Student case study · Sweden · Aug 2025
Bishnu, from Gorkha to Stockholm.
MSc Sustainable Urban Planning, Stockholm
MSc in Stockholm on the second attempt.
Illustrative photo, not Bishnu.
- From
- Gorkha
- Before
- Rejected once for a missing document
- Course
- MSc Sustainable Urban Planning
- Where
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Counsellor
- Sarita Adhikari
Where Bishnu started.
Rejected once for a missing document.
- BArch, 3.3 CGPA.
- Applied alone; his transcript was not certified the way the portal asks.
What we changed.
- The first rejection had nothing to do with his grades. We fixed the paperwork, not the profile.
- We added a portfolio he had never been asked for, which his programme rewarded.
How the file came together.
Oct 2024
First call with his rejection email.
Jan 2025
Re-applied with certified documents and a portfolio.
Apr 2025
Admission.
Jun 2025
Permit applied.
Aug 2025
Started in Stockholm.
The result.
MSc in Stockholm on the second attempt.
- Every document checked against the portal rules.
- Admission in the January round.
- Permit granted in 10 weeks.
Today: In year 2, interning at a planning office.
Our approval rate for Sweden in FY 2025/26: 93.8% (90 of 96 files). How we count it
In Bishnu's words.
"I lost a year to a stamp. The second time, they checked every page."
What this means for your file.
- Find the one thing blocking your file first. For Bishnu it was: rejected once for a missing document.
- Choose the course for the job after it. We added a portfolio he had never been asked for, which his programme rewarded.
- 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.
