Study abroad services in Chennai
Everything between your first question and your first week abroad: the shortlist, the applications, the education loan, the visa and the move. All of it is free to students, and the same small team handles your file from start to finish.
Short answer
What does Linking Overseas do, and what does it cost?
We help Indian students choose a course abroad, apply, fund it and get the visa: university and course selection, applications and SOPs, education loan guidance, student visa filing and pre-departure help. Our services are free to students. You pay only fees that exist anyway, such as university application, visa and English test fees.
- Mansoor Ameen began advising students
- 1999Mansoor Ameen began advising students
- Practice opened on Montieth Road, Egmore
- 2012Practice opened on Montieth Road, Egmore
- Cost of our services to students
- ₹0Cost of our services to students
- From the first shortlist to your visa
- One teamFrom the first shortlist to your visa
Which service do you need?
Most students arrive part of the way through. Find where you are, and start there.
- You have not chosen a country or course yetUniversity & course selectionStart with a shortlist built on your marks and budget. Everything else depends on it.
- You have a shortlist and deadlines coming upApplication & documentationSOPs, recommendation letters and transcripts, checked against what each university asks for.
- You have an offer and need to fund itEducation loan assistanceLenders compared, collateral explained, and a sanction letter worded the way a visa officer needs.
- You have funding and need the visaStudent visa assistanceThe financial file, the CAS or I-20 checks and interview practice, prepared to the current rules.
- Your visa is approvedTravel & pre-departureAccommodation, flights, forex and a checklist for your first week.
All five services
01
University & course selection
The single decision that determines your cost, your visa odds and your career. We build the shortlist around your profile, and we tell you when a course is not worth its fee.
02
Application & documentation
Applications are lost to missing documents and weak statements far more often than to weak grades. We assemble the whole file and read every line before it goes in.
03
Education loan assistance
A sanctioned loan is a visa document before it is a funding arrangement. We compare lenders on the terms that actually matter, then make sure the letter is written in a form the visa officer will accept.
04
Student visa assistance
Nearly every refusal we review comes down to money: not the amount, but how it was held and how it was evidenced. We build the file to the current rules and rehearse you before you submit.
05
Travel & pre-departure
The visa is not the finish line. Accommodation, money, insurance and the first week in an unfamiliar city are where new students actually struggle, and where a bad decision is expensive.
How it works, from first call to flight
About nine months end to end, with the same people on your file throughout.
01
Consult
A free session on your marks, budget and goals. You leave with a realistic shortlist, not a pitch.
02
Apply
Applications, SOPs and documents prepared and tracked to each deadline until offers arrive.
03
Fund & visa
Loan sanction, financial documents, CAS and the visa file, with interview practice first.
04
Fly
Accommodation, flights, forex and a pre-departure briefing. We stay reachable after you land.
In our students’ words
“Mansoor always gives his unbiased opinion and is always available to clarify any doubts that you may have regardless of the time.”
“Linked Overseas is extremely helpful and generous with their time. You don’t get troubled with a hundred missed calls.”
“I thought the UK visa application process was a daunting task… the success of my Visa application could be attributed to the highly professional service delivered to me.”
Or come and see us: Sindur Plaza, 2nd Floor, Montieth Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008, Tamil Nadu, India. Open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST.
Questions students ask before they sign up
Are your study abroad services really free?
Yes. Shortlisting, applications, loan guidance, visa filing and pre-departure help cost students nothing. You still pay the fees that exist whichever consultant you use, such as university application fees, visa fees, the health surcharge and English test fees, and we write those down before you commit.
Can I use just one service, such as visa filing?
Yes. Many students come to us with an offer already in hand and only want help with the loan or the visa. We start wherever you are, and we check the earlier steps anyway, because a problem in the offer or the funding usually shows up at the visa stage.
Do you guarantee a student visa?
No, and nobody honestly can: the decision belongs to the immigration authority. What we can do is make sure the file meets the published rules before it goes in, which is where most avoidable refusals come from, and rehearse any interview with you first.
How long does the whole process take?
Plan on about nine months from the first consultation to your flight: time to shortlist, sit an English test if you need one, apply, arrange the loan and file the visa. It can be done faster, but a later start narrows the choice of universities.
Can I meet you in person?
Yes. The first consultation runs about forty-five minutes, in our Egmore office or on a call. Bring your marksheets and a budget range, and you leave with a clear idea of where you are competitive.
Which countries do you handle?
The UK, Canada, Sweden and wider Europe, Australia, the USA and Dubai. We will also tell you when a cheaper country, or staying in India, is the better answer for your profile.
Know where you stand before you spend a rupee.
Book a free 45-minute consultation with Mansoor, in Egmore or on a call. Bring your marksheets and a budget range, and leave with a shortlist you can act on.