you need to have what is called a blocked account. A blocked account means that the school will need you to open an account in Germany and transfer the equivalent of 10,000 to 12,000 euros into that bank account. It is still your money but they want to be able to see it and be sure that you can take care of yourself while you are in Germany.
So the idea is when you get to Germany they will start giving it to you every month what I’ve often advised people is if Germany is your choice you can take a loan and tell the person I’m going to give you back the money after one year or I will give you create a plan 12-month plan I will give you every month when I arrive in Germany. Once they give it to you you refund it back to the person that might work for you so Germany is another Choice tuition.
3.Brazil
Brazil also has free tuition, and what Brazil says is look come to Brazil for one year, we are going to teach you the Portuguese language in one year and then you will learn your degree in Portuguese. So you’re going to get two advantages you’re going to be able to learn a new language and then you’re going to be able to learn or earn your degree for free.
Now, the good thing why I love uh Brazil is that if you’re married you can move with your family straight away
and if you’re married and you give birth in Brazil your child is going to get an immediate Brazilian passport. Okay Brazilian passport is top 20 in the world and you as the parents will get immediate permanent residency. And your parents also get Permanent residencies. So what I mean is if I were married now and I decided to give birth in Brazil my child would get immediate citizenship my wife and I would get permanent residency. Our parents would also get permanent residency. That’s amazing and then after three years, you become citizens.
4.Austria
Austria is Affordable it’s € 376 per semester. I was able to visit one of the universities here. It’s called Tu Wein. Now they’re thinking of changing the price of tuition to 726 Euros per semester starting next year. It’s still a consideration. Some schools have started implementing it
but I think people should apply now. Higher National diplomas are accepted. No IELTS requirements and I can confirm to you based on experience that you can move with your family and you can work while you study. I’ve met several Indians here. I’ve met loads of Africans here.
They’re trooping into Austria at the moment.
So I think people should take advantage. okay so Austria is another one that I’m going to take, the admissions usually open next year. So if you’re already late by the time you’re reading this article. you’re late you know, you have to start planning now for the September intake and the process is a little bit cumbersome
because you have to verify your documents so you have to go to the Ministry of Education in your country and authenticate your documents for them to say it’s original so go to the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs goes to the Ministry of Education in your country.
let them verify your transcript, your passport, and your Secondary School certificate. Once they verify that this is authentic you go to the Austrian Embassy and they will also legalize it they just need to stamp it and once that stamp is done you go to www.studyinaustria.at and you apply to as many schools as you want some have application fees some don’t have application fees apply to as
many as you want and you wait they reply very fast in 3 four months you can get
your processing is done the fifth one
5.Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is also another country that’s not expensive and tuition is usually between €900 to about €1,500 and it’s similar. It’s in the same region as Austria. I think you can take a train even from Austria to the Czech Republic. There’s no IELTS requirement, no language requirements if you’re willing to learn in Austria. You study in Czech if you’re willing to
study the Czech language.
You study for free in Czech but if you want to learn in English then you have to pay that tuition of 900 to €1,500. Now the very good thing again about the Czech Republic is that you can apply for scholarships. So they can give you a 50% scholarship even on that tuition. So you would agree that that’s an amazing opportunity.
6.Malta
It’s not free and it’s not almost zero. But I’m going to mention it because you have quite a lot of people who would say they want to go to only English-speaking countries alone. They have difficulty with the language. I just want an English-speaking country but they cannot afford Canada. They can afford Australia, they can afford New Zealand, but they cannot afford
the UK. And Malta is aside from the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Malta is the only English-speaking country in Europe.
I visited Malta for two days before writing this article and I can tell you that admissions are open right now. Tuition in Malta is between €3,000 if you’re doing Bachelors bachelor’s runs for three years and your master’s degree can be between 3,000 to 7,000 euros. You can work for 20 hours. Your family can join you after 6 to 12 months. Okay depending on how fast you get your Permanent Residency card and there’s no IELTS requirement as well. You can pay in installments. You can pay in three or four installments depending on your school. So malta is a very good choice
7.Belgium
Belgium allows you to pay your tuition when you arrive in Belgium. So you don’t need to worry about it. I don’t have the money now. Don’t worry about that. Get your admission, get your visa, fly to Belgium and you can pay the first installment of your tuition when you arrive in Belgium.
There are schools in Belgium that allow seven installments. Seven installments from when you arrive in Belgium.
Tuition in Belgium is as low as €1,000 depending on the cost you want to
Study at. Tuition is between 1,000 to 4,000. So you should consider Belgium the only drawback. For Belgium, IELTS is compulsory so you must have your IELTS and you need just IELTS of six. So get an IELTS six, yes between 6 and 6.5. Get your IELTS done, get all your other documents done and you can make an application for Belgium. Okay, I’ve told you seven installments. You don’t need to pay your tuition until you arrive in Belgium.
8.Switzerland
Switzerland tuition is as low as €900, in fact €600 in Switzerland. The drawback with Switzerland is that Switzerland is expensive to live in. But not like other countries. This country is so peaceful and beautiful than other countries. So if you’re not sure that you are because they have
a very high standard of living the government finds a way to balance it. So if you get a job in Switzerland you’re going to be paid very highly as well so it balances that up. It’s not as if
you’re going to be paying so many bills and you’re not earning that much.
You’re going to be earning as much and spending as much as well. But tuition is very low, as low as 500 to 600 euros. University of Basel for instance is one of the universities that don’t need IELTS. Another drawback is that you can only work 15 hours. you can’t work 20 hours like the other universities You can only work 15 hours because they want you to focus on your academics. But anybody can apply to Switzerland.
9.Italy
Italy is so amazing because you will not find two people who pay the same tuition in it. Everybody pays different tuition. So you can find someone who pays tuition of 500 euros and also find someone who pays tuition of 80 euros. And I know this from experience because I have lots of people who have moved to Italy reading my articles. Now the good thing about Italy is you can move with your family. Italy accepts second class lower. They accept higher National diplomas. There’s no need for IELTS for these countries. The reason why tuition is different is
because they have a process where you know they charge you the tuition based on your family’s socioeconomic status.
So one of the procedures you have to undergo. You can apply at https://www.studyinitaly.it/ when you apply for admission study in Italy. when you apply one of the things you have to go through is to fill out a document that explains what your family’s income looks like and if your family earns less than $500 per month equivalent. You have to qualify to have your tuition reduced. Substantially you can pay tuition as low as 100 euros.
It could be as low as 150 -200 euros depending on the school. Some schools will give you Transportation, some schools will feed you once a day, and some schools will give you accommodation.
So it depends on the school and there are several schools you can apply to. In Italy, there are no IELTS requirements. You can move with your family and Italy is open right now. So this is the time to start applying to Italian schools.
10.Portugal
Portugal tuition is as low as €900, second class lower is accepted, and higher National diploma is accepted. you can also move with your family. Some people have found it difficult to move their families because they’re not able to prove that they have enough money to take care of their countries families. And I love Portugal so much because you know I think Portugal is underrated and they’ve got you know a digital NOMAD Visa as well.
So these are the 10 countries that I think I should bring to you right now. And I think you should consider if you’re looking to move abroad. I always tell people that they don’t need to move
to the UK , don’t need to move to Canada, don’t need to move to Australia if they cannot afford it. You can start small and then move to your dream place. I hope this has helped you
thank you very much
