educationstate

How it works

Your journey, with us in Ireland.

We're not a referral-only agency that hands you a checklist and disappears. From the first message until you're settled in your second year, the same team is with you — and we're physically based in Ireland, not on the other end of a timezone.

  1. 01

    Tell us where you're starting

    Fill the short form on any program — your degree, GPA, target intake, budget. We come back with a free consultation and three programs that actually fit you, not a brochure dump.

  2. 02

    One-on-one consultation

    A counsellor walks you through the shortlist on a call. We talk fees, scholarships you're eligible for, post-study work in Ireland, and the catches nobody else mentions.

  3. 03

    Pick a program with us

    Once you've decided, we narrow to one or two final choices and explain exactly what each application needs — transcripts, references, statement of purpose, deadlines.

  4. 04

    We submit the application

    You hand us the documents; we package and submit on your behalf. Most universities reply within four to six weeks. We chase, you don't.

  5. 05

    Offer letter, deposit, CAS

    We help you accept the offer, pay the deposit through the official channel, and get your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance) ready for the visa.

  6. 06

    Student visa

    We prepare the full visa file — financial proof, accommodation evidence, the lot — and brief you for the embassy interview. If something's missing, we tell you before you apply, not after.

  7. 07

    Pre-departure

    Flights, travel insurance, your first month's accommodation, what to pack for Irish weather, opening a Revolut account. We give you a checklist and walk through it together.

  8. 08

    Landing in Ireland

    Airport pickup. SIM card. First grocery run. Sign-in to your university. Our team is in Dublin — the people you've been talking to are the people meeting you.

  9. 09

    Settled, then beyond

    Banking, GP registration, part-time work paperwork, internship referrals, post-graduation work permit — we stay involved through your studies and the year after.

The on-the-ground difference

Most agencies run remote. We run from Ireland. When something goes sideways at registration, when your accommodation falls through, when your part-time job application needs a phone call — we walk over. That's the part nobody can replicate from another country.

How it works — educationstate