Student case study · Norway · Aug 2025
Rajan, from Saptari to Ås.
MSc Agroecology, Ås
MSc Agroecology in Ås, approved on the second try.
Illustrative photo, not Rajan.
- From
- Saptari
- Before
- Refused for Norway on funds the year before
- Course
- MSc Agroecology
- Where
- Ås, Norway
- Counsellor
- Sarita Adhikari
Where Rajan started.
Refused for Norway on funds the year before.
- Applied alone with a balance deposited two weeks before.
- BSc Agriculture, 3.4 CGPA.
What we changed.
- A large deposit just before applying is the most common money red flag we see. We gave his funds time and a paper trail.
- His family’s farm income was shown through cooperative sale receipts and a ward office letter.
How the file came together.
Jun 2024
First call with his refusal letter.
Jul to Dec 2024
Funds built up with a paper trail.
Dec 2024
Applied.
Apr 2025
Admission.
Jun 2025
Permit applied.
Aug 2025
Started in Ås.
The result.
MSc Agroecology in Ås, approved on the second try.
- Funds built up over 6 months, with the source documented.
- A clear one-page explanation of his family’s farm income.
- Permit granted in 9 weeks.
Today: In year 2, working on a university research farm.
Our approval rate for Norway in FY 2025/26: 91.4% (53 of 58 files). How we count it
In Rajan's words.
"They did not promise anything. They showed me why I was refused, and we fixed that one thing."
What this means for your file.
- Find the one thing blocking your file first. For Rajan it was: refused for Norway on funds the year before.
- Choose the course for the job after it. His family’s farm income was shown through cooperative sale receipts and a ward office letter.
- 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.
