Student case study · Cyprus · Sep 2025
Sanjay, from Bardiya to Nicosia.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Nicosia
BBA in Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus.

Illustrative photo, not Sanjay.
- From
- Bardiya
- Before
- An offer from a university in the north
- Course
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Where
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Counsellor
- Prabesh Joshi
Where Sanjay started.
An offer from a university in the north.
- +2 in management, GPA 2.9.
- Offered a "Cyprus" degree by an agent; the university was in the north.
What we changed.
- Degrees from universities in the north (TRNC) are not recognised by the Republic of Cyprus or most of the EU. We showed him the difference on a map before anything else.
- He moved to a Republic of Cyprus university with a similar fee.
How the file came together.
Jun 2025
Brought in a northern Cyprus offer.
Jun 2025
Plan: two Republic of Cyprus options.
Jul 2025
Admission.
Aug 2025
Entry permit.
Sep 2025
Started in Nicosia.
The result.
BBA in Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus.
- A university in the Republic, whose degree the EU recognises.
- Entry permit applied by the university.
- Started on time.
Today: In year 2 of his BBA.
Our approval rate for Cyprus in FY 2025/26: 92.5% (74 of 80 files). How we count it
In Sanjay's words.
"Both offers said Cyprus. Only one degree would count. Nobody else had told me."
What this means for your file.
- Find the one thing blocking your file first. For Sanjay it was: an offer from a university in the north.
- Choose the course for the job after it. He moved to a Republic of Cyprus university with a similar fee.
- Get the plan in writing before you pay. Every option, its total cost in rupees and our commission, by 8 pm the day you call.

